Gangplank with Kassadin
How to Synergize Gangplank and Kassadin
based on 697 Gangplank with Kassadin pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Kassadin Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Kassadin Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Kassadin
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 Kassadin Will Play
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
Gangplank Kassadin Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kassadin as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Kassadin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kassadin, 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 Kassadin. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kassadin helps Gangplank perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is paired with Kassadin, he gets a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Kassadin doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Kassadin on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kassadin.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Kassadin on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kassadin does a decent job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Kassadin
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Kassadin?
There is no one best champion pairing for Gangplank that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Kassadin is a decent teammate for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, he improves their win rate by 2.3% to 50.9%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Gangplank and Kassadin that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Kassadin has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Kassadin allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Gangplank players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by pairing Gangplank and Kassadin together, you probably will not be granting your team much utility. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Kassadin ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to synergize with Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to focus on in your Gangplank and Kassadin synergy build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Kassadin than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 50.9% helping carry Kassadin with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.
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