Gangplank with Xin Zhao
How to Synergize Gangplank and Xin Zhao
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Gangplank Xin Zhao Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Xin Zhao Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Xin Zhao
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 Xin Zhao Will Play
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Gangplank Xin Zhao Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xin Zhao as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xin Zhao. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xin Zhao helps Gangplank perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Xin Zhao, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Xin Zhao does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Xin Zhao on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xin Zhao.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Xin Zhao on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Xin Zhao
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Xin Zhao?
There is no perfect companion for Gangplank that will always be his #1 teammate. However, Xin Zhao is a very typical ally for Gangplank. By locking into the same side as Gangplank, he improves their win rate by 0.8% to 49.4%. This shows that there is a weak strategic relationship between Gangplank and Xin Zhao that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Xin Zhao has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Xin Zhao comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing alongside, Gangplank players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by grouping Gangplank and Xin Zhao together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of utility. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their potential.
Regardless of the ability of your Xin Zhao teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to build first in your Gangplank and Xin Zhao synergy build include Essence Reaver, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Xin Zhao than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing alongside Xin Zhao with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.
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