Gangplank vs Shyvana
How to Beat Shyvana as Gangplank
based on 769 Gangplank vs Shyvana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Shyvana Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Shyvana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Shyvana
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 Shyvana
All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.
Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.
A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.
Gangplank vs Shyvana Counter Stats
How to Counter Shyvana with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Gangplank vs. Shyvana counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..
Gangplank usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Shyvana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Shyvana
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Shyvana?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 45.0% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter to Shyvana.
While Gangplank does have a much lower win rate compared to Shyvana, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Shyvanaas his relative depth means 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 Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Shyvana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Shyvana during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually picks up more CS compared to Shyvana. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Gangplank versus Shyvana build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Shyvana than with many other common builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 45.0% when countering Shyvana with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Shyvana as Gangplank, you 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 sets we have analyed for Gangplank vs Shyvana counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.0% win rate overall.
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