Gangplank with Jinx
How to Synergize Gangplank and Jinx
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Gangplank Jinx Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Jinx
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Jinx
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 Jinx Will Play
Rockets aren't always the best choice! Jinx's minigun is incredibly powerful when fully ramped up. Switch to it whenever an enemy champion gets too close.
Jinx's rockets deal full damage to all enemies in the explosion. Use them on minions in lane to hit nearby enemy champions without drawing minion aggro.
When a fight starts try to stay on the edge of fray by poking with rockets and Zap!. Do not run in and unload with the minigun until you feel it is safe.
Gangplank Jinx Synergy Stats
How to Play with Jinx as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Jinx synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jinx, 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 Jinx. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Jinx helps Gangplank perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Jinx, he sees a little decrease in his total damage output. This may demonstrate that Jinx doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Jinx on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Jinx. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Jinx.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Jinx on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Jinx does a decent job of covering Gangplank during teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Jinx
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Jinx?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. However, Jinx is a very typical ally for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, she increases their win rate by 0.3% to 48.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak synergy between Gangplank and Jinx that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Jinx has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be cautious when finding Jinx comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Playing alongside, Gangplank players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
In contrast, by grouping Gangplank and Jinx together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of crowd control. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Jinx ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to work well with Jinx during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to prioritize in your Gangplank and Jinx synergy build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Jinx than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 48.9% helping carry Jinx with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Gangplank players should take 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 this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Jinx with Gangplank are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.