Gangplank vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Gangplank
based on 1,721 Gangplank vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Gangplank vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Gangplank against Malzahar matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malzahar..
Gangplank typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Malzahar?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Malzahar.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Malzaharas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar 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 Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often picks up a similar amount of CS as Malzahar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to use in your Gangplank versus Malzahar build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Essence Reaver. When Gangplank used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Malzahar than with most other common builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Malzahar as Gangplank, Gangplank players should equip 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 Malzahar counters, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.
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