Vi with Gangplank
How to Synergize Vi and Gangplank
based on 1,402 Vi with Gangplank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Vi Gangplank Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Vi and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Vi with Gangplank
A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.
Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.
Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.
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.
Vi Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Vi in LoL
The Vi 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, Vi sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Gangplank helps Vi perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Vi tries to synergize with Gangplank, she sees a marginal improvement in her total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Gangplank provides protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Vi is played together with Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Gangplank.
Additionally, when Vi plays with Gangplank on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Vi during team fights.
Synergies between Vi and Gangplank
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Is Vi better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no ideal companion for Vi that will 100% of the time be her top teammate. Yet, overall, Gangplank is a very typical companion for Vi. By being on the same team as Vi, he lowers their win rate by -1.0% to 50.6%. This shows that there is a weak synergy between Vi and Gangplank that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Vi. That means you should be careful when lining up Gangplank allies to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by pairing Vi and Gangplank together, you may not be giving your side very much utility. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Gangplank teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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
If you would like to truly master Vi to synergize with Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important items to build first in your Vi and Gangplank synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Vi included at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Gangplank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Gangplank with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
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