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Janna with Gangplank

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How to Synergize Janna and Gangplank

based on 1,391 Janna with Gangplank pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
3.2
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Janna has been on the same team as Gangplank in 1391 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Janna synergize with Gangplank. It is very rare for Janna to play with Gangplank as teammates. This has only happened in approximately 1.5% of matches with Janna.

Janna Gangplank Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Janna has done a below average job of teaming up with Gangplank. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Janna when fighting on the same team as Gangplank by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Janna vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionDream Maker

Optional Items

Imperial MandateArdent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Janna to level upw
>
Second ability for Janna to level upe
>
Last skill for Janna to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandCelerityScorch
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Janna's passive ability p
Janna's q ability q
Janna's w ability w
Janna's e ability e
Janna's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Janna and Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Janna with Gangplank

Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.

Eye of the Storm can be used on allied turrets.

Quickly firing a Howling Gale without the charge up can be used to heavily disable the other team.

Advice to Understand How Gangplank Will Play

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.

Janna Gangplank Synergy Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Gangplank Image
1.5
< Kills >
1.5
5.1
< Deaths >
4.9
14.8
< Assists >
14.5
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
27
< Minions Killed >
27
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.56
959
< Physical Damage >
979
6,354
< Magic Damage >
6,169
454
< True Damage >
437
7,767
< Damage Dealt >
7,585
17,910
< Damage Taken >
17,103
8,366
< Gold Earned >
8,267
2.08
< Towers >
2.18
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,062
< Total Healing >
7,693
10,849
< Experience >
10,468
65
< Vision Score >
62
28
< Wards Placed >
27
176
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Play with Gangplank as Janna in LoL

The Janna Gangplank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gangplank, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Janna sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gangplank helps Janna perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Janna is paired with Gangplank, she sees a small increase in her full damage output. This difference may signal that Gangplank provides cover for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Janna is played alongside Gangplank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Gangplank.

Moreover, when Janna plays with Gangplank on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Janna during teamfights.

Synergies between Janna and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Janna
Gangplank

Is Janna better when played alongside Gangplank?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Janna that will always be her ideal ally. Yet, overall, Gangplank is a below average ally for Janna. By being on the same side as Janna, he drops their win rate by -2.7% to 48.3%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful synergy between Janna and Gangplank that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Janna. That means you should be careful when enlisting Gangplank comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.

Working together, Janna players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Combined, these champs should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

Conversely, by aligning Janna and Gangplank together, you may not be providing your other allies much attack damage. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Gangplank ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna Gangplank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Janna and Gangplank, we analyzed 1,391 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 Janna with Gangplank 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

If you would like to truly master Janna to synergize with Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Janna and Gangplank synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Dream Maker. When Janna bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Gangplank than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Janna had an average winrate of 48.3% when playing alongside Gangplank with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Janna and Gangplank pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Gangplank with Janna are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.