Gangplank Top Build

Gangplank Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Toplane

The best build for Gangplank Top lane includes Trinity Force, Plated Steelcaps, The Collector, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. The most effective rune setup consists of Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, along with Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree.

Gangplank Champion Abilities

Trial by Fire

Gangplank's melee attacks ignite the target, dealing an additional 50-250 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) (+0-200% critical strike chance) true damage over 2.5 seconds and granting Gangplank 15−30% movement speed for 2 seconds (depending on level).

Destroying a Power Keg refreshes this cooldown and grants Gangplank the same movement speed. P

Parrrley

Gangplank fires a bullet dealing 10 / 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 (+1.0 per attack damage) physical damage. If this kills the target, Gangplank gains an additional 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 gold and 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 Silver Serpents.

Gangplank can spend Silver Serpents in the shop to upgrade Cannon Barrage. Q

Remove Scurvy

Gangplank consumes a large amount of citrus fruit, removing all disabling effects and restoring 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 (+90% of ability power) health plus 13% missing health. W

Powder Keg

Gangplank places a powder keg that can be attacked by Gangplank and enemy champions for 25 seconds. When an enemy destroys it, the keg is defused. When Gangplank destroys it, it explodes, slowing by 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80% for 2 seconds and dealing the attack's damage, ignoring 40% armor. Champions take an additional 75 / 105 / 135 / 165 / 195 physical damage.

Keg health decays every 2 / 1 / 0.5 seconds. Keg explosions detonate other kegs with overlapping blast zones, but don't deal damage to the same target more than once. Keg explosions triggered by Parrrley will grant the bonus gold for targets killed. E

Cannon Barrage

Gangplank signals his ship to fire 12 waves of cannonballs anywhere on the map over 8 seconds. Each wave slows by 30% for 0.5 seconds and deals 40 / 70 / 100 (+10% of ability power) magic damage.

This ability can be upgraded in the shop via Parrrley. R

Gangplank Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Teleport

Teleport is a unit-targeted summoner spell that blinks your champion to the target allied unit after a few seconds of channeling.

Teleport transforms into Unleashed Teleport after 10:00.

Gangplank Runes

Gangplank Items

Gangplank Ability Order

Gangplank Matchups Overview

Strong against

Lucian

Swain

Illaoi

Tryndamere

Heimerdinger

Poppy

Weak against

Yorick

Sion

Aatrox

Malphite

Shen

Vladimir

Gangplank Tips and Tricks

Auto-attacking your Keg Barrels will reduce their health by 1, making them explode faster. Keep an eye on the minimap and be ready to use your Ultimate, Cannon Barrage, to help your allies secure kills. Use your Q to farm whenever possible, as it helps upgrade your Ultimate.

The Best Gangplank Builds, Runes and Items for Top

Most Popular

For Summoner Spells, take Flash and Teleport. The recommended rune setup includes Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Demolish, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth in the primary tree. The secondary tree should have Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight. Rune shards should focus on Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. The core items for this build are Trinity Force, followed by Plated Steelcaps and The Collector. Finish the build with Lord Dominik’s Regards, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. Stick with the skill order Q - E - W.

Optional

An alternative build would be to take Flash and Teleport, with First Strike as the keystone, along with Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree. The secondary tree should include Absorb Life and Legend: Haste. Rune shards should focus on Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Trinity Force, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity, and The Collector. The last items should be Infinity Edge, Immortal Shieldbow, and Lord Dominik’s Regards. For the skill order, stick with Q - E - W.

Situational Gangplank Runes and Items

Adjust your build based on the specific context of the game. Consider situational items and runes depending on the enemy team composition and your lane matchup. For example, take Armor or Magic Resist rune shards depending on the champions you’re facing in the lane. Adapt your build to the game state to maximize your effectiveness as Gangplank.