Welcome to the League of Legends Champion Spotlight
featuring Gangplank the Saltwater Scourge.
(Gangplank) "There's only one way in Bilgewater... mine."
As unpredictable as he is brutal,
Gangplank reigns as Bilgewater's uncrowned king
through a mix of fear, violence and cunning.
Gangplank relishes the rare moments when some fool
challenges him, going to war with pistol and blade
to remind everyone the truth behind the tall tales.
(Gangplank) "The sea may be wicked, but I'm worse."
Gangplank's passive is Trial by Fire.
On a moderate cool down Gangplank ignites his blade,
causing his next melee attack to deal bonus damage
apply a true damage DOT
and grant a brief burst of movement speed.
Gangplank's Q is Parrrley.
He fires a shot from his pistol
dealing damage that can crit like a basic attack.
Parrrley also applies on hit effects
like Red buff and Static Shiv.
Parrrley plunders extra gold
and refunds half its mana cost if it kills a unit.
For each gold plundered by Parrrley
Gangplank gains a Silver Serpent,
which is an exclusive currency he can use
at the shop to upgrade his ultimate.
We'll get to that in a minute.
Use Parrrley in early laning to farm at a safe distance
from any poke or encroaching junglers
while pocketing the extra gold as money in the bank.
Remove Scurvy, Gangplank's W, heals him
and removes disabling effects.
The more health he's missing, the more health he recovers.
Whether facing crowd control, sustained damage
or vitamin-C deficiency, all Gangplank has to do
is eat an orange, and it's k.
Powder Keg is Gangplank's E,
and there's a bit of a mini-game with it
for the Saltwater Scourge and his opponents.
When he uses Powder Keg, Gangplank tosses out a barrel
with three hit points that tick down to one over a few seconds.
If Gangplank last-hits the barrel with a basic attack or Parrrley,
it explodes, dealing the attack's damage
including crit that ignores a percentage of enemy armor.
The explosion slows anyone in the blast zone,
and plunders gold if triggered by Parrrley.
He gains barrel charges slowly,
but can store several barrels for a battery of boom.
Powder Kegs can chain together if their explosion radii connect
although the damage doesn't stack.
Basically, each additional barrel makes the area bigger.
As a reward for exploding a barrel, Gangplank gains
bonus movement speed and instantly refreshes his passive.
But if an enemy last-hits the Keg,
they'll disarm it with no explosion and pocket a few gold coins.
Additionally, because they have other, important barrel
business to attend to, Powder Kegs will disappear
after being stuck on one tick for sixty seconds.
Keep in mind that Powder Kegs prime themselves faster with level.
Later in the game, carefully placing one on the path behind you
will let you Parrrley the barrel as you run
slowing your pursuers and reaching safety.
Gangplank's ultimate is Cannon Barrage.
When he ults, Gangplank calls on his ship to fire
waves of cannonballs on a large area with global range,
damaging and slowing enemies caught beneath the barrage.
There are three upgrades Gangplank can purchase over the course
of the game with the Silver Serpents from Parrrley.
First up is Death's Daughter, an enormous cannon
that deals tons of true damage at the beginning of the ultimate.
Second is Raise Morale, an upgrade that gives allies
under the avalanche of iron additional move speed.
And lastly, Fire at Will increases the ult's rate of fire,
dealing extra damage.
Remember that your ult give you global presence.
Even if you're in another lane, it's almost as if you're there in spirit.
You can use Cannon Barrage to turn the tide of battle
and potentially leave your enemies feeling extra salty.
Practice makes perfect, and it's still true
even if what you're practicing is looting and pillaging.
Let's look at some examples of Gangplank in game.
More like gameplank...
Getting whacked upside the head with a flaming sword
is a substantial chunk of damage, making Trial by Fire
a critical park of Gangplank's ability to trade in lane.
Here, Maokai initiates a fight just as Gangplank's passive comes up.
Immediately after applying the burn, Gangplank explodes
a Powder Keg allowing the dread pirate a second blazing hit.
Gangplank can be exceptionally good at zoning and poking
champions with his barrels, especially anyone who
needs to get in melee range to trade.
Here, Gangplank places a barrel in front of the minions
so that Maokai stays zoned. Rather than give up the lane dominance
he's secured, Gangplank uses chain barrel explosions to harass
the burly treant further and force him even farther back.
Gangplank can unload surprising amounts of damage
through an in-and-out fighting pattern.
In this clip, Ekko's looking to fight, so Gangplank starts
by strategically moving in the opposite direction.
When Ekko misses the stun, Gangplank Parrrleys a Powder Keg
into a Death's Daughter-empowered Cannon Barrage
and simply turns back around to clean up the kill.
With Gangplank's sea-faring background, it should come as
no surprise he easily clears waves as a split pusher.
Placing a premeditated Powder Keg in the brush
will allow him a snap-combo with a second barrel
if anyone comes to meddle with that split push.
When challenged, he can use the slow and bonus
movement speed from his barrels to escape.
Needing further assistance, Remove Scurvy and Cannon Barrage
provide the health and slows needed to reposition.
As he searches for new opponents he sets up
several multi-Keg chains to evade his pursuers.
As deadly as the barrels can be, they're fragile.
Enemies who are paying attention can easily disarm them,
negating their strength and Gangplank's advantage.
In this last clip, watch as Gangplank hides a barrel
in the razorbeak camp, out of range of his enemies.
When a fight breaks out, the Saltwater Scourge casts a
second barrel and shoots the first to chain the explosion.
In the middle of the explosion, he finishes things off with a third barrel
securing a kill on Orianna and Sona.
A rather powder-ful interaction.
(Gangplank)"Face me, swab!"
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(Gangplank) "I have a deficiency..."
"...of cares"