cons of gangplank rework

gabrikid7··4 votes·1,400 views

hi. i feel like i will lose a strong suppport champion with this new rework of gangplank. i will explain how i play gangplank, and then i will explainwhy i think that he has a better role this way in league of legends.

i play gangplank as a steroid provider support champion. kinda like nunu backdays... the whole idea is to carry the game with powerfull aura, namely zeke's herald + raise morale, allowing the team to secure global objectives faster, and have slightly more attack damage potential in team fights. for this, gangplank should get taky items after zeke's, to ensure he stays alive the whole team fight to provide the aura. besides the steroid, gangplank has a global range CC ability, his ultimate, which can be used for zoning purposes or saving allies. his ultimate can be used as a "split pushing" tool as well, casting it at the right time to completely clear enemy minions and force allied minions to push/attack a turret. gangplank's biggest weakness is his lack of hard CC, but i think it's only a laning phase weakness.

in my opinion, steroid provider support is a viable role in league of legends. and besides this, gangplank has a global range tool that gives him global presence/pressure potential. he is unique in this playstyle.

with this rework, i am insecure about the viability of the new gangplank support. but i will try it with relic's shield and see if it is possible to grow his ulti, ocasionally last hiting minions with Q.


EDIT: gangplank top is just one more damage oriented champion. what is better for champion diversity, one more champion for a common role, or a different playstyle?

EDIT 2: gangplank has chase potential as well, and with 40% CDR it is certain that he will land 3 parrleys to cut down his enemy movement speed.

11 Comments

SaltyKracka2 votes

Support Gangplank?

Good riddance.

Steampunk Janna2 votes

played a couple of games with Gangplank, changed runes back and forth, he seems to have weak scaling. Old Gangplank was better for me, I don't want to play this reworked Gangplank anymore. He is so weak, only reliable purpose for him would be either splitpusher or support, but definitely not carry. His kit is not really inviting for a tank role either.

His barrel mechanics seems "fun" but there is not much more to say about him. ;(

Poptart Evelynn1 votes

Lol guess you're out of luck. Gangplanks intended gameplay is a mele dps machine. Intended gameplay is being kept and I am happy to see it aimed at how Gangplank was played back in the day.

Lord Dusteon1 votes

Just wondering, what does support gangplank actually bring as a support? He has an almost unnoticeable slow on his passive, a self heal, a 20 AD + 10% AS boost for allies, and a global slow with ok damage. Why go gangplank? The ONLY support thing you have is a 20 AD 10% AS boost, which any champion with a heal and Ardent Censor utterly surpasses (30 on hit damage +15% AS, lasts 1 second less then Gangplank's E). So...why gangplank? He doesn't offer anything as a support that literally any other support beats except his E and R, neither of which are strong team wise.

gabrikid72 votes

actually, it is 40 AD (20 from E, 20 from zeke's). considering ad carry might crit, it is a 100 damage boost on hit. and it gives 10% life steal as well. and it does not lasts 1 sec, but 7 at least. it does not give any attack speed but it gives movement speed.

SaltyKracka2 votes

So...you built a shit item on a shit champ, and expect us to mourn?

Onegarion1 votes

honestly though you can't really add an item that anyone can build and use by being an aura. I can add Zekes to any champ and get the same bonus 20 making GP contribution even less as a whole.

Also he said 1 second less. Not 1 sec only.

gabrikid71 votes

that's correct.

TitanOfTheDeep1 votes

Gangplank was never supposed to be a support, he was supposed to be a solo laner with the extra gold from his Q and his self heal. He is great at split pushing because his ult means he can help with team fights without leaving lane and does a lot of damage. Using him in the support role was a waste of a good champ as he doesn't bring much to the role, just being a weak stat giver

gabrikid71 votes

but it is a buff for everyone in the team. if you have an AD champion on mid or top, he can actually benefit from that.

Pretty Dhizi1 votes

Support gangplank was a cancerous waste for the team he was on. Simple and clearly said.

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