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How to Synergize Lulu with Gangplank on the Same TeamLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu with Gangplank

How to Win With Lulu and Gangplank Paired TogetherLulu is in the a tier of champions
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Fighter

How to Synergize Lulu and Gangplank

based on 839 Lulu with Gangplank pairs
Win Rate
43.7 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Lulu has been on the same team as Gangplank in 839 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Lulu play with Gangplank. It is very rare for Lulu to play with Gangplank on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 1.5% of rounds with Lulu.

Lulu Gangplank Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Gangplank. Normally, she wins a lowly 43.7% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Lulu when fighting on the same team as Gangplank by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lulu vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmGlowing Mote

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
11
R
12
W
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W
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Lulu and Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Lulu with Gangplank

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu Gangplank Synergy Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
43.7 %
VS
Win Rate
56.3 %
Gangplank Image
1.5
< Kills >
1.5
5.3
< Deaths >
5.1
14.5
< Assists >
14
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
28
< Minions Killed >
28
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
966
< Physical Damage >
1,030
5,608
< Magic Damage >
5,522
520
< True Damage >
525
7,096
< Damage Dealt >
7,078
16,946
< Damage Taken >
16,186
8,397
< Gold Earned >
8,254
1.98
< Towers >
2.07
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,266
< Total Healing >
2,162
10,890
< Experience >
10,533
61
< Vision Score >
57
27
< Wards Placed >
25
242
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Play with Gangplank as Lulu in LoL

The Lulu 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, Lulu sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Gangplank helps Lulu perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Lulu is an ally to Gangplank, she gets a marginal improvement in her complete damage dealt. This change could indicate that Gangplank helps provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Lulu is played alongside Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Gangplank.

Additionally, when Lulu plays with Gangplank on the same team, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Lulu in team fights.

Synergies between Lulu and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lulu
Gangplank

Is Lulu better when played alongside Gangplank?

There is no one best synergy for Lulu that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Gangplank is a terrible ally for Lulu. By locking into the same side as Lulu, he decreases their win rate by -3.2% to 43.7%. This signals that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Lulu and Gangplank that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Lulu. That means Lulu players must be careful when arranging Gangplank comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to work well with you.

Playing together, Lulu players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Lulu and Gangplank together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of utility. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Gangplank teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu Gangplank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lulu and Gangplank, we analyzed 839 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 Lulu 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lulu to work well with Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to include in your Lulu and Gangplank synergy build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Lulu bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Gangplank than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Lulu had an average win rate of 43.7% when playing alongside Gangplank with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Lulu and Gangplank pairings, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 43.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Gangplank with Lulu are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.