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Playing Against Gangplank

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Patch 16.2.1

What They Do

A scaling lane-bully hybrid who uses barrels to zone enemies and deals massive AoE burst. He uses to farm extra gold and to ignore CC, aiming to reach a one-shot threshold in the late game.

Abilities (What to Watch For)

Ability	What You'll See	What It Means For You
	His cutlass glows with orange fire.	His next melee attack deals true damage over time. This resets every time he explodes an , so he can chain multiple burns in a single fight.
	He fires a quick pistol shot at a target.	Point-and-click poke that applies on-hit effects like Grasp of the Undying. It also earns him Silver Serpents to upgrade .
	He eats a citrus fruit and glows green.	He heals based on missing health and instantly cleanses ALL crowd control. Do not commit your primary stun until this is used or he is low enough to burst.
	A powder keg with a health bar that ticks down.	The core of his kit. He chains these together to deal massive AoE damage that ignores 40% armor. You can 'defuse' them by auto-attacking them when they hit 1 HP.
	A large circular area of cannonballs falling from the sky.	Global ultimate that slows and deals magic damage. He uses this to assist other lanes or to cut off your escape path during a gank.

Respect

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Barrel chains from bushes→If you don't have vision of a bush, he can hide an and chain it to a second one instantly, giving you zero time to react to the explosion.
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Passive true damage resets→If he hits you with , then pops a barrel, his is back up. He can stack multiple true damage burns that melt even the tankiest bruisers.
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Global pressure at level 6→Even if you are winning lane, his can turn a fight in the bot lane or mid lane into a victory for his team without him leaving lane.
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Level 13 barrel timing→At level 13, the health bar on ticks down significantly faster, making it almost impossible to out-time his combos if you aren't frame-perfect.

Punish

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is on cooldown (22-14s)→He is extremely vulnerable to ganks or all-ins. Without his orange, any hard CC is a guaranteed kill or a forced Flash.
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Early game barrel recharge (18-14s)→He only holds 3 charges. If he misses an combo or uses them to clear the wave, jump on him immediately while he has no zoning tools.
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Level 1-6 barrel tick rate→Early on, his ticks down every 2 seconds. You have a massive window to walk up and auto-attack the barrel to kill it before he can pop it.
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Out of Mana→GP is mana-hungry if he spams and . If he's below 20% mana, he can't use his full defensive rotation to survive an all-in.

Laning Tips

•Start Doran's Shield and take Second Wind in your runes to neutralize his poke.
•Contest every barrel. If you hit the when it's at 1 HP, you deny him damage, a movement speed buff, and a reset.
•Do not stand near your own low-health minions. He will try to last-hit them and poke you simultaneously with an explosion.
•Bait out his by using a minor slow or CC before committing your Jungler's main engage tool.
•Watch his sword—if it's glowing, do not go for a melee trade or you will eat the true damage burn.
•If he places an on top of himself, he's looking to kiting you. Back off or prepare to out-time his auto on the barrel.

Teamfight Warning

⚠Never group in tight jungle chokepoints where a single chain can hit 3 or more people.
⚠The ADC or a high-attack-speed champion must prioritize hitting his barrels during fights to disable his damage.
⚠Avoid standing in the center of . The 'Death's Daughter' upgrade deals a massive burst of true damage in the very middle of the circle.
⚠Flank him rather than running straight at him. He is immobile and relies on barrels to peel for himself from the front.
⚠Keep track of his 'Fire at Will' upgrade on , which increases the wave frequency and makes the slow almost impossible to walk through.

AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached