Gangplank vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Gangplank
based on 1,558 Gangplank vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Nami
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 Nami
Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.
Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.
Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.
Gangplank vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here feature some influential Gangplank versus Nami counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nami. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Gangplank normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nami. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Nami
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Nami?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nami, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Nami.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gangplank into Namias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter to Nami. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank to counter Nami during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank on average accumulates much more CS relative to Nami. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 values reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Nami build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Nami than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Nami with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Nami as Gangplank, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Gangplank vs Nami battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.
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