Gangplank vs Veigar
How to Beat Veigar as Gangplank
based on 1,854 Gangplank vs Veigar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Veigar Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Veigar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Veigar
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 Veigar
Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.
Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.
Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.
Gangplank vs Veigar Counter Stats
How to Counter Veigar with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Gangplank vs. Veigar matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Veigar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Veigar
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Veigar?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when playing against Veigar, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Veigar.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate than Veigar, when they face off with one another, 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 Veigaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Veigar matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a decent counter for Veigar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Veigar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to counter Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Gangplank versus Veigar build include Mortal Reminder, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Veigar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 50.4% battling Veigar with this counter build.
To have the best chance of beating Veigar as Gangplank, Gangplank players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Veigar matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.
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