Gangplank vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Gangplank
based on 1,900 Gangplank vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Darius
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 Darius
When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.
Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.
Gangplank vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Gangplank against Darius counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..
Gangplank normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Darius
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Darius?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a good counter for Darius.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Dariusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Darius matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a decent counter for Darius. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank to counter Darius during both the laning 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 tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Darius build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Darius than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 51.5% battling Darius with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Darius as Gangplank, you 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 we have analyed for Gangplank vs Darius counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.
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