Nocturne with Gangplank
How to Synergize Nocturne and Gangplank
based on 2,672 Nocturne with Gangplank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Nocturne Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Nocturne vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Nocturne and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Nocturne with Gangplank
Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.
Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.
Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.
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.
Nocturne Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Nocturne in LoL
The Nocturne 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, Nocturne sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Gangplank helps Nocturne perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Nocturne tries to synergize with Gangplank, he observes a small increase in his full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Gangplank supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nocturne is played alongside Gangplank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gangplank.
Moreover, when Nocturne plays with Gangplank on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Nocturne during team fights.
Synergies between Nocturne and Gangplank
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Is Nocturne better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no ideal companion for Nocturne that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Gangplank is a not very good companion for Nocturne. By playing on the same side as Nocturne, he drops their win rate by -1.3% to 50.5%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Nocturne and Gangplank that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Nocturne. That means you should be very careful when arranging Gangplank comrades to play with, as they will require a much greater level of skill to work well with you.
When playing alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by grouping Nocturne and Gangplank together, you will not be providing your side much utility. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Gangplank ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne to pair well with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to get in your Nocturne and Gangplank synergy build consist of Edge of Night, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Gangplank than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing alongside Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Nocturne players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Nocturne and Gangplank pairings, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.
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