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How to Win Kayn vs Gangplank Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Kayn

based on 2,554 Kayn vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Kayn engaged Gangplank 2554 times. Using so many games with Kayn vs Gangplank gives us faith in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a recommended build to annihilate Gangplank. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Kayn has to counter Gangplank in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Kayn does a average job of beating Gangplank. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions face each other in. In Kayn against Gangplank matches, Kayn’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Kayn vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeDeath's DanceEdge of NightHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Gangplank

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

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!

Kayn vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Gangplank Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.6
6.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
38
< Minions Killed >
197
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,818
< Physical Damage >
17,273
1,569
< Magic Damage >
3,831
867
< True Damage >
4,777
20,254
< Damage Dealt >
25,882
38,840
< Damage Taken >
26,873
12,660
< Gold Earned >
14,117
1.14
< Towers >
2.14
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
18,907
< Total Healing >
7,182
14,610
< Experience >
16,084
21
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
9
282
< Time Dealing CC >
310

How to Counter Gangplank with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Kayn versus Gangplank matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..

Kayn normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Gangplank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Gangplank

Who is Better, Kayn or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when playing against Gangplank, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes an ok counter to Gangplank.

While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Kayn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Gangplankas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Gangplank matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Gangplank. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Gangplank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Kayn, we analyzed 2,554 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gangplank as Kayn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kayn to counter Gangplank 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kayn versus Gangplank build include Axiom Arc, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Gangplank than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 50.7% battling Gangplank with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Gangplank as Kayn, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Kayn vs Gangplank counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

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