Talk:Gangplank/@comment-27249571-20160504173740

Ahh, Essence Reaver. The item that seems perfect for Gangplank on paper, but in practice, is a far cry from optimal. My build is Trinity Force, early CDR boots, Infinity Edge, Statikk Shiv, Phantom Dancer, situational. The 6th item slot can be anything from Guardian Angel, Sterak’s Gage, Youmuu’s Ghostblade, Maw of Malmortius, Last Whisper item, Randuin’s Omen. etc.



Masteries are 12/18/0 taking a few key ones: Thunderlord’s Decree, Intelligence, Bandit, Meditation, and Natural Talent.



Runes are Scaling Attack Damage Marks, Scaling Health Seals, Flat Cooldown Reduction Glyphs, One Flat and two Scaling Cooldown Reduction Quintessences.



Why this is better than others/Essence Reaver: 100% crit, a bunch of attack speed makes you a good melee nuker in a pinch, cheaper item build, faster cooldown reduction, etc.

 I want to make it clear, by going for Essence Reaver you are delaying your power spikes, and this build gets 1150+ damage barrels anyways, so you don’t gain much damage by gutting your mid and early game CDR. I usually sell my boots late late game and figure out a way to cap CDR.