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Gangplank·Top Build

Trial by FireP
ParrrleyQ
Remove ScurvyW
Powder KegE
Cannon BarrageR
Win rate48.6%
Pick rate2.4%
Ban rate0.8%
Matches53 553-
Gangplank Top has a 48.6% win rate with 2.4% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked B tier. Based on our analysis of 53 553 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Gangplank is Trinity Force, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, The Collector, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. Most picked runes for Gangplank Top are First Strike, Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery, and Jack Of All Trades for primary tree, as well as Absorb Life, and Legend: Haste for secondary tree.
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Gangplank Build

Top Top  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 49.6% based on 8 944 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
First StrikePrecision
Trinity Force

Most Popular

49.6%
Grasp of the UndyingInspiration
Trinity Force

2nd Most Popular

49.8%
Fleet FootworkResolve
Trinity Force

Alternative

52.2%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

Kingen Pro

40.0%

Shemek Pro

25.0%
iconRankName

Hedu OTP

59.1%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Garen

46.6%

Aatrox

50.4%

runes

Inspiration
Inspiration
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Precision
Precision
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 15 sec

Early Items

Sheen
Boots

@ 5 min

Core Items

Trinity Force
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
The Collector

@ 19 min

Full Build

Trinity Force
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
The Collector
Infinity Edge
Lord Dominik's Regards
Immortal Shieldbow

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

W

right arrow

Skills

Trial by Fire
Parrrley
Remove Scurvy
Powder Keg
Cannon Barrage
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Mortal Reminder
Navori Flickerblade
Opportunity
Essence Reaver
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Yun Tal Wildarrows

Gangplank Matchups Overview

Gangplank General information

Gangplank tips and tricks

Auto-attacking your Keg Barrels Powder KegE will reduce the Barrel health bar by 1: allowing it to explode quicker.

Keep an eye on the minimap at all times and be prepared to use your Ultimate Cannon BarrageR to help allies pick up kills.

Farm with your ParrrleyQ when possible to upgrade your Ultimate Cannon BarrageR.

Gangplank combos

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The Best Gangplank Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Gangplank Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick First Strike as your keystone, followed by Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery and Jack Of All Trades in the primary tree, as well as Absorb Life and Legend: Haste in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Trinity Force as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and The Collector. For your last 3 items, you should build Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and finish with Immortal Shieldbow. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 49.6% winrate over 8 944 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Gangplank Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Demolish, Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Trinity Force, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and The Collector as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and Immortal Shieldbow. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 49.8% win rate over 7 673 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Fleet Footwork as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Second Wind with Overgrowth in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Trinity Force as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and The Collector as a third item. You want to finish the build with Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and Immortal Shieldbow. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 52.2% win rate across 5 524 matches played.

Situational Gangplank Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Gangplank build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Gangplank runes page.

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Gangplank Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Gangplank Top are:

Consider picking Gangplank into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Gangplank.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Gangplank in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Gangplank counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Gangplank counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.