Gangplank with Volibear
How to Synergize Gangplank and Volibear
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Gangplank Volibear Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Volibear Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Volibear
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Volibear
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.
Gangplank Volibear Synergy Stats
How to Play with Volibear as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Volibear synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Volibear, 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 Volibear. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Volibear helps Gangplank perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Volibear, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This may indicate that Volibear does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Volibear on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Volibear.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Volibear on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Volibear does a decent job of covering Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Volibear
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Volibear?
There is no one best champion pairing for Gangplank that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, Volibear is a terrible companion for Gangplank. By being on the same team as Gangplank, he lowers their win rate by -5.2% to 43.4%. This signals that there is a very bad bond between Gangplank and Volibear that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Volibear has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Volibear 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, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by pairing Gangplank and Volibear together, you probably will not be granting your side enough crowd control. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Volibear teammate, you need to focus on increasing your 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to pair well with Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important items to prioritize in your Gangplank and Volibear synergy build consist of Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Volibear than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 43.4% helping carry Volibear with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, Gangplank players 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 runes players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 43.4% winrate overall.
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