Gangplank with Nunu & Willump
How to Synergize Gangplank and Nunu & Willump
based on 1,333 Gangplank with Nunu & Willump pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Nunu & Willump
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 Nunu & Willump Will Play
Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.
You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.
It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.
Gangplank Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats
How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Nunu & Willump synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nunu & Willump, 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 Nunu & Willump. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nunu & Willump helps Gangplank perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank is an ally to Nunu & Willump, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Nunu & Willump supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played alongside Nunu & Willump 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 with Nunu & Willump.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Nunu & Willump 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 Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Nunu & Willump
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?
There is no perfect companion for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. However, overall, Nunu & Willump is a very typical teammate for Gangplank. By locking into the same side as Gangplank, he decreases their win rate by -0.1% to 48.5%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Gangplank and Nunu & Willump that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Nunu & Willump has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Nunu & Willump comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
Playing alongside, Gangplank players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Combined, these champs will be a great protective duo.
Conversely, by grouping Gangplank and Nunu & Willump together, you will not be giving your team a great deal of utility. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of your Nunu & Willump ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, 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 synergize with Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to focus on in your Gangplank and Nunu & Willump synergy build consist of Mortal Reminder, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 48.5% when playing alongside Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, Gangplank players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Gangplank and Nunu & Willump pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.
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