Gangplank vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Gangplank
based on 1,908 Gangplank vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Pyke
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 Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Gangplank vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Gangplank against Pyke matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Pyke. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Pyke
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Pyke?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when taking on Pyke, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Pyke, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Pykeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often gets much more CS relative to Pyke. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Pyke build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Pyke than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Pyke with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Pyke 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. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Gangplank vs Pyke LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Gangplank are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.