Gangplank vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Gangplank
based on 971 Gangplank vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Azir
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.
Advice to Win Against Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Gangplank vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Gangplank vs. Azir matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Azir..
Gangplank normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Azir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Azir
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Azir?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when taking on Azir, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Azir.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Azir, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Azir. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Azir. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Gangplank versus Azir build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Azir than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Azir with this build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Azir as Gangplank, Gangplank players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Gangplank vs Azir face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.
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