Gangplank with Malphite
How to Synergize Gangplank and Malphite
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Gangplank Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Malphite
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 Malphite Will Play
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Gangplank Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, 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 Malphite. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Malphite helps Gangplank perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is an ally to Malphite, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This change may signal that Malphite provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played alongside Malphite on the same side, 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 with Malphite.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Malphite on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Malphite does a poor job of protecting Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Malphite
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, Malphite is a relatively poor companion for Gangplank. By locking into the same side as Gangplank, he lowers their win rate by -1.1% to 47.5%. This proves that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Gangplank and Malphite that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Malphite teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. Together, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Conversely, by aligning Gangplank and Malphite together, you probably will not be granting your other allies much magic damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to synergize with Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to build first in your Gangplank and Malphite synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Malphite than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 47.5% when playing alongside Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.
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