Gangplank vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Gangplank
based on 1,984 Gangplank vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Shaco
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 Shaco
If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Gangplank vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Gangplank against Shaco counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shaco..
Gangplank normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Shaco. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Shaco
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Shaco?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually wins when trying to fight Shaco, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a good counter to Shaco.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate than Shaco, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Shacoas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Shaco matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Gangplank is a decent counter to Shaco. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank to counter Shaco during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically picks up much more CS relative to Shaco. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Gangplank versus Shaco build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Shaco than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Shaco with this build.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Shaco as Gangplank, Gangplank players should use 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 that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Shaco clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.
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