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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Gangplank Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Fighter

How to Beat Gangplank as Kai'Sa

based on 2,267 Kai'Sa vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Kai'Sa fought Gangplank in 2267 rounds. Having so many games with Kai'Sa vs Gangplank provides us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa has to counter Gangplank in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a below average job of beating Gangplank. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs face one another in. In Kai'Sa vs Gangplank games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Kai'Sa vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeStormrazorStatikk Shiv

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gangplank as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Gangplank

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Kai'Sa vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Gangplank Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.4
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
6.5
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
185
< Minions Killed >
197
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.45
12,018
< Physical Damage >
16,402
8,170
< Magic Damage >
3,768
416
< True Damage >
4,617
20,605
< Damage Dealt >
24,787
20,690
< Damage Taken >
25,771
12,865
< Gold Earned >
13,989
2.19
< Towers >
2.12
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,529
< Total Healing >
6,780
13,192
< Experience >
15,896
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
49
< Time Dealing CC >
314

How to Counter Gangplank with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Kai'Sa versus Gangplank counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gangplank..

Kai'Sa typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Gangplank

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Gangplank?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Gangplank, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Gangplank.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate compared to Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Kai'Sa into Gangplank.

Moreover, Kai'Sa has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a somewhat poor counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Gangplank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 2,267 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 Gangplank as Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

Kai'Sa Build Gangplank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa in order to counter Gangplank during both the early game 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 shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Gangplank build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Gangplank than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Gangplank with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Gangplank as Kai'Sa, you should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Kai'Sa vs Gangplank matchups, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.

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