Gangplank·Mid Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Gangplank Mid 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, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Scorch and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health 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, Mortal Reminder and finish with Immortal Shieldbow. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 53.0% winrate over 788 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Gangplank Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite 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, 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 52.5% win rate over 505 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 47.1% win rate across 408 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Gangplank Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Fleet Footwork, Absorb Life, Legend: Haste and Cut Down as your primary rune tree, and Second Wind with Revitalize as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health 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 47.4% win rate over 173 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.