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Gangplank with Rammus

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How to Synergize Gangplank and Rammus

based on 1,004 Gangplank with Rammus pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Gangplank has fought alongside Rammus in 1004 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much great data directly from the creators of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Gangplank synergize with Rammus. It is relatively rare for Gangplank to play with Rammus on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.8% of rounds with Gangplank.

Gangplank Rammus Synergy Summary

Gangplank has done a decent job of teaming up with Rammus. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.2% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Gangplank when fighting on the same team as Rammus by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gangplank vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
Essence ReaverNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterMortal ReminderLord Dominik's RegardsTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gangplank to level upq
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Second ability for Gangplank to level upe
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Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gangplank's passive ability p
Gangplank's q ability q
Gangplank's w ability w
Gangplank's e ability e
Gangplank's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Rammus

Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Rammus

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 Rammus Will Play

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.

Tremors and Defensive Ball Curl can be used late in the game to obliterate towers. If you're bogged down in a team fight, it is often valuable to break off and attack the buildings.

Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.

Gangplank Rammus Synergy Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
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7
< Kills >
6.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
192
< Minions Killed >
196
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,216
< Physical Damage >
16,659
3,865
< Magic Damage >
3,873
4,671
< True Damage >
4,634
25,752
< Damage Dealt >
25,167
26,549
< Damage Taken >
26,246
13,960
< Gold Earned >
13,961
2.12
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,897
< Total Healing >
6,949
15,768
< Experience >
15,891
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
306
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Play with Rammus as Gangplank in LoL

The Gangplank Rammus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rammus, 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 Rammus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Rammus helps Gangplank perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gangplank tries to synergize with Rammus, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This difference could indicate that Rammus provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Rammus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Rammus.

Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Rammus on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Rammus does a poor job of protecting Gangplank during teamfights.

Synergies between Gangplank and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gangplank
Rammus

Is Gangplank better when played alongside Rammus?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Gangplank that will always be his top ally. However, overall, Rammus is a pretty good teammate for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, he raises their win rate by 2.6% to 51.2%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Gangplank and Rammus that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Rammus has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be careful when enlisting Rammus comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Gangplank players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.

Conversely, by bringing Gangplank and Rammus together, you probably will not be providing your side a lot of AP. Plan to have other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Rammus ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank Rammus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gangplank and Rammus, we analyzed 1,004 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gangplank with Rammus comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Gangplank in order to work well with Rammus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to include in your Gangplank and Rammus synergy build consist of Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Rammus than with most other common builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 51.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Rammus with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip 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 builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Rammus with Gangplank are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.