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How to Win Seraphine vs Gangplank Counter MatchupSeraphine is in the b tier of champions

Seraphine vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Seraphine in LoLSeraphine is in the a tier of champions
MageSupport
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How to Beat Gangplank as Seraphine

based on 2,477 Seraphine vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Gangplank as Seraphine came out of an examination of 2477 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Seraphine fights Gangplank in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Seraphine vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Seraphine has done a decent job of beating Gangplank. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs battle each other in. In Seraphine vs Gangplank rounds, Seraphine’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Seraphine vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessLost Chapter

Core Seraphine Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterArdent CenserLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Seraphine's passive ability p
Seraphine's q ability q
Seraphine's w ability w
Seraphine's e ability e
Seraphine's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Seraphine

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!

Seraphine vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Seraphine Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Gangplank Image
3.3
< Kills >
6.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
12.2
< Assists >
6.5
0.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
105
< Minions Killed >
196
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,372
< Physical Damage >
16,652
12,301
< Magic Damage >
3,821
456
< True Damage >
4,489
14,130
< Damage Dealt >
24,963
17,948
< Damage Taken >
26,064
10,145
< Gold Earned >
13,976
2.28
< Towers >
2.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,419
< Total Healing >
6,990
12,128
< Experience >
15,896
43
< Vision Score >
17
19
< Wards Placed >
9
252
< Time Dealing CC >
311

How to Counter Gangplank with Seraphine in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some vital Seraphine against Gangplank matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Seraphine’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Seraphine may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Seraphine often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Seraphine and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Seraphine
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Seraphine
Gangplank

Who is Better, Seraphine or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Seraphine usually wins when taking on Gangplank, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Seraphine makes a good counter for Gangplank.

While Seraphine does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Seraphine also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Seraphine into Gangplank.

Additionally, Seraphine has a very large 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 isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Seraphine vs Gangplank matchups, Seraphine is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Seraphine is a decent counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Seraphine against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Seraphine Players

How We Calculated Our Seraphine vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Seraphine, we analyzed 2,477 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 Seraphine 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 Seraphine to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Seraphine usually accumulates less CS relative to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Seraphine versus Gangplank build include Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Seraphine incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Gangplank than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Seraphine had an average win rate of 51.1% battling Gangplank with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Gangplank as Seraphine, Seraphine players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Seraphine vs Gangplank battles, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% win rate overall.

If you need to see Seraphine versus Gangplank tips and counter builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all games with data with both champions.