Gangplank vs Cassiopeia
How to Beat Cassiopeia as Gangplank
based on 535 Gangplank vs Cassiopeia matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Cassiopeia Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Cassiopeia
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Advice to Win Against Cassiopeia
Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.
Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.
Gangplank vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats
How to Counter Cassiopeia with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here show several significant Gangplank vs. Cassiopeia matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Cassiopeia
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Cassiopeia?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Cassiopeia, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Cassiopeia.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Gangplank vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Cassiopeia. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Cassiopeia.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Cassiopeia build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Cassiopeia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Cassiopeia as Gangplank, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Gangplank vs Cassiopeia fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.
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