Gangplank vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Gangplank
based on 1,232 Gangplank vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Yorick
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 Yorick
You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
Gangplank vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Gangplank vs. Yorick matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yorick..
Gangplank typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Yorick. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Yorick
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Yorick?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Yorick, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter to Yorick.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Yorick, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gangplank into Yorickas 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 Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a bad counter for Yorick. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Yorick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Yorick. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Gangplank versus Yorick build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Yorick than with most other common builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Yorick with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Yorick 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 players chose for Gangplank vs Yorick matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yorick as Gangplank are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.