Gangplank vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Gangplank
based on 1,404 Gangplank vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Nasus
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 Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Gangplank vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here feature some influential Gangplank against Nasus counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..
Gangplank usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Nasus
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Nasus?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when playing against Nasus, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Nasusas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Nasus matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a decent counter for Nasus. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Nasus.
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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 Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nasus. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Nasus build consist of Mortal Reminder, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Nasus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when countering Nasus with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Nasus 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 sets players used for Gangplank vs Nasus LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.
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