need Gangplank help

mad grimm·4/10/2016, 5:45:28 PM·4 votes·642 views

Hi, looking for some help from some gangplank mains -

I'm fairly new to the top lane, ( i'm an adc/jg main )

and have taking an interest into gangplank and his potential.

Earlier today I played against top and got completely stomped.

then a teammate told me to build tank but i wasn't too sure what tank items i should really pick up early.. ?

so i rushed to finish then went straight into and some .

Maybe I could of gone to help me with lane a bit more.

Build orders for VS certain situations would help a ton. for example ; what to build if you're behind vs AP

what to build if you're behind vs AD

what to build if you're ahead vs " "

Also, what would be the best upgrade order for Ult?

how to play against sustain champs/tanks.

General tips are much appreciated as well.

Thank you in advance.

10 Comments

d4rkshock4/10/2016, 6:10:11 PM1 votes

Spirit vissage and banshees veil vs ap. Any armor/ health and ad items(bruiser items). Also remember ur boots and what stats they give. On GP, you want bruiser items. GP usually builds a lot of ad so it's best to get a mortal reminder vs sustain champions because grievous wounds. Just build ad while ahead ahead. you also want critz. Ohhhhhhhhhhh who lives the bushes at low elo, crit runes gangplank (this actuallyworks unlike 2 years ago when the crit runes gangplank song came out). In general, there are better champions to learn top with. But that's besides the point. He's pretty hard since you need to get good with his barrels or ur trash. You need to practice him.

Morgy Morgy4/10/2016, 6:31:24 PM1 votes

gangplank isnt as fun as he used to be less itemization options but you can still build nearly every item and make it work i usually go item 3078 item 3087 item 3031 item 3065 item 3110 item 3111 but I'm used to old gangplank, where you went full crit so this works in low elo, but when people know what they're doing, you will get blown up. max your barrels first, dont let them destroy them. if they do, walk in, proc your passive on them, and just harass him.

Owltears4/11/2016, 12:11:25 AM1 votes

For when I play GP, I normally play on ARAMS so my itemization might be different then those who play him on the Rift. I buy in the order that I need them in, with the exception of my gold income item everything else I build to try to counter my opponent. I try to get my Orange up as high as I can before my other skills as to outlast/sistane by health.

AP Resist- item 3065 item 3190 item 3091 item 1321 item 3026 AD Resist- item 3742 item 3075 item 3068 item 3110 Straight Tank/heal- item 3748 item 3083

These are in NO ORDER, I build what I need at the moment with the exception of Spirit Visage and my gold income item. I don't know if this will help but it's what I do >w<; sorry

Tristyric4/11/2016, 12:47:32 PM1 votes

I play a lot of GP and I've started to use a rather difference build than standard. Mostly it revolves around item 3025 . The burst damage from this item pales in comparison to the item 3078 . However the slowing effect which proc's on Q is not only good for collecting passive gold, it can also be used as an answer-less harassment tool against champions who under other conditions might give you trouble. The CDR also increases the frequency of your harass. Even against champions with dashes, using Q hit and run tactics can push them out of lane. For late game my build adds item 3074 or item 3748 , item 3087 , item 3071 and or item 3036 / item 3033 and a item 3053 . I find this gives me decent team fighting potential as it turns your Q into an aoe splash of physical and magical damage against clustered enemies. Striking a barrel at the center of a group with this build will set off all said effects (especially fun with item 3071 as it counts as three instances of physical damage instantly).

Depending on the situation I'll add or remove standard GP staple items item 3742 item 3031 item 3078 item 3158