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It's just so frustrating playing Gangplank even with his last QoL

Darkomantis·Nov 23, 2014·3 votes·1,076 views

Don't get me wrong, I love playing Gangplank and is the first champion I bought a skin for with my own money. It just frustrates me that I can't do much because I know that I am Gangplank. Every time I come to lane against decent top laners, I have to pray multiple times. I have to pray that I don't get my tower taken for the next few minutes after coming to lane since I will be put further behind. I have to pray that my bot lane or jungle is doing good since I can't hold them on my back. I have to pray that I don't fuck up until I get . And I have to pray that I'll be able to do something in a teamfight without dying like a squishy.

Why can't I be able to go toe-to-toe with a ? Why do I have to cry for jungler support whenever I'm going up against a ? Why do I have to hope my team will take care of the ? It's vexing to know that it won't be until the later parts of 2015 that I may possibly be able to do something...

11 Comments

AnonagonNov 23, 20142 votes

Play him mid and all his problems are solved. His new meta position is basically mid.

Aurora CelesteNov 24, 20141 votes

I couldn't agree more. He still has a few counters in mid, but overall has way better matchups and is still relevant after the laning phase.

A testament for those who don't believe that glass cannon critplank mid is good: http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1643489973/51355671?tab=overview

DownfallNov 23, 20142 votes

Not to be rude or anything, but you're kind of asking for a fair chance against all champions, the game is designed around draft pick and no champion is counterless. Yorick

DarkomantisNov 23, 20142 votes

I am asking for a fair chance because it's hard to do anything when the other team is playing at a similar skill level. Gangplank is easily countered by a Ninja Tabi. He doesn't have much in his kit to ignore that. He doesn't have the dueling ability ranged champions like Jayce and Nidalee have.

DownfallNov 23, 20141 votes

The problem with Gangplank is it's very easy to decide what you should do and when with him, skill-wise. Which makes it very easy for your enemies to predict what you will do and when. Rarely would I expect in say, a Platinum game for a gangplank to win top lane, he shouldn't lose it though. Building Crit plank you essentially become a pile of money until there are squishier champions for you to kill

DarthSpectrumNov 23, 20142 votes

For the record, GP is actually really good against Riven. She has no regen, poke her down with Parley if you can, and eat a orange when she stuns you.

DarkomantisNov 23, 20141 votes

I went against numerous Rivens and I can attest to you that it's not the case that Gangplank is good against Riven. Any Riven player that has games under their belt and knows about Gangplank's lv1-2 will try to play passive but even then a Riven with good auto-cancelling can be a force to reckon with. Post-6 it's hard for Gangplank to even think about trading because her all-in is that powerful.

TheI3igDaddyNov 24, 20141 votes

And then you realize Riven has no mana and Gangplank does.

If she survives the lane until level 3 or 4 there's really nothing GP can do if she randomly decides to jump him. And at 6 GP might as well go full passive in lane since she'll just kill him if he tries anything funny.

DJ Hatsune MikuNov 23, 20141 votes

He has the best level 1 in the game. Go for that cheese and snowball. If that doesnt work farm up and flex on em later. GP is pretty alright imo, he has a few solid things going for him.

SookoNov 23, 20141 votes

A few problems with GP: No waveclear before statik Insane Mana Costs Worthless Passive late game Must be decently tanky because he is melee and lacks untargetability or undying rage No hard CC Knockups are getting a lot bigger in number, rendering oranges more and more useless In all honesty, his kit isn't near the best right now

But he also has pros: Low gank vulnerability Can bring down turrets decently quickly Good TFer in general Can rack up quite a lot of gold advantage thanks to Parrley Early game he can duel almost anyone with his passive and an ignite Great base stats to make up for his kit

I think he deserves some kind of rework, keeping his oranges (signature, like Sion's infinite HP), and maybe becoming a ranged carry to duel Miss Fortune bot lane.

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