Gangplank vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Gangplank
based on 3,497 Gangplank vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Gangplank vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Gangplank versus Lucian matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between the two. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lucian..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lucian. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Lucian
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Lucian?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lucian, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Lucian.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate than Lucian, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Lucianas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Lucian matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Gangplank is a decent counter for Lucian. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Lucian.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lucian. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Gangplank versus Lucian build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Lucian than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 50.4% battling Lucian with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Lucian 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 players picked for Gangplank vs Lucian LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Gangplank are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.