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Poppy with Gangplank

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How to Synergize Poppy and Gangplank

based on 629 Poppy with Gangplank pairs
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has gone into battle with Gangplank in 629 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Poppy synergize with Gangplank. It is very rare for Poppy to play alongside Gangplank as teammates. This has only occurred in about 1.0% of rounds with Poppy.

Poppy Gangplank Synergy Summary

Poppy has done a ok job of playing alongside Gangplank. Typically, she wins an acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Poppy when playing alongside Gangplank by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateHollow RadianceForce of NatureKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Poppy to level upq
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Second ability for Poppy to level upe
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Last skill for Poppy to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Gangplank

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

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.

Poppy Gangplank Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Gangplank Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.9
5.6
< Deaths >
5.5
9.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
44
< Minions Killed >
82
1.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,604
< Physical Damage >
13,113
2,959
< Magic Damage >
3,593
1,160
< True Damage >
907
16,724
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
31,168
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,757
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.43
< Towers >
1.63
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,989
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,319
< Experience >
13,394
29
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
9
667
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Gangplank as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy 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, Poppy sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gangplank helps Poppy perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy tries to synergize with Gangplank, she gets a barely noticable drop in her full damage dealt. This change may signal that Gangplank doesn't help protection for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played alongside Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Gangplank.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Gangplank on the same side, she on average takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Poppy in team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Gangplank

Is Poppy better when played alongside Gangplank?

There is no perfect synergy for Poppy that will no matter what be her #1 ally. However, overall, Gangplank is a very typical ally for Poppy. By playing on the same team as Poppy, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 49.8%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Poppy and Gangplank that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Poppy. That means Poppy players must be very careful when lining up Gangplank comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Working on the same side, Poppy players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Poppy and Gangplank together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates enough magic damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Gangplank ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Gangplank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Gangplank, we analyzed 629 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 Poppy 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

To truly master Poppy to synergize with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to include in your Poppy and Gangplank synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Gangplank than with many other common builds. In fact, Poppy boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Gangplank with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Gangplank with Poppy are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.