Draven vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Draven
based on 4,071 Draven vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Gangplank
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Advice to Win Against Gangplank
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Draven vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Draven versus Gangplank matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..
Draven often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Draven or Gangplank?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually wins when taking on Gangplank, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Draven makes a great counter to Gangplank.
While Draven does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Draven into Gangplankas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Draven has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven vs Gangplank matchups, Draven is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Draven is a great counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Draven versus Gangplank build include Eclipse, Bloodthirster, and Essence Reaver. When Draven included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Gangplank than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 53.2% when playing against Gangplank with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Gangplank as Draven, Draven players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Draven vs Gangplank LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gangplank as Draven are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.