Gangplank with Ivern
How to Synergize Gangplank and Ivern
based on 591 Gangplank with Ivern pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Ivern Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Ivern
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Ivern
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 Ivern Will Play
Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!
Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!
Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!
Gangplank Ivern Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ivern as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Ivern synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ivern, 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 Ivern. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ivern helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank plays on the same team as Ivern, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This could indicate that Ivern helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played alongside Ivern on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ivern.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Ivern on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Ivern does a decent job of covering Gangplank in teamfights.
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Ivern?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, Ivern is a not very good ally for Gangplank. By being on the same team as Gangplank, he lowers their win rate by -2.6% to 46.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative synergy between Gangplank and Ivern that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Ivern has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Ivern comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by grouping Gangplank and Ivern together, you probably will not be giving your other allies much support. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Ivern teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, 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 Ivern during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to use in your Gangplank and Ivern synergy build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Ivern than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 46.0% when playing alongside Ivern with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Gangplank and Ivern pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.0% win rate overall.
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