Gangplank with Naafiri
How to Synergize Gangplank and Naafiri
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Gangplank Naafiri Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Naafiri
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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 Naafiri Will Play
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Gangplank Naafiri Synergy Stats
How to Play with Naafiri as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Naafiri helps Gangplank perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank plays on the same team as Naafiri, he sees a small decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Naafiri does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that their support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Naafiri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Naafiri.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Naafiri on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Naafiri does a decent job of protecting Gangplank in teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Naafiri
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Naafiri?
There is no top champion pairing for Gangplank that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, Naafiri is a very typical teammate for Gangplank. By locking into the same side as Gangplank, they lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 48.3%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong synergy between Gangplank and Naafiri that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be very careful when arranging Naafiri comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to play well with you.
Fighting together, Gangplank players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by pairing Gangplank and Naafiri together, you will not be granting your other teammates much AP. We recommend you have other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Naafiri ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing 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 pair well with Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to focus on in your Gangplank and Naafiri synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Naafiri than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing alongside Naafiri with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Gangplank players should take 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 builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.
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