Gangplank with Skarner
How to Synergize Gangplank and Skarner
based on 194 Gangplank with Skarner pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Skarner Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Skarner
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Skarner
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 Skarner Will Play
Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.
Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.
Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
Gangplank Skarner Synergy Stats
How to Play with Skarner as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, 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 Skarner. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Skarner helps Gangplank perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is an ally to Skarner, he sees a little drop in his total damage dealt. This change could signal that Skarner does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Skarner on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Skarner. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Skarner.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Skarner on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Skarner does a decent job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Skarner
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Skarner?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, Skarner is a terrible companion for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, he lowers their win rate by -3.2% to 45.4%. This signals that there is a very bad bond between Gangplank and Skarner that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Skarner has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Skarner comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, Gangplank players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by grouping Gangplank and Skarner together, you probably will not be granting your side a lot of AP. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this gap in their abilities.
Regardless of your Skarner ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Additional Information for Gangplank Players
How We Calculated Our Gangplank Skarner Synergy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to pair well with Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to include in your Gangplank and Skarner synergy build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 45.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Skarner with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Gangplank and Skarner pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.4% win rate overall.
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