Gangplank with Zyra
How to Synergize Gangplank and Zyra
based on 2,398 Gangplank with Zyra pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Zyra Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Zyra
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Zyra
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 Zyra Will Play
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
Gangplank Zyra Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zyra as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Zyra synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zyra, 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 Zyra. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zyra helps Gangplank perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Zyra, he gets a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This may signal that Zyra provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played alongside Zyra on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Zyra. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zyra.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Zyra on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Zyra does a poor job of protecting Gangplank during teamfights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Zyra
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Zyra?
There is no perfect ally for Gangplank that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, overall, Zyra is a good teammate for Gangplank. By playing on the same team as Gangplank, she raises their win rate by 2.1% to 50.7%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Gangplank and Zyra that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Zyra has a lower difficulty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Zyra teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to work well with you.
Working on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by bringing Gangplank and Zyra together, you will not be granting your other allies a great deal of utility. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Zyra ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to pair well with Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to have in your Gangplank and Zyra synergy build include Infinity Edge, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Zyra than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 50.7% helping carry Zyra with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating 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 players used for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.
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