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How to Win Gangplank vs Ivern Counter MatchupGangplank is in the a tier of champions

Gangplank vs Ivern

How to Beat Ivern as Gangplank in LoLGangplank is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ivern as Gangplank

based on 582 Gangplank vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Gangplank did battle with Ivern in 582 games. With so many games with Gangplank versus Ivern gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a solid build to defeat Ivern. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Gangplank is forced to battle against Ivern in only 1.0% of his games.

Gangplank vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gangplank has done a dismal job of countering Ivern. On average, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Gangplank vs Ivern matches, Gangplank’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Gangplank vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Mortal ReminderEssence ReaverTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gangplank to level upq
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Second ability for Gangplank to level upe
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Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gangplank's passive ability p
Gangplank's q ability q
Gangplank's w ability w
Gangplank's e ability e
Gangplank's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ivern as Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Gangplank vs Ivern Counter Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Ivern Image
6
< Kills >
2.6
6
< Deaths >
4.7
6.1
< Assists >
13.5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
203
< Minions Killed >
20
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.25
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.56
16,748
< Physical Damage >
2,841
3,981
< Magic Damage >
6,283
4,289
< True Damage >
1,046
25,019
< Damage Dealt >
10,171
25,800
< Damage Taken >
18,121
14,084
< Gold Earned >
10,338
2.22
< Towers >
2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
6,939
< Total Healing >
6,853
15,837
< Experience >
13,372
17
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
7
328
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Ivern with Gangplank in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Gangplank versus Ivern counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ivern. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Gangplank usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ivern. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gangplank and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gangplank
Ivern

Who is Better, Gangplank or Ivern?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when taking on Ivern, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Ivern.

While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Ivern, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gangplank into Ivernas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Gangplank has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ivern. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Ivern matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gangplank is a terribly counter to Ivern. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Ivern.

Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Gangplank, we analyzed 582 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ivern as Gangplank comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gangplank to counter Ivern during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gangplank most often racks up much more CS as Ivern. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Ivern build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Ivern than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when countering Ivern with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Ivern as Gangplank, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, 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 Ivern LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ivern as Gangplank are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.