Gangplank with Ekko
How to Synergize Gangplank and Ekko
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Gangplank Ekko Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Ekko
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 Ekko Will Play
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Gangplank Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Ekko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ekko, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ekko. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ekko helps Gangplank perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank plays on the same team as Ekko, he sees a little drop in his full damage output. This may signal that Ekko does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Ekko on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Ekko. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ekko.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Ekko on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Ekko does a decent job of covering Gangplank during teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Ekko
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no one best ally for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Ekko is a very typical teammate for Gangplank. By locking into the same team as Gangplank, he drops their win rate by -0.6% to 48.0%. This proves that there is not really a strong synergy between Gangplank and Ekko that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Ekko has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be cautious when finding Ekko allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to play well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by grouping Gangplank and Ekko together, you may not be providing your other allies a great deal of support. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Ekko ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to pair well with Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The top items to build first in your Gangplank and Ekko synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three great items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Ekko than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 48.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ekko with this build.
To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Gangplank players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Gangplank and Ekko pairings, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.
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