Viktor vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Viktor
based on 863 Viktor vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Gangplank
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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!
Viktor vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Viktor against Gangplank matchup stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..
Viktor often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Viktor and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Viktor or Gangplank?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viktor usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Viktor makes a good counter for Gangplank.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Viktor into Gangplankas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This 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 Viktor vs Gangplank matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Viktor versus Gangplank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Gangplank than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Viktor boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the best chance of beating Gangplank as Viktor, Viktor players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Viktor vs Gangplank battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.
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