Talk:Gangplank/@comment-6701708-20160724165203/@comment-27806177-20160728074835

Yes? They kept it because it's iconic because he had for a long time and it's also an unique one...

Did Viktor lost his ray with hi first rework? No.

Did Xerath lost his Q or Ulti during his first Rework? No

Did the mages lost their abilities on th MYMU? No.

Only Malzahar lost his W (even though W was the strongest his ability in late game with Rylais) for gaining his old passive instead of it. Gangplank lost his bad abilities (the 21 magic damage passive and the 40 AD boost), gaining instead what made him meta and a strong pick (Malzahar was made viable (it was too before in SoloQ), before it got Mordekaiser'd). In the end they just kept an iconic ability that wasn't a problem with his kit. It's pretty strong but you can dodge most of his damage early (Just used for gaining assist or to execute low health champions), and just as the common lategame champions, he scales hard with his 2-shot barrels and massive zoning ultimate. Also love "little skill required", seems like the old QQ threads "TRYNDAMERE ULT OP UNSKILLED NOOB RIGHT CLICK CHAMP NERF OMG".