By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Saltwater Scourge
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (3,472 games).
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge, chains Powder Kegs so one shot spreads its damage through all of them, and Remove Scurvy cleanses crowd control. His counted Master+ games are top lane games, Deathfire Touch was the keystone taken most, and his one printed path opens on Essence Reaver.
Fighter
Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 3,472 games · Preview sample
3,472
Games
High
Confidence
60.3%Win Rate
Flash
Ignite
This exact page: taken in 11.2% of games·46.7% win rate over 390 games.
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Fleet Footwork13.0% taken · 50.3% win453 games
First Strike8.2% taken · 49.8% win283 games
Stormraider's Surge6.8% taken · 51.1% win235 gamesSorcery + Precision48.8% taken · 50.8% win1,696 games
Sorcery + Resolve20.3% taken · 53.6% win705 gamesPrecision + Resolve10.4% taken · 47.8% win360 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Gangplank's most common path.
QShoots target, plundering Gold for each enemy unit killed.
Cooldown 4.5s · 50/45/40/35/30 Mana
WEats citrus to cure crowd control effects and restore Health.
Cooldown 22/20/18/16/14s · 60/70/80/90/100 Mana
EGangplank uncovers a powder keg at target location.
Cooldown 0s · No cost
RGangplank signals his ship to bombard an area, slowing and damaging enemies.
Cooldown 160/140/120s · 100 ManaMax Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QParrrley | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WRemove Scurvy | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| EPowder Keg | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RCannon Barrage | R | R | R |
How Gangplank performs against enemy top laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Punish the cooldown — Gangplank is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 9/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
Trade on your terms — take the fight where its damage lands on nobody
PTrial by Fire
Every few seconds, Gangplank's melee strike will set his opponent on fire.
Passive — never cast
QParrrley
Shoots target, plundering Gold for each enemy unit killed.
Cost 50/45/40/35/30 ManaCooldown 4.5sRange 625
WRemove Scurvy
Eats citrus to cure crowd control effects and restore Health.
Cost 60/70/80/90/100 ManaCooldown 22/20/18/16/14sRange 400
EPowder 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.
No costCooldown 0sRange 1000
RCannon Barrage
Gangplank signals his ship to bombard an area, slowing and damaging enemies.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 160/140/120sRange 30000
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Gangplank in 3 patches. The latest is patch 26.1, published 2026-01-07.
PTrial by Fire
EPowder Keg
Gangplank is one of two champions (alongside Smolder) who we think is going to gain extra power due to Essence Reaver once again building from Sheen. We expect him to perform much, much better with his increased critical strike damage, so we're pulling out many of the unique crit scalars that have been added over the years and delivering an extra hit to his E on top.
QParrrley
RCannon Barrage
Experienced Gangplank players are opting for some mana solves (buying early mana crystal and selling it) in early game, and this is indicative of his play pattern not being supported in early game. We're massaging some of his early game and giving him a small ult CD buff as he appears to be underperforming, even among skilled players.
Base Stats
Gangplank's been avoiding his oranges and needs a dose of vitamin B (for buffs). We've cooked him up some base stat buffs due to how cleanly it benefits both his Q and his synergies with Trinity Force.
Riot's data lists 13 looks for Gangplank with their own art, the base skin included and 29 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Gangplank | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 630 | =61st | 620 |
| Health per level | 114 | =14th | 104 |
| Base armor | 31 | =77th | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.7 | =42nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 64 | =29th | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.658 | =54th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 3.2% | =37th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 345 | =9th | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 630 | +114 | 2568 | =18th of 173 |
| Mana | 280 | +60 | 1300 | =21st of 145 |
| Armor | 31 | +4.7 | 110.9 | =62nd of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge, is a Fighter champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 9/10 for difficulty, 7/10 for attack, 6/10 for defense and 4/10 for magic. Gangplank spends Mana and has 13 skins with their own art.
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.
Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 20 July 2015.
11 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.
It plays in YouTube’s own player once you press play. Nothing is downloaded or re-hosted here, and nothing loads from YouTube until then.
