Nautilus with Gangplank
How to Synergize Nautilus and Gangplank
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Nautilus Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Nautilus vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Nautilus and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Nautilus with Gangplank
While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.
Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.
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.
Nautilus Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Nautilus in LoL
The Nautilus Gangplank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gangplank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Nautilus sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Gangplank helps Nautilus perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Nautilus is an ally to Gangplank, he gets a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This change could indicate that Gangplank provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nautilus is played together with Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gangplank.
Moreover, when Nautilus plays with Gangplank on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Nautilus during teamfights.
Synergies between Nautilus and Gangplank
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Is Nautilus better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no top champion pairing for Nautilus that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Gangplank is a very typical teammate for Nautilus. By playing on the same side as Nautilus, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 49.0%. This proves that there is a weak strategic relationship between Nautilus and Gangplank that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Nautilus. That means you need to be cautious 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 be able to cooperate well with you.
Fighting alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. When paired, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
In contrast, by bringing Nautilus and Gangplank together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of support. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Gangplank ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to pair well with Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best items to prioritize in your Nautilus and Gangplank synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Gangplank than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 49.0% helping carry Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, Nautilus players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Nautilus and Gangplank pairings, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.
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