Gangplank vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Gangplank
based on 2,897 Gangplank vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Nocturne
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 Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Gangplank vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several strategic Gangplank vs. Nocturne matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..
Gangplank normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Nocturne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Nocturne?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Nocturne.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Nocturneas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Gangplank is a garbage counter to Nocturne. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to counter Nocturne 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 tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often accumulates much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Gangplank versus Nocturne build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Nocturne than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 46.4% battling Nocturne with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Nocturne as Gangplank, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Gangplank vs Nocturne matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.4% win rate overall.
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