Ezreal vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Ezreal
based on 3,430 Ezreal vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ezreal vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Ezreal vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Ezreal
Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Gangplank
Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.
You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.
You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.
Advice to Win Against Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Ezreal vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Ezreal in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Ezreal versus Gangplank counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gangplank..
Ezreal typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Gangplank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ezreal and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Ezreal or Gangplank?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gangplank, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes an ok counter for Gangplank.
While Ezreal does have a lower winrate than Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Ezreal also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ezreal into Gangplankas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ezreal to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ezreal most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gangplank. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Ezreal versus Gangplank build consist of Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Trinity Force. When Ezreal used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Gangplank than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 49.4% battling Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Gangplank as Ezreal, Ezreal players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Ezreal vs Gangplank counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.
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