Gangplank vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Gangplank
based on 2,040 Gangplank vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Gangplank vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several critical Gangplank versus Malphite matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champs. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malphite..
Gangplank often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Malphite
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Malphite?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Malphite, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a bad counter to Malphite.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Malphiteas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank in order to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually gets a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Gangplank versus Malphite build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Malphite than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 48.3% battling Malphite with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Malphite as Gangplank, Gangplank players 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 runes we have analyed for Gangplank vs Malphite matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.
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