Gangplank vs Viego
How to Beat Viego as Gangplank
based on 2,145 Gangplank vs Viego matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Viego Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Viego Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viego as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Viego
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 Viego Counter Stats
How to Counter Viego with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several influential Gangplank against Viego matchup stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego..
Gangplank usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Viego. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Viego
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Viego?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when facing off against Viego, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a poor counter to Viego.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Viego, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Viegoas his relative depth means 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Viego. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Viego.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to counter Viego during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically accumulates much more CS relative to Viego. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Gangplank versus Viego build include Mortal Reminder, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Viego than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 48.2% battling Viego with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Viego 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 sets we have analyed for Gangplank vs Viego LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.
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