Gangplank with Zoe
How to Synergize Gangplank and Zoe
based on 652 Gangplank with Zoe pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Zoe Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Zoe Counter Build
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Starter Items
Early Items
Core Gangplank Items
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Zoe
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Zoe
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 Zoe Will Play
Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.
Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.
Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.
Gangplank Zoe Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zoe as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Zoe synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zoe, 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 Zoe. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zoe helps Gangplank perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gangplank is an ally to Zoe, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Zoe does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Zoe on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Zoe. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zoe.
Additionally, when Gangplank plays with Zoe on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Zoe does a poor job of covering Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Zoe
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Zoe?
There is no top champion pairing for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, Zoe is a relatively poor teammate for Gangplank. By locking into the same team as Gangplank, she decreases their win rate by -2.9% to 45.7%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Gangplank and Zoe that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Zoe has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Zoe allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing together, Gangplank players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. When paired, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Conversely, by grouping Gangplank and Zoe together, you will not be providing your other teammates very much support. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their kit.
Regardless of your Zoe ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to pair well with Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to have in your Gangplank and Zoe synergy build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Zoe than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 45.7% helping carry Zoe with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Gangplank players 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 that we analyzed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.7% win rate overall.
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