Gangplank vs Samira
How to Beat Samira as Gangplank
based on 2,593 Gangplank vs Samira matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Samira Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Samira Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Samira as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Samira
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.
Gangplank vs Samira Counter Stats
How to Counter Samira with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some vital Gangplank vs. Samira matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Samira..
Gangplank often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Samira
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Samira?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Samira, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Samira.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Samira, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Samiraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Samira. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Samira.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Samira 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 that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Samira. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Samira build consist of Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Samira than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Samira with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Samira as Gangplank, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Samira counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.
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