Zilean with Gangplank
How to Synergize Zilean and Gangplank
based on 644 Zilean with Gangplank pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Gangplank Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Gangplank
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean Gangplank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gangplank as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean 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, Zilean sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Gangplank helps Zilean perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean tries to synergize with Gangplank, he sees a little drop in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Gangplank does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played with Gangplank on the same side, 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 alongside Gangplank.
Additionally, when Zilean plays with Gangplank on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Zilean during team fights.
Synergies between Zilean and Gangplank
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Gangplank?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Zilean that will always be his ideal teammate. However, Gangplank is a terrible companion for Zilean. By locking into the same team as Zilean, he drops their win rate by -3.5% to 47.2%. This shows that there is a very bad bond between Zilean and Gangplank that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Gangplank has a greater difficulty than Zilean. That means you must be careful when arranging Gangplank allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing alongside, Zilean players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by grouping Zilean and Gangplank together, you will not be giving your side enough AD. Plan to pick other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Gangplank ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should 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 Zilean in order to pair well with Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to include in your Zilean and Gangplank synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Gangplank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 47.2% when playing alongside Gangplank with this build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.2% win rate overall.
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