Darius with Gangplank
How to Synergize Darius and Gangplank
based on 415 Darius with Gangplank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Darius Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Darius vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Darius with Gangplank
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
Advice to Understand How Gangplank Will Play
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Darius Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Darius in LoL
The Darius Gangplank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gangplank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Darius sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Gangplank helps Darius perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Darius plays on the same team as Gangplank, he sees a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This change could signal that Gangplank does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played alongside Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Gangplank. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gangplank.
Moreover, when Darius plays with Gangplank on the same team, he typically receives more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Darius in team fights.
Synergies between Darius and Gangplank
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Is Darius better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no ideal ally for Darius that will always be his ideal synergy. Yet, Gangplank is a very typical companion for Darius. By locking into the same team as Darius, he drops their win rate by -1.0% to 48.2%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Darius and Gangplank that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means Darius players must be very careful when arranging Gangplank comrades to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing alongside, Darius players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Conversely, by pairing Darius and Gangplank together, you may not be granting your side enough magic damage. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Gangplank ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius to work well with Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Darius and Gangplank synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Darius combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Gangplank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 48.2% when playing alongside Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.
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