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How to Synergize Warwick and Gangplank

based on 1,799 Warwick with Gangplank pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Warwick has been on the same team as Gangplank in 1799 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data from the creators of LoL, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Warwick synergize with Gangplank. It is very rare for Warwick to play with Gangplank on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.1% of rounds with Warwick.

Warwick Gangplank Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Gangplank. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Warwick when playing with Gangplank by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Warwick vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Titanic HydraSundered SkyJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageBlack CleaverBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Warwick to level upw
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Second ability for Warwick to level upq
>
Last skill for Warwick to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Warwick and Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Warwick with Gangplank

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

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.

Warwick Gangplank Synergy Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Gangplank Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.3
7.2
< Deaths >
6.9
7.4
< Assists >
6.9
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
35
< Minions Killed >
53
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,331
< Physical Damage >
7,595
8,852
< Magic Damage >
8,971
908
< True Damage >
824
17,092
< Damage Dealt >
17,391
41,513
< Damage Taken >
39,970
11,770
< Gold Earned >
11,570
1.25
< Towers >
1.37
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
22,641
< Total Healing >
21,569
13,329
< Experience >
13,215
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
303
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Play with Gangplank as Warwick in LoL

The Warwick 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, Warwick 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 Warwick perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Warwick is paired with Gangplank, he gets a little drop in his total damage output. This change could signal that Gangplank does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Warwick 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 alongside Gangplank.

Additionally, when Warwick plays with Gangplank on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Warwick during team fights.

Synergies between Warwick and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Warwick
Gangplank

Is Warwick better when played alongside Gangplank?

There is no perfect synergy for Warwick that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, overall, Gangplank is a very typical companion for Warwick. By playing on the same team as Warwick, he decreases their win rate by -0.3% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong synergy between Warwick and Gangplank that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Warwick. That means you should be careful when lining up Gangplank comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working on the same side, Warwick players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Warwick and Gangplank together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of AP. We recommend you include other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

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

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick Gangplank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Warwick and Gangplank, we analyzed 1,799 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 Warwick 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

If you would like to truly master Warwick in order to synergize with Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Warwick and Gangplank synergy build include Titanic Hydra, Sundered Sky, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Warwick bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Gangplank than with many other typical builds. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 49.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gangplank with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Warwick players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

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