Lee Sin vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Lee Sin
based on 1,746 Lee Sin vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lee Sin vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Lee Sin vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Lee Sin
Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Gangplank
Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.
Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).
Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.
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!
Lee Sin vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Lee Sin in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several critical Lee Sin versus Gangplank matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Lee Sin often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lee Sin and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Lee Sin or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when playing against Gangplank, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Lee Sin makes a bad counter to Gangplank.
While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate compared to Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lee Sin into Gangplank.
Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Lee Sin is a terribly counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lee Sin typically picks up a lot less CS as Gangplank. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lee Sin versus Gangplank build include Guardian Angel, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Gangplank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Gangplank with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Gangplank as Lee Sin, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Lee Sin vs Gangplank face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.
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