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Gangplank with Trundle

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How to Synergize Gangplank and Trundle

based on 1,329 Gangplank with Trundle pairs
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Gangplank has gone into battle with Trundle in 1329 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Gangplank synergize with Trundle. It is relatively rare for Gangplank to play alongside Trundle on the same team. This has only happened in about 2.4% of games with Gangplank.

Gangplank Trundle Synergy Summary

Gangplank has done a average job of playing alongside Trundle. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.4% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Gangplank when playing with Trundle by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gangplank vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterEssence ReaverThe Collector

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeYoumuu's GhostbladeNavori QuickbladesLord Dominik's Regards

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
>
Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Trundle

Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Trundle

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 Trundle Will Play

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

Gangplank Trundle Synergy Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Trundle Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
6.1
< Assists >
6.5
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
186
< Minions Killed >
196
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,965
< Physical Damage >
16,659
4,025
< Magic Damage >
3,873
4,345
< True Damage >
4,634
24,337
< Damage Dealt >
25,167
25,763
< Damage Taken >
26,246
13,601
< Gold Earned >
13,961
1.81
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,723
< Total Healing >
6,949
15,338
< Experience >
15,891
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
306
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Play with Trundle as Gangplank in LoL

The Gangplank Trundle synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Trundle, 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 Trundle. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Trundle helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gangplank is paired with Trundle, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Trundle does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Trundle on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Trundle. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Trundle.

Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Trundle on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Trundle does a decent job of covering Gangplank during team fights.

Synergies between Gangplank and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gangplank
Trundle

Is Gangplank better when played alongside Trundle?

There is no one best ally for Gangplank that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Trundle is a good teammate for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, he increases their win rate by 1.8% to 50.4%. This shows that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Gangplank and Trundle that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

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

Playing cooperatively, Gangplank players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Gangplank and Trundle together, you may not be giving your team a great deal of AP. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Trundle ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank Trundle Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gangplank and Trundle, we analyzed 1,329 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 Trundle 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 to work well with Trundle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to include in your Gangplank and Trundle synergy build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Trundle than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when playing alongside Trundle with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take 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 rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Trundle with Gangplank are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.