Sylas with Gangplank
How to Synergize Sylas and Gangplank
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Sylas Gangplank Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Sylas with Gangplank
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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.
Sylas Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Sylas in LoL
The Sylas 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, Sylas 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 Sylas perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Sylas is paired with Gangplank, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Gangplank supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played together with Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gangplank.
Additionally, when Sylas plays with Gangplank on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Sylas in team fights.
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Is Sylas better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no one best ally for Sylas that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, Gangplank is a very typical ally for Sylas. By being on the same team as Sylas, he increases their win rate by 0.1% to 49.1%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Sylas and Gangplank that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.
Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Sylas. That means Sylas players must be cautious when arranging Gangplank teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Working cooperatively, Sylas players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.
In contrast, by grouping Sylas and Gangplank together, you will not be providing your other allies a great deal of crowd control. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Gangplank ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to synergize with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to have in your Sylas and Gangplank synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Gangplank than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 49.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.
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