Gangplank vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Gangplank
based on 2,137 Gangplank vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Gangplank vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several critical Gangplank against Xerath counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Gangplank normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Xerath
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Xerath.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Gangplank is a bad counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank often accumulates more CS as Xerath. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to use in your Gangplank versus Xerath build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Xerath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 46.5% battling Xerath with this counter build.
To have the best chance of beating Xerath 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 builds players picked for Gangplank vs Xerath counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.5% win rate overall.
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