Gangplank vs Graves
How to Beat Graves as Gangplank
based on 2,540 Gangplank vs Graves matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Graves Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Graves Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Graves as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Graves
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 Graves
Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.
Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.
Gangplank vs Graves Counter Stats
How to Counter Graves with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Gangplank vs. Graves matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Graves..
Gangplank normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Graves
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Graves?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Graves, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Graves.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Gravesas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter for Graves. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Graves.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank in order to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often racks up much more CS relative to Graves. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Graves build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Graves than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Graves with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Graves 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Gangplank vs Graves counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.7% win rate overall.
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