Gangplank vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Gangplank
based on 1,755 Gangplank vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Gangplank vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several strategic Gangplank against Kayle counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle..
Gangplank often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Kayle
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Kayle?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Kayle, with a 45.5% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Kayle.
While Gangplank does have a much lower winrate than Kayle, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Kayleas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter for Kayle. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Gangplank versus Kayle build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Kayle than with most other common builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 45.5% when playing against Kayle with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Kayle 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 combinations we have analyed for Gangplank vs Kayle counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.5% winrate overall.
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