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How to Synergize Ziggs with Gangplank on the Same TeamZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs with Gangplank

How to Win With Ziggs and Gangplank Paired TogetherZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Synergize Ziggs and Gangplank

based on 825 Ziggs with Gangplank pairs
Win Rate
43.6 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Ziggs has gone into battle with Gangplank in 825 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Ziggs play with Gangplank. It is very rare for Ziggs to play alongside Gangplank on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 1.5% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Gangplank Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a terrible job of synergizing with Gangplank. Usually, he wins a lowly 43.6% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Ziggs when fighting on the same team as Gangplank by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentMalignanceSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
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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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Gangplank

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Advice to Understand How Gangplank Will Play

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.

Ziggs Gangplank Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
43.6 %
VS
Win Rate
56.4 %
Gangplank Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.1
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
8.2
< Assists >
7.9
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
174
< Minions Killed >
168
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.55
819
< Physical Damage >
798
24,666
< Magic Damage >
23,900
379
< True Damage >
363
25,864
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
18,444
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,684
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.73
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,626
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,763
< Experience >
13,572
20
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
261
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Gangplank as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs Gangplank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gangplank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ziggs sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gangplank. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Gangplank helps Ziggs perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs is paired with Gangplank, he sees a little increase in his full damage dealt. This change could indicate that Gangplank supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played with Gangplank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Gangplank. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gangplank.

Additionally, when Ziggs plays with Gangplank on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Gangplank does a poor job of covering Ziggs in team fights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Gangplank

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Gangplank?

There is no one best ally for Ziggs that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Gangplank is a very bad teammate for Ziggs. By playing on the same team as Ziggs, he drops their win rate by -4.5% to 43.6%. This signals that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Ziggs and Gangplank that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Gangplank has a much greater difficulty compared to Ziggs. That means you need to be cautious when arranging Gangplank comrades to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Ziggs and Gangplank together, you may not be granting your other allies a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Gangplank teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Gangplank Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Gangplank, we analyzed 825 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ziggs with Gangplank comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Ziggs to pair well with Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to get in your Ziggs and Gangplank synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Gangplank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 43.6% helping carry Gangplank with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Ziggs players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 43.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Gangplank with Ziggs are displayed for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.