Gangplank with Darius
How to Synergize Gangplank and Darius
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Gangplank Darius Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Darius
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Darius
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.
Advice to Understand How Darius Will Play
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.
Gangplank Darius Synergy Stats
How to Play with Darius as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Darius synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Darius, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Gangplank sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Darius. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Darius helps Gangplank perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank plays on the same team as Darius, he observes a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This could signal that Darius does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Darius on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Darius.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Darius on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Darius does a decent job of protecting Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Darius
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Darius?
There is no one best companion for Gangplank that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Darius is a very typical teammate for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, he drops their win rate by -0.4% to 48.2%. This proves that there is only a small strategic relationship between Gangplank and Darius that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Darius comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Gangplank players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by grouping Gangplank and Darius together, you will not be providing your other allies very much magic damage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Darius ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Gangplank to synergize with Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal finished items to get in your Gangplank and Darius synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Darius than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 48.2% helping carry Darius with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.
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