Gangplank·Support Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Gangplank Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Deathfire Touch as your keystone, followed by Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Bone Plating and Unflinching in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Essence Reaver. For your last 3 items, you should build The Collector, Infinity Edge and finish with Lord Dominik's Regards. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 39.3% winrate over 107 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Gangplank Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are First Strike as your keystone, Cash Back, Triple Tonic and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Cut Down with Legend: Haste 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 Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Essence Reaver as your third item. The rest of the items in order are The Collector, Infinity Edge and Lord Dominik's Regards. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 35.2% win rate over 105 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, and Second Wind with Unflinching in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Essence Reaver as a third item. You want to finish the build with The Collector, Infinity Edge and Lord Dominik's Regards. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 52.1% win rate across 71 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Gangplank Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic and Cosmic Insight as your primary rune tree, and Cut Down with Legend: Haste as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Celestial Opposition as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Essence Reaver as third item. The last 3 options are The Collector, Infinity Edge and Lord Dominik's Regards. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 41.5% win rate over 53 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.