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Senna vs Gangplank

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How to Beat Gangplank as Senna

based on 4,142 Senna vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Gangplank as Senna resulted from an evaluation of 4142 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Senna has to counter Gangplank in only 1.5% of her matches.

Senna vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Senna has done a good job of countering Gangplank. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.4% of games the champions battle one another in. In Senna versus Gangplank rounds, Senna’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Senna vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBoots of Swiftness

Core Senna Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

EclipseInfinity EdgeSerylda's GrudgeStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Senna's passive ability p
Senna's q ability q
Senna's w ability w
Senna's e ability e
Senna's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gangplank as Senna

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!

Senna vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Senna Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Gangplank Image
4.8
< Kills >
6.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
12
< Assists >
6.2
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
64
< Minions Killed >
197
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,488
< Physical Damage >
16,204
305
< Magic Damage >
3,788
493
< True Damage >
4,431
18,287
< Damage Dealt >
24,425
19,832
< Damage Taken >
26,082
10,919
< Gold Earned >
13,844
2.39
< Towers >
2.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
10,284
< Total Healing >
6,892
11,966
< Experience >
15,857
52
< Vision Score >
17
21
< Wards Placed >
9
214
< Time Dealing CC >
310

How to Counter Gangplank with Senna in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Senna versus Gangplank counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Senna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Senna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Senna normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Senna and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Senna
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Senna
Gangplank

Who is Better, Senna or Gangplank?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Senna usually wins when taking on Gangplank, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Senna makes a good counter for Gangplank.

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

Moreover, Senna also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Senna vs Gangplank matchups, Senna is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Senna is a good counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Senna against Gangplank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Senna

Senna Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.6% winrateFizzFizz46.6% winrateRammusRammus47.4% winrateLeonaLeona47.4% winrate

Senna Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.9% winrateSivirSivir55.6% winrateXayahXayah55.5% winrateOlafOlaf55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 56.1% 2685 GamesLeonaLeona+ 56.2% 1595 GamesBardBard+ 56.4% 1554 GamesMilioMilio+ 57.1% 907 Games

Additional Information for Senna Players

How We Calculated Our Senna vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Senna, we analyzed 4,142 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 Senna 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

To truly master Senna in order to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Senna usually gets a lot less CS as Gangplank. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Senna versus Gangplank build include Bloodsong, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Senna bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Gangplank than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Senna had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Gangplank with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Gangplank as Senna, Senna players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Senna vs Gangplank LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

If you want to see Senna x Gangplank tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every round with data with both champions.