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Gangplank
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Classic loadouts
Builds for Gangplank
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Base stats
Health
▲576 +81
Health Regen
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Resource
255 +40 Mana
Attack Damage
▲57 +3
Armor
▲19.8 +3.3
Magic Resist
▲31.25 +1.25
Move Speed
▲345
Attack Range
▼125
Attack Speed
0.651 +2.75%
▲ ▼ mark stats that sit more than 2% off the roster average. That comparison is arithmetic on the values already published here - not a separate claim.
Abilities
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P
Grog-Soaked Blade
Gangplank's attacks apply a poison that deals magic damage per second, increasing with level.
Q
Parrrley
Gangplank takes aim and shoots an enemy unit with his pistol. If Parrrley deals a killing blow, he gains extra gold and half the mana cost is refunded.
W
Remove Scurvy
Consumes a large quantity of citrus fruit which clears any crowd control effects on him and heals him for 80 / 150 / 220 / 290 / 360 health. (+100% AP)
+100% AP
E
Raise Morale
Passive: Gangplank gains 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 Attack Damage and 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7% Movement Speed. Active: Gangplank fires his pistol into the air, disabling his passive boost and gaining 12 / 19 / 26 / 33 / 40 Attack Damage and 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20% Movement Speed for 7 seconds. Nearby allied champions' gain (half of the bonuses) 6 / 9.5 / 13 / 16.5 / 20 Attack Damage and 4 / 5.5 / 7 / 8.5 / 10% Movement Speed for 7 seconds.
R
Cannon Barrage
Ultimate
Signals Gangplank's ship to fire upon an area for 7 seconds, Slowing enemies in the area by 25% for the duration. Cannonballs rain upon the area, each causing 75 / 120 / 165 magic damage. (+20% AP)
+20% AP
Skins · 7
Catalog and art read directly from the Classic client files (build 18848366a9cb) - exactly the skins the client lists for Gangplank, including the Classic throwback skins with their era models. © Riot Games.
Counters & matchups
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Who Gangplank beats, loses to, and pairs with - reported from real Classic games after July 29, reviewed, and credited. We don't import matchup advice from modern League or from 2013; here's why. Played the matchups? Report them in Discord.
What Gangplank's kit scales with
Every ratio below is read from Gangplank's own ability text. We list them rather than turning them into a recommended build - which items and runes are actually good is opinion about a meta nobody has played yet, and that opens with community builds on July 29.
Resource
ManaMana and mana regen apply
Range
Melee125 units
Ability ratios
W
Remove Scurvy
R
Cannon Barrage
Reveal source
DATA_PENDING Source image retained for comparison. PBE-only facts remain provisional until the July 29 live-client check.
Modern vs Classic · 12 tracked changes
Gangplank
Base Health
630
576
Health per level
114
81
Base Mana
280
255
Base Attack Damage
64
57
Base Armor
31
19.8
Armor per level
4.7
3.3
Base Magic Resist
32
31.25
Magic Resist per level
2.05
1.25
Base Attack Speed
0.658
0.651
Attack Speed per level
3.2%
2.75%
Passive name
Trial by Fire
Grog-Soaked Blade
E name
Powder Keg
Raise Morale
Every Classic value here is Source verified · Classic
values come from the PBE client; today's from Riot's live patch data (16.14.1). Regen stats are left
out on purpose - the two eras report them in different units, and we'd rather skip a row than fudge one.