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My idea for a new Gangplank passive.

redbike4·9/19/2017, 8:56:32 PM·1 votes·415 views

The main problem I see with Gangplank is that with the highest gold generation in the game he is meant to be strongest midgame, however he is gated by his barrel mechanic until lvl 13 while also falling off late game. The passive would help alleviate some of his late game woes including the fact that his ultimate does very little damage late game. The passive could be called "Plunder of the seas" (or something like that) and would give:

1 bonus AD, 2 bonus AP, and 3 bonus HP for every 40 gold in your inventory.

This passive would provide minimal benefit early-midgame (as purchasing items is more efficient) however late game would get him the edge he needs. I'm by no means an experienced player however I thought it would be a cool cohesive addition to his kit.

4 Comments

redbike49/19/2017, 9:20:43 PM1 votes

Comment what you guys think!

ModThe Djinn9/20/2017, 11:33:41 AM1 votes

He doesn't actually have late-game issues -- his win rate is well below average up to around 30 minutes, when it starts pulling well ahead of average (52% vs. the 50% of other top champions he's marked up against). If anything I think you have his scaling wrong -- Gangplank is really only good when either ahead, or full build.

It's also important to look at Gold Efficiency when figuring out a passive like this. AD is worth 35 gold per point, AP is worth 21.75 gold per point, and HP is worth 2.6 gold per point, meaning you're getting 86.3 gold worth of value for every 30 gold you possess with this passive -- which makes items silly to buy except when you need their passives.