Gangplank vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Gangplank
based on 3,983 Gangplank vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Gangplank vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several strategic Gangplank against Yasuo counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yasuo..
Gangplank often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Yasuo?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when taking on Yasuo, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Yasuo.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Yasuo, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Yasuoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Yasuo. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Yasuo 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Yasuo. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Yasuo build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Yasuo than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 49.0% battling Yasuo with this counter build.
To have the best chance of beating Yasuo as Gangplank, Gangplank players should take 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 that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Yasuo face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.
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