Varus with Gangplank
How to Synergize Varus and Gangplank
based on 2,163 Varus with Gangplank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Varus with Gangplank
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full 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.
Varus Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Varus in LoL
The Varus 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, Varus sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Gangplank helps Varus perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Varus tries to synergize with Gangplank, he gets a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference may signal that Gangplank does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played with Gangplank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Gangplank. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gangplank.
Additionally, when Varus plays with Gangplank on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Varus during teamfights.
Synergies between Varus and Gangplank
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Is Varus better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no top companion for Varus that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, Gangplank is a below average ally for Varus. By being on the same side as Varus, he lowers their win rate by -1.6% to 46.8%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Varus and Gangplank that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Varus. That means Varus players need to be cautious when arranging Gangplank comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by bringing Varus and Gangplank together, you may not be giving your other allies much crowd control. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the ability of your Gangplank teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to pair well with Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Varus and Gangplank synergy build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Varus included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Gangplank than with many other common builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.
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