Gangplank

The Saltwater Scourge

Fighter · Mana · Melee

About

Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge, is a fighter champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at melee range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 9 out of 10: a champion very hard, one of the most demanding champions in the game.

Compared with other champions, Gangplank starts with average HP (630), average armor (31) and average move speed (345). Attack range is 125 units.

Gangplank has 12 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack7

Defense6

Magic4

Difficulty9

Abilities

Passive · 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: 4.5s · Cost: 50/45/40/35/30
W · Remove Scurvy
Eats citrus to cure crowd control effects and restore Health.
Cooldown: 22/20/18/16/14s · Cost: 60/70/80/90/100
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: 0s
R (Ultimate) · Cannon Barrage
Gangplank signals his ship to bombard an area, slowing and damaging enemies.
Cooldown: 160/140/120s · Cost: 100

Tips for playing 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.

Tips for 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!

Base stats

HP: 630 (+114 per level)
Mana: 280 (+60 per level)
Armor: 31 (+4.7 per level)
Magic resist: 32 (+2.05 per level)
Attack damage: 64
Attack speed: 0.658 (+3.2 per level)
Move speed: 345
Range: 125

Lore

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. Gangplank would see Bilgewater bathed in blood once more before letting someone else take it—and now with pistol, cutlass, and barrels of gunpowder, he is determined to reclaim what he has lost.