Talk:Gangplank/@comment-25798166-20141202120018/@comment-4929329-20141211010612

I personally have not the time for much ranked, but I'm doing quite well as top lane GP. He got me into plat so far. Experimenting with item builds is fun, but I have settled on tank masteries (9/21/0) and 12% crit chance runes (armor + MR seal/glyph)

In terms of levelling abilities, QEQW is set in stone. After that it is a bit dependent - 2nd W gives a ton more healing for same mana cost. 3rd Q gets a bit more damage. No matter what, max Q first, and E last.

Blade of Avarice is a good choice, though if you have enough money on first back I'd get Sheen instead. If I get dunked in lane I get Warmogs or (if AP enemy) Spirit Visage, otherwise Trinity Force then Warmog's. Favorite boots are Swiftness (you spend more time walking up to people than you do autoattacking) though Ninja Tabi are nice. If fed, try to grab Infinity Edge, otherwise itemization at this point is customizable. My favorite armor item is Frozen Heart for mana, CDR, and aura that debuffs enemies even if they avoid me.

CDR + Mana > lifesteal. Always. You can't reliably stick to enemies in order to get lifesteal to happen.