Gangplank vs Jax
How to Beat Jax as Gangplank
based on 3,845 Gangplank vs Jax matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Jax Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Jax Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jax as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Jax
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 Jax
Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.
Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.
Gangplank vs Jax Counter Stats
How to Counter Jax with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Gangplank against Jax matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jax..
Gangplank usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Jax. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Jax
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Jax?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when facing off against Jax, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Jax.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Jax, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Jaxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Jax. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Jax.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank to counter Jax during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often gets more CS relative to Jax. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Jax build consist of Immortal Shieldbow, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Jax than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Jax with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating Jax as Gangplank, you should equip the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Jax face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.
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