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Gangplank Build Guide by LosAngeloser

Tankplank TOP (9.8)

Updated on April 19, 2019

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Recommended Items

Ninja Tabi

Mercury's Treads

Frozen Mallet

Sterak's Gage

Runes: KLEPTO (Aggressive)

1 2 3

Inspiration

Kleptomancy

Perfect Timing

Biscuit Delivery

Approach Velocity

Sorcery

Manaflow Band

Scorch

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Font of Life

Bone Plating

Revitalize

Sorcery

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
+65 Base Health

Sorcery

Arcane Comet

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Scorch

Domination

Cheap Shot

Ultimate Hunter

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
+65 Base Health

Spells:

1 2

Most common

Flash

Teleport

Against all-in champions

Exhaust

Flash

Items

Aggressive start

Refillable Potion

Sapphire Crystal

Balanced start

Corrupting Potion

Situational Early items

Chalice of Harmony

Chain Vest

Doran's Shield

Core

Boots

Trinity Force

Jaurim's Fist

Main items

Ninja Tabi

Mercury's Treads

Frozen Mallet

Sterak's Gage

Final item options

Guardian Angel

Titanic Hydra

Mortal Reminder

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Infinity Edge

Death's Dance

Mercurial Scimitar

Randuin's Omen

Dead Man's Plate

Ability Order

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Aatrox

Minor

After the rework, he isn't much of a thread, as long as you can avoid getting pulled in. You can go Klepto against him.

Akali

Major

Very difficult matchup. Go Grasp, build early MR and try to farm - you can't fight her.

Camille

Extreme

Camille is a natural counter to GP, due to her extremely long range dash and an uncleansable ultimate that cuts your mobility. You should go grasp and build some early armor. Consider taking exhaust for her ult as well.

Cho'Gath

Major

He can easily burst you down early and is pretty much immune to poke. You can go comet or grasp against him, depending on your confidence level. You want to build health against him asap.

Darius

Extreme

The main reason this matchup is difficult is because it has a very low margin for error for GP - if you make one mistake, you're dead and the opposite is definitely not true. You can go grasp and build early armor or go comet and support other lanes.

Dr. Mundo

Even

Cleaver Mundo is not a threat, but Conquerors Mundo who maxes E will kill you quickly. Go clepto and try to establish an early gold lead.

Fiora

Major

Her all-ins are strong, but you can usually poke her better. Go Grasp and try to keep it to short trades.

Garen

Tiny

He should never be able to get close to you. Always have a barrel and slow him down if he tries to Q you. If he uses Q to purge the slow, you still have the haste from explosion. Go Clepto and harass him to death.

Gnar

Major

Very annoying and recently buffed, so his lategame is now dangerous too. Go Grasp and try to trade with him without allowing him to stack his passive.

Hecarim

Even

His mobility is huge, but he can't really kill you if you play smart. Go grasp against him and try to keep the trades short.

Heimerdinger

Even

He is annoying, but he can't really kill you. Go Comet and farm, you can't really trade or kill him.

Illaoi

Minor

Merely an annoyance - she can never force you to go all in. Go clepto and avoid trading with her unless her E is down.

Irelia

Major

Irelia has been a historically tough matchup for gp, although she is less oppressive after her rework. You want to go grasp and keep the trades short.

Jarvan IV

Major

His all ins are very dangerous, but he lacks sustain. Go grasp and try to poke him as much as possible. Save your ult for when he ults you as his damage is low after he uses his initial burst.

Jax

Extreme

He outdamages you, blocks your Q, has good mobility and greatly outscales you. Go comet and try to support other lanes. You probably also need Exhaust to prevent him from killing you.

Jayce

Extreme

Similar to Jax, but his lategame is bad, so you can also go Grasp and try to trade with him if you are feeling confident.

Kayle

Minor

Pretty easy matchup, but you have to keep in mind that her late game is immense, so you have to get a strong lead on her. Go clepto and bully her a lot.

Kennen

Extreme

You can do nothing against him, he has good range, damage and is too fast for you. His ulti also trumps yours in the late game. Your only hope is to go Comet and support other lanes.

Kled

Major

Never trade with him. Just go grasp and farm.

Malphite

Even

His damage is surprisingly high. His all ins are a big threat to you, but you can generally outscale him, so just take grasp and play it safe early on.

Maokai

Tiny

He can do nothing to you. Take clepto and farm.

Master Yi

Major

He can be played top and you actually are quite helpless against him. You need to take exhaust against him to prevent him from tower diving you.

Mordekaiser

Extreme

You can do nothing to him. Go comet and support other lanes. Fortunately, he is played quite rarely in top lane.

Nasus

Extreme

Go critplank, this build does not work against him, because he will outscale you and smash you up regardless of what you build. In fact, if you see nasus picked, don't pick GP at all, pick pantheon and kill him early.

Nautilus

Even

He has so much CC that you can't W it all off. Just farm with Clepto.

Neeko

Major

She is basically the new Teemo. Go grasp and chalice and farm.

Nidalee

Minor

2010 has called.

Olaf

Extreme

His all ins are lethal, you can't outdamage him or slow him down. Exhaust is mandatory and stay under tower with comet.

