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How to Win Orianna vs Gangplank Counter MatchupOrianna is in the b tier of champions

Orianna vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Orianna in LoLOrianna is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Orianna

based on 761 Orianna vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Orianna fought Gangplank 761 times. Using so many matchups for Orianna versus Gangplank gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to counter Gangplank. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Orianna is forced to battle against Gangplank in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Orianna vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Orianna has done a average job of countering Gangplank. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champions battle one another in. In Orianna vs Gangplank rounds, Orianna’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Orianna vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Orianna's passive ability p
Orianna's q ability q
Orianna's w ability w
Orianna's e ability e
Orianna's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Gangplank

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

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!

Orianna vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Gangplank Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.1
5.4
< Deaths >
6
8.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
176
< Minions Killed >
199
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.43
964
< Physical Damage >
15,978
19,806
< Magic Damage >
3,845
296
< True Damage >
4,400
21,068
< Damage Dealt >
24,224
19,024
< Damage Taken >
25,533
11,540
< Gold Earned >
13,946
2.19
< Towers >
2.19
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,026
< Total Healing >
6,799
14,671
< Experience >
15,806
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
339
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Gangplank with Orianna in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Orianna versus Gangplank counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..

Orianna usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Orianna and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Gangplank

Who is Better, Orianna or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Orianna usually fairs equally well when playing against Gangplank, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Orianna makes an ok counter to Gangplank.

While Orianna does have a higher win rate than Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Orianna also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Orianna into Gangplankas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Orianna also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Gangplank matchups, Orianna is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Orianna is a decent counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Orianna against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Orianna Players

How We Calculated Our Orianna vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Orianna, we analyzed 761 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 Orianna 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Orianna 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Gangplank. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Orianna versus Gangplank build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Gangplank than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Orianna boasted an average winrate of 50.9% battling Gangplank with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Gangplank as Orianna, Orianna players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Orianna vs Gangplank LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.

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