Rek'Sai vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Rek'Sai
based on 330 Rek'Sai vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Gangplank
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
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!
Rek'Sai vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Rek'Sai versus Gangplank matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gangplank..
Rek'Sai typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually wins when playing against Gangplank, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Rek'Sai makes a good counter for Gangplank.
While Rek'Sai does have a higher win rate compared to Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rek'Sai into Gangplank.
Additionally, Rek'Sai also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This 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 in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Gangplank matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Rek'Sai is a decent counter for Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to counter Gangplank during both the early game 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 tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Rek'Sai versus Gangplank build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Gangplank than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Gangplank as Rek'Sai, Rek'Sai players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Rek'Sai vs Gangplank fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.
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