Mordekaiser vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Mordekaiser
based on 4,075 Mordekaiser vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Mordekaiser vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Mordekaiser vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Mordekaiser
Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Gangplank
Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.
Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.
Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.
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!
Mordekaiser vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Mordekaiser in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several important Mordekaiser vs. Gangplank matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank..
Mordekaiser usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Mordekaiser and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Gangplank?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Gangplank, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Mordekaiser makes a good counter for Gangplank.
While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Mordekaiser into Gangplank.
Moreover, Mordekaiser also has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Gangplank matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Mordekaiser is a decent counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Mordekaiser in order to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Mordekaiser typically gets a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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 surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Gangplank build consist of Spirit Visage, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Gangplank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Gangplank as Mordekaiser, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Mordekaiser vs Gangplank battles, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.
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