
Gangplank·Top Build





Win rate | 50.3% |
Pick rate | 4.1% |
Ban rate | 1.5% |
Matches | 20 918- |

Gangplank Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 51.8% based on 6 407 matches
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Most Popular
51.8%

2nd Most Popular
52.7%

Alternative
56.3%

Off-Meta
58.5%Top Players ALL
SuperiorXemnas OTP
84.6%Ahqua OTP
69.0%Hoshibi#EUW OTP
45.0%Matchup Specific

Jayce
54.9%
Darius
50.7%runes





















spells

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items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 15 sec
Early Items


@ 4 min
Core Items



@ 19 min
Full Build






ability order
Q
E
W
Skills





situational items






Mortal Reminder
Must have item versus champions with a lot of healing such as Soraka, Yuumi, Dr. Mundo or Vladimir.

Gangplank Matchups Overview
Gangplank General information
Gangplank tips and tricks
Auto-attacking your Keg Barrels E 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 R to help allies pick up kills.
Farm with your Q when possible to upgrade your Ultimate
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Gangplank combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
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 Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Demolish, Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force 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 51.8% winrate over 6 407 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 Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Jack Of All Trades in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health 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, Immortal Shieldbow and Lord Dominik's Regards. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.7% win rate over 1 346 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being First Strike as your keystone, Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Absorb Life with Legend: Haste in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, 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 56.3% win rate across 1 062 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Gangplank Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste and Cut Down as your primary rune tree, and Transcendence with Scorch as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Trinity Force as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and The Collector as third item. The last 3 options are Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and Immortal Shieldbow. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 58.5% win rate over 369 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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In-depth Build Stats
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Gangplank Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.4 the best possible matchups for Gangplank Top are:
- vs. Pantheon - 60.7% win rate over 247 games.
- vs. Akali - 59.3% win rate over 135 games.
- vs. Nasus - 56.7% win rate over 247 games.
- vs. Volibear - 55.8% win rate over 276 games.
- vs. Singed - 55.1% win rate over 234 games.
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:
- vs. Quinn - 43.8% win rate over 224 games.
- vs. Kled - 44.3% win rate over 174 games.
- vs. Sion - 44.6% win rate over 570 games.
- vs. Cassiopeia - 45.3% win rate over 106 games.
- vs. Karma - 45.6% win rate over 90 games.
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.