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Kayle vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Kayle

based on 1,755 Kayle vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gangplank as Kayle came out of an examination of 1755 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Kayle is forced to battle against Gangplank in only 1.6% of her games.

Kayle vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Kayle does a great job of beating Gangplank. Typically, she wins a terrific 54.5% of matches the champs face one another in. In Kayle against Gangplank games, Kayle’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Kayle vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameTerminusRiftmakerGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayle to level upe
>
Last skill for Kayle to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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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 Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Gangplank

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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!

Kayle vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Gangplank Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.3
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
5.6
< Assists >
6.4
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
204
< Minions Killed >
199
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.65
< Inhibitors >
0.43
7,002
< Physical Damage >
15,941
14,076
< Magic Damage >
3,934
535
< True Damage >
3,614
21,614
< Damage Dealt >
23,490
24,759
< Damage Taken >
25,812
13,109
< Gold Earned >
13,962
2.93
< Towers >
2.17
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,111
< Total Healing >
7,030
16,317
< Experience >
15,969
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
248
< Time Dealing CC >
297

How to Counter Gangplank with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Kayle against Gangplank counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Gangplank..

Kayle often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Gangplank

Who is Better, Kayle or Gangplank?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when playing against Gangplank, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes a great counter for Gangplank.

While Kayle does have a much higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Kayle also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Gangplankas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Gangplank matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kayle is a great counter to Gangplank. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Kayle, we analyzed 1,755 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kayle to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Gangplank. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kayle versus Gangplank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Gangplank than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 54.5% when playing against Gangplank with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Gangplank as Kayle, Kayle players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Kayle vs Gangplank fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gangplank as Kayle are presented for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.