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Gangplank

The Saltwater Scourge

As unpredictable as he is brutal, the dethroned reaver king Gangplank is feared far and wide. Once, he ruled the port city of Bilgewater, and while his reign is over, there are those who believe this has only made him more dangerous.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Trial by Fire
Q
Parrrley
W
Remove Scurvy
E
Powder Keg
R
Cannon Barrage

Gangplank

Overview

On patch 16.21, Gangplank is rated C tier in the top lane, winning 48.7% of 2,636 ranked games with a 2.7% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs First Strike with Flash and Ignite and builds Essence Reaver, The Collector, Infinity Edge, and Plated Steelcaps.

Gangplank struggles most against Kennen (25%), Singed (30%), and Nasus (35.9%) and does best against Olaf (70.4%), Jayce (64.3%), and Shen (60.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 2,636 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

48.7%

Win rate

2.7%

Pick rate

2.6K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Gangplank

Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.

Playing against Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

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Matchups

All Gangplank matchups

Strong against

Olaf70.4%27
Jayce64.3%28
Shen60.6%33
Darius59.6%146
Ambessa57.1%21

Weak against

Kennen25.0%24
Singed30.0%20
Nasus35.9%78
Mordekaiser37.4%107
Kayle38.1%42

Abilities

P
Trial by Fire
Every few seconds, Gangplank's melee strike will set his opponent on fire.
Q
Parrrley
Shoots target, plundering Gold for each enemy unit killed.
Cooldown: 4.5Cost: 50/45/40/35/30Range: 625
W
Remove Scurvy
Eats citrus to cure crowd control effects and restore Health.
Cooldown: 22/20/18/16/14Cost: 60/70/80/90/100Range: 400
E
Powder Keg
Gangplank uncovers a powder keg at target location. If he attacks it, it explodes, spreading the attack's damage to enemies in the area, slowing them.
Cooldown: 0Cost: 0Range: 1000
R
Cannon Barrage
Gangplank signals his ship to bombard an area, slowing and damaging enemies.
Cooldown: 160/140/120Cost: 100Range: 30000