Pyke vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Pyke
based on 1,908 Pyke vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Gangplank
The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
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!
Pyke vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Pyke vs. Gangplank matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Pyke or Gangplank?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gangplank, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes an ok counter to Gangplank.
While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Gangplankas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Pyke has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Gangplank matchups, Pyke 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 team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter to Gangplank. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Pyke in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to use in your Pyke versus Gangplank build consist of Umbral Glaive, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Gangplank than with many other typical builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Gangplank as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Pyke vs Gangplank counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.
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