Ornn

Tiny

Who dis?

Pantheon

Extreme

Good luck. Fortunately, most Pantheon players only pick him because he counters gp and do not even know how to combo properly. You can go grasp if you are confident, but I would play it safe and go comet. A well-played Pantheon will leave you no chance.

Poppy

Minor

She is a bit annoying, but there is no reason not to go Clepto and bully her.

Quinn

Major

Not much you can do, but at least she can't easily kill you either. Grasp and try to trade back.

Renekton

Major

You can never trade with him. Any build is viable - you can go Klepto and harass, you can go Grasp and harass after charging it with barrels or you can go comet and help other lanes.

Rengar

Extreme

He is very dangerous to you and you should show proper respect to his damage. Take exhaust and Comet and support other lanes.

Riven

Major

Not as deadly as you might think. You can fight her off with grasp. Take exhaust too and use it on her when she engages with her ult.

Rumble

Even

You can trade fairly effectively with grasp and simply outscale him. He is not nearly as good as he used to be.

Ryze

Even

His damage is crazy. You need to execute your barrel combos well and slowly bring him down.

Shaco

Extreme

AP Shaco is cancer. Simple as that. Just farm and never get baited because his boxes deal insane damage.

Shen

Major

His global presence is better than yours and he also outdamages you in trades. You should keep your distance and poke with grasp.

Singed

Minor

He is annoying, but you should never let him get close enough to be a thread. Go klepto and take your booty.

Sion

Major

He is dangerous because his Q has better range than your Q. Try to bait him into using it and then poke him with Grasp.

Sylas

Even

His early game damage is dangerous and he deals more damage with your ulti because he is AP. However, you outscale him later, so don't worry.

Tahm Kench

Major

Surprisingly dangerous, because you can't W when he eats you. Stay back and poke with Klepto.

Teemo

Major

The satan is annoying early on and might even kill you if he runs ignite. However, you should simply buy chalice and shoot him whenever you have Grasp charged. You will outscale him later.

Trundle

Extreme

He is a very strong duelist and you are not. You can't W his pillar or the slow either. You need to run exhaust or he will walk over you. You can run comet or grasp if you want to try and win your lane.

Tryndamere

Extreme

Post-6 he will walk over you, so build some early armor and run exhaust. You can run comet or grasp.

Urgot

Minor

You counter him because you can use W when he is pulling you with his ult and he won't execute you. You should take Klepto and poke him from distance.

Vayne

Extreme

Any ranged champion is dangerous to GP and vayne is sometimes played in toplane. You can't trade with her and she will destroy your barrels so take Comet and wait for ganks.

Vladimir

Extreme

His sustain, poke and damage are all better than yours. You can go grasp to improve all 3 and fight him or go comet and help other lanes.

Volibear

Minor

Who dis?

Wukong

Even

His all ins are dangerous, but he does not deal as much damage as most other matchups, you can fight him with Grasp.

Yasuo

Even

Skill matchup. A good Yasuo has an edge, but a bad one will feed you. Keep your distance and poke with grasp.

Yorick

Major

He is very annoying. Take grasp and poke as much as you can and avoid getting trapped.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Gangplank counters well

4 CR

4 CR

4 CR

Gangplank gets countered

6.4 CR

6.4 CR

6 CR

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Champion Build Guide

Tankplank TOP (9.8)

By LosAngeloser

Intro

Hi, this guide is in progress.

Pros & Cons

Pros:
- Global presence with your ult.
- Very good farmer.
- Great teamfighting capabilities.
- Scales extremely well to middle game.
- Can be played safely, does not need to be fed to be useful.
- Unique and fun playstyle.
- Very high skill ceiling.

Cons:
- Has a lot of bad matchups due to bad early game.
- Very difficult to play.
- Falls off late.
- Can be snowballed on.
- No escape or engage abilities.
- No hard CC or utility.

Gangplank counters well

4 CR

Gangplank gets countered

6.4 CR

6 CR

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Tankplank TOP (9.8)

Intro

Pros & Cons

Tankplank TOP (9.8)

Tankplank TOP (9.8)

Recommended Items

Runes: KLEPTO (Aggressive)

Spells:

Flash

Teleport

Exhaust

Flash

Items

Ability Order

Trial By Fire (PASSIVE)

Parrrley (Q)

Remove Scurvy (W)

Powder Keg (E)

Cannon Barrage (R)

Threats & Synergies

Aatrox

Akali

Camille

Cho'Gath

Darius

Dr. Mundo

Fiora

Garen

Gnar

Hecarim

Heimerdinger

Illaoi

Irelia

Jarvan IV

Jax

Jayce

Kayle

Kennen

Kled

Malphite

Maokai

Master Yi

Mordekaiser

Nasus

Nautilus

Neeko

Nidalee

Olaf

Ornn

Pantheon

Poppy

Quinn

Renekton

Rengar

Riven

Rumble

Ryze

Shaco

Shen

Singed

Sion

Sylas

Tahm Kench

Teemo

Trundle

Tryndamere

Urgot

Vayne

Vladimir

Volibear

Wukong

Yasuo

Yorick

Champion Build Guide

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