Kalista with Gangplank
How to Synergize Kalista and Gangplank
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Kalista Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Kalista vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Kalista with Gangplank
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
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.
Kalista Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Kalista in LoL
The Kalista 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, Kalista sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Gangplank helps Kalista perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Kalista is an ally to Gangplank, she sees a small increase in her total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Gangplank provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played alongside Gangplank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Gangplank.
Additionally, when Kalista plays with Gangplank on the same team, she usually takes more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Kalista in teamfights.
Synergies between Kalista and Gangplank
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Is Kalista better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no one best champion pairing for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. However, Gangplank is a superb teammate for Kalista. By being on the same side as Kalista, he increases their win rate by 3.6% to 51.0%. This proves that there is a strong bond between Kalista and Gangplank that results in them performing better together than alone.
Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means you need to be cautious when finding Gangplank comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing alongside, Kalista players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by pairing Kalista and Gangplank together, you will not be providing your other teammates very much utility. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Gangplank ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Kalista to synergize with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The best items to use in your Kalista and Gangplank synergy build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Gangplank than with most other common builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Gangplank with these items in her kit.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Kalista and Gangplank pairings, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.
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