Yasuo with Gangplank
How to Synergize Yasuo and Gangplank
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Yasuo Gangplank Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Yasuo and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Yasuo with Gangplank
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
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.
Yasuo Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Yasuo in LoL
The Yasuo 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, Yasuo sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Gangplank helps Yasuo perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Yasuo plays on the same team as Gangplank, he observes a little drop in his full damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Gangplank does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Yasuo is played together with Gangplank on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gangplank.
Moreover, when Yasuo plays with Gangplank on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Gangplank does a poor job of protecting Yasuo in teamfights.
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Is Yasuo better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no top synergy for Yasuo that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Gangplank is a relatively poor ally for Yasuo. By playing on the same side as Yasuo, he drops their win rate by -2.1% to 48.5%. This demonstrates that there is a bad strategic relationship between Yasuo and Gangplank that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Gangplank has a lower difficulty than Yasuo. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Gangplank allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
When playing on the same side, Yasuo players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by pairing Yasuo and Gangplank together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates a lot of support. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Gangplank ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, 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 Yasuo to pair well with Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to use in your Yasuo and Gangplank synergy build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo used at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Gangplank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 48.5% helping carry Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Gangplank with Yasuo are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.