Gangplank vs Evelynn
How to Beat Evelynn as Gangplank
based on 1,391 Gangplank vs Evelynn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Evelynn Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Evelynn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Evelynn
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 Evelynn
Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.
A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.
If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.
Gangplank vs Evelynn Counter Stats
How to Counter Evelynn with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several significant Gangplank against Evelynn counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Evelynn’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Evelynn..
Gangplank often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Evelynn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Evelynn
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Evelynn?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when taking on Evelynn, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Evelynn.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Evelynn, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Evelynnas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Evelynn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Evelynn matchups, Evelynn 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 terribly counter for Evelynn. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Evelynn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Evelynn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often accumulates much more CS as Evelynn. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Gangplank versus Evelynn build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Evelynn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Evelynn with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Evelynn as Gangplank, you 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 rune builds we have analyed for Gangplank vs Evelynn face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.
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