Gangplank·Top Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Gangplank Top 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 Legend: Haste and Cut Down 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 Essence Reaver as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and The Collector. For your last 3 items, you should build Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards and finish with Voltaic Cyclosword. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 53.1% winrate over 17 371 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Gangplank Top 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 Essence Reaver, 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 Serpent's Fang. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 51.1% win rate over 6 889 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Scorch with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Essence Reaver as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps 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 Serpent's Fang. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 51.0% win rate across 4 956 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Gangplank Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Triple Tonic with Cosmic Insight as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Essence Reaver 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 Serpent's Fang. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 54.9% win rate over 3 540 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.