Is gankplank the strongest champion when played well?

MunchCrunchLunch·Sep 7, 2016·4 votes·590 views

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I never done so well with a champion in ranked. i have like 30k mastery with GP. i started playing him mainly. like. for about two weeks now. 69% winrate in 30 matches. so strong when you know what your doing.

do you guys think gangplank is the strongest when hes played at a good level?

won 10 games in a row (if you disregard the one with the troll that was a gg at 20 game ). and all of them i had pretty good impact as well.

#FREELOPLANK #ELOPLANK #GOLDPLANK

23 Comments

Restless SlumberSep 7, 20164 votes

Right now the strongest champion when played well is Nidalee. She is almost perma ban in high elo. I can tell you as a Nidalee main, that she is completely busted if played properly. Gangplank is up there, but doesn't have the snowball power that Nidalee has in the early game.

MunchCrunchLunchSep 7, 20161 votes

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Right now the strongest champion when played well is Nidalee. She is almost perma ban in high elo. I can tell you as a Nidalee main, that she is completely busted if played properly. Gangplank is up there, but doesn't have the snowball power that Nidalee has in the early game.

oh i do know that. the ability to spam an execute is pretty damn strong. thats the only thing i don't like about her personally is that its very hard to outplay her in a 1v1. even if you manage to live through her inityal burst she just spams her Q execute because of how low the cd is.

but am low elo there are more important things than fast clearing. and the ability to 1v1 other meta junglers that i couldn't care about much. its so damn annoying that her cds in lion form are that low.

Mr Broken WingsSep 7, 20163 votes

there is a reason why I ban or dodge EVERY game in which cancerplank is in the enemy team right now till they nerfed him some more. Yes, recent nerfs are not enough for me to deal with that shit again.

AstôlfoSep 7, 20163 votes

I don't know about "strongest", but yes, he can be incredibly strong in very skilled hands.

NahuiSep 7, 20162 votes

Just about, yeah.

Sahn UzalSep 7, 20162 votes

Depends on your definition of strong. I personally think people allow Gangplank to be more effective than they should be because they rarely abuse his weaknesses (Attacking barrels etc, or walking forward and then backwards so he wastes his kegs)

GeauxxSep 7, 20162 votes

That at the same time can also be your end, last hitting the barrels within itself can be like this ( you try to last hit it but he times his Q/aa just barely better than you and ban you just lost half your hp for a miscalculation) and most GPs wont just toss a barrel in your face giving you the chance to hit it.

MunchCrunchLunchSep 7, 20161 votes

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That at the same time can also be your end, last hitting the barrels within itself can be like this ( you try to last hit it but he times his Q/aa just barely better than you and ban you just lost half your hp for a miscalculation) and most GPs wont just toss a barrel in your face giving you the chance to hit it.

i do make mistakes sometimes. sometimes the barrels buffer weird. because it doesn't go perfect every time and end up just throwing a barrel to the side when you buffer a third barrel after you shoot the first. but thats about it. he can easily land barrels on anyone without a dash. tirivial in lane. doesn't do a whole lotta damage until triforce but then they really hurt squishies.

GeauxxSep 7, 20161 votes

Exactly though, but sometimes thats all it takes.

Sahn UzalSep 7, 20161 votes

Lucian passive, AA resets, multiple people attacking the barrel at the same time. There are a bunch of things you can do to deny GP's barrels, unless he uses a 3 barrel combo outa your range. But if he does that you can use the walkforward walk back strategy :p

Tyrone LannisterSep 7, 20162 votes

Any champ that has global pressure can be really strong in the right hands

MunchCrunchLunchSep 7, 20163 votes

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Any champ that has global pressure can be really strong in the right hands

the thing is. hes a carry as well. hes not a shen. meanwhile he can provide that utility as well

Tyrone LannisterSep 7, 20162 votes

I was thinking along the lines of TF or Taliyah. Or even Aurelion Sol

MunchCrunchLunchSep 7, 20161 votes

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I was thinking along the lines of TF or Taliyah. Or even Aurelion Sol

true true. tf snowballs carries tho rather than carrying on his own. he can but it isn't optimal taliyah falls off late game. sol scales very well but hes easier to shut down due to even his items being scaling like roa for example.

Tyrone LannisterSep 7, 20161 votes

Tru. GP can sandbag very well

Sahn UzalSep 7, 20161 votes

Karthus

dominusxSep 7, 20162 votes

pre nerf yeah. now nah.. a good Riven will solocarry but a good riven is as rare as a royal flash in poker. a good Janna can also solo carry

GeauxxSep 7, 20162 votes

He's basically one of the strongest Late game champs, but his early game is terrible, a good gp would prob try his best to stall the lane out and try not to die, but basically he is strong when played in the right hands.

MunchCrunchLunchSep 7, 20161 votes

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He's basically one of the strongest Late game champs, but his early game is terrible, a good gp would prob try his best to stall the lane out and try not to die, but basically he is strong when played in the right hands.

i get cull sometimes. and just farm under tower. and the bandit mastery. not always cull. but i do it more often now. if the opponent is poke champ. or a good champ at all ins if am low. i get corruption potion. mid lane however i get ruby crystal and refillable or dorans ring

RcGjWO640wSep 7, 20162 votes

I think Ryze is actually still one of the most powerful champions in the game when played at the top-tier levels.

UberAffeSep 7, 20162 votes

I think it depends just as much on how the enemy's fight you. If they can stop you from using your barrels effectively then you are relatively weak. Basically the fights are controlled by who manages your barrels better.