Yeah, that new Gangplank... Kinda Bad, like really bad

Those Beyond·Jul 23, 2015·4 votes·2,438 views

Now, I used to play alot of Gangplank. Mostly because he could make alot of money easily, and still be aggressive in lane with his kit.

But this new Gangplank, is just, terrible... Trial by Fire is hard to get off on a champion since they know you are going to try and trade with it.

An the Powdered Kegs... Man, those are the worst. Since your enemy can pop them for 10G. That gets pretty high amount of gold, since the animation of his Q is REALLY REALLY slow. An getting 500 Krakens takes FOREVER. By the time you have enough, you would have already lost since you already gave the enemy laner who knows how much extra gold.

Gangplank used to be lane bully, now he's just an unconventional lane feeder with little to no ability to help the team.

10 Comments

ErockandrollJul 23, 20152 votes

Have you tried him in ARAM? damn near impossible to get 500 SS for an upgrade. Only one lane of minions for 5 people.

He's definitely a trick to play, but probably not bad. You can totally reset his passive with the powder kegs. Setting that up should get you 2 or even 3 procs in rapid succession. He still can be a lane bully.

Troy242621Jul 23, 20151 votes

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Have you tried him in ARAM? damn near impossible to get 500 SS for an upgrade. Only one lane of minions for 5 people.

He's definitely a trick to play, but probably not bad. You can totally reset his passive with the powder kegs. Setting that up should get you 2 or even 3 procs in rapid succession. He still can be a lane bully.

How about the 20%+ of us that didn't play him in a solo lane? We're unable to play him now because his new E took him from being a versatile, can-go-anywhere-and-do-anything generalist, much like Cho'Gath, and pigeon holed him into only solo laning.

HopeslayerJul 23, 20151 votes

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How about the 20%+ of us that didn't play him in a solo lane? We're unable to play him now because his new E took him from being a versatile, can-go-anywhere-and-do-anything generalist, much like Cho'Gath, and pigeon holed him into only solo laning.

ya i actually liked the old E :(

Lost In TimeJul 23, 20152 votes

New GP is pretty broken.

Tips: Farm only early (no changes from old GP). Harassing is pointless early.

Use Barrel + Parrrley to farm serpents fast. You only need 2 upgrades (Death's Daughter and Rate of Fire)

Barrels are great for bush control and later aid you extremely in chases.

Phage + destroying a barrel gives you the Phage 80 MS boost. (hint: build a fucking phage)

HopeslayerJul 23, 20151 votes

using Q on barrel should blow it no matter how many charges it has, it is way too easy for the enemy to just make his barrels useless

not letting Q pop passive is the dumbest thing they did, that was gangplanks unique quality pre-rework, he used to actually be able to chase and kite people, now he cant without Q passive pop, and trying to use barrels to kite/chase is pathetic waiting on the charge.

the orange buff was the only good thing about this rework, i would say ult upgrade is good. but getting 500 coins is going to be way too rare, unless u lane against some one who doesn't harass or get jungle ganks

p.s. does Q barrel kills give you serpents from the barrel blowing up? i thought it was just direct Q kills? (edit: see it in game tooltip now, didnt see it on character info outside of game)

VentiraJul 23, 20151 votes

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using Q on barrel should blow it no matter how many charges it has, it is way too easy for the enemy to just make his barrels useless

p.s. does Q barrel kills give you serpents from the barrel blowing up? i thought it was just direct Q kills.

Yes, Q barrel kills give you serpents. This was stated in the tooltip, if memory serves me right.

HopeslayerJul 23, 20151 votes

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Yes, Q barrel kills give you serpents. This was stated in the tooltip, if memory serves me right.

ya i just saw it, it doesnt say in the character sheet or anything, its in game tooltip only

VentiraJul 23, 20151 votes

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ya i just saw it, it doesnt say in the character sheet or anything, its in game tooltip only

Tooltips op, rito pls nerf.

LuggJul 23, 20151 votes

He has been out 1 day. Give it a couple weeks for people to figure him out.

Troy242621Jul 23, 20151 votes

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He has been out 1 day. Give it a couple weeks for people to figure him out.

He won't magically become more fun to play. His E feels really counter intuitive and sloppy. I see what they went for, and it was a clever premise.

On paper, it's interesting, unique, and has loads of counterplay with strong pay-offs. It'd bring a unique twist to laning, and is a creative and unique design idea. However, translating from paper to practice, it forces him to solo lane, feels really awkward, and doesn't really offer him much that he values, in my opinion.

Unless, of course, you're the enemy player. In which case, it's very possible to completely negate the existence of one of his skills for 2/3rds of the game, and from your perspective, it's probably a wonderful addition.