Gangplank with Taric
How to Synergize Gangplank and Taric
based on 551 Gangplank with Taric pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Taric Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Taric Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Taric
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Taric
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 Taric Will Play
The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.
Gangplank Taric Synergy Stats
How to Play with Taric as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Taric synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Taric, 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 Taric. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Taric helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Taric, he gets a small decrease in his complete damage dealt. This could signal that Taric doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Taric on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Taric.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Taric on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Taric does a decent job of covering Gangplank during team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Taric
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Taric?
There is no top ally for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his best ally. Yet, Taric is a fantastic ally for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, he raises their win rate by 4.6% to 53.2%. This demonstrates that there is a very strong synergy between Gangplank and Taric that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Taric has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Taric comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working on the same side, Gangplank players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by bringing Gangplank and Taric together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough magical damage output. We recommend you include other champs on your team that fills this hole in their kit.
Regardless of your Taric ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to pair well with Taric during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The best items to get in your Gangplank and Taric synergy build include Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Taric than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when playing alongside Taric with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use 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 sets we have analyed for Gangplank and Taric pairings, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.
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