Gangplank vs Corki
How to Beat Corki as Gangplank
based on 609 Gangplank vs Corki matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Corki Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Corki Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Corki as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Corki
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 Corki
Watch out for Corki's Missile Barrage. They deal splash damage, so you can get hit even when hiding behind minions.
Corki is vulnerable after he uses his Valkyrie or Special Delivery, so try switching focus to him if he uses them to enter a fight.
Gangplank vs Corki Counter Stats
How to Counter Corki with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Gangplank against Corki matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Corki’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Corki..
Gangplank often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Corki. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Corki
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Corki?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually wins when playing against Corki, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a good counter for Corki.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate compared to Corki, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Corkias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Corki. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Corki matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a decent counter to Corki. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Corki.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to counter Corki during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Corki. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Gangplank versus Corki build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Corki than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Corki with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Corki as Gangplank, Gangplank players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Corki counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.
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