Jarvan IV vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Jarvan IV
based on 860 Jarvan IV vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Gangplank
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
Advice to Win Against Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Jarvan IV vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Jarvan IV against Gangplank matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Jarvan IV normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when taking on Gangplank, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter for Gangplank.
While Jarvan IV does have a higher win rate than Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Gangplank.
Moreover, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Gangplank matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Jarvan IV is a decent counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jarvan IV against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jarvan IV to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV typically accumulates a lot less CS as Gangplank. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Gangplank build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Gangplank than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 50.2% battling Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Gangplank as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Jarvan IV vs Gangplank LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.
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