Gangplank with Hecarim
How to Synergize Gangplank and Hecarim
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Gangplank Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Hecarim
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 Hecarim Will Play
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Gangplank Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, 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 Hecarim. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Hecarim helps Gangplank perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank plays on the same team as Hecarim, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This change may signal that Hecarim does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Hecarim on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Hecarim.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Hecarim on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Hecarim does a decent job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Hecarim
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no ideal ally for Gangplank that will always be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Hecarim is a very typical ally for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 48.6%. This demonstrates that there is a weak bond between Gangplank and Hecarim that allows them to perform at the same level together than without each other.
Hecarim has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Hecarim comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to work well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by aligning Gangplank and Hecarim together, you will not be providing your other allies a lot of support. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Hecarim ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will 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 to synergize with Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to prioritize in your Gangplank and Hecarim synergy build include Mortal Reminder, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Hecarim than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 48.6% helping carry Hecarim with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Hecarim with Gangplank are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.