Gangplank vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Gangplank
based on 811 Gangplank vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Heimerdinger
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 Heimerdinger
Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!
It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.
Gangplank vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several influential Gangplank against Heimerdinger counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger..
Gangplank often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Heimerdinger?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter to Heimerdinger.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Heimerdinger.
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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 Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Heimerdinger build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Heimerdinger than with most other common builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Heimerdinger 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 builds that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.
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