Gangplank vs Ryze
How to Beat Ryze as Gangplank
based on 487 Gangplank vs Ryze matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Ryze Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Ryze Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Ryze
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 Ryze
Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.
Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.
Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.
Gangplank vs Ryze Counter Stats
How to Counter Ryze with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some significant Gangplank against Ryze matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the two. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..
Gangplank usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ryze. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Ryze
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Ryze?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Ryze, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter to Ryze.
While Gangplank does have a much lower winrate than Ryze, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Ryzeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Ryze matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter for Ryze. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Ryze.
Other Champion Matchups Against Gangplank
Additional Information for Gangplank Players
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually gets a similar amount of CS as Ryze. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Gangplank versus Ryze build include Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Ryze than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 45.4% when playing against Ryze with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Ryze 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. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Ryze counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.4% winrate overall.
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