Gangplank vs Draven
How to Beat Draven as Gangplank
based on 1,862 Gangplank vs Draven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Draven Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Draven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Draven as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Draven
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 Draven
Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.
Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.
Gangplank vs Draven Counter Stats
How to Counter Draven with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some influential Gangplank versus Draven counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Draven..
Gangplank usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Draven. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Draven
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Draven?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Draven, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Draven.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Draven, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Dravenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Draven. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Draven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank to counter Draven during both the early game 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 displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Draven. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Gangplank versus Draven build include Mortal Reminder, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Draven than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 48.5% battling Draven with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Draven 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 Draven clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.
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