Gangplank vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Gangplank
based on 973 Gangplank vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Vex
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 Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Gangplank against Vex matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vex. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Vex
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Vex?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when taking on Vex, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Vex.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Vexas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vex. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Vex build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Essence Reaver. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Vex than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Vex with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Vex as Gangplank, Gangplank players should use 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 builds players chose for Gangplank vs Vex counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.
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