Talk:Gangplank/@comment-195.14.156.138-20120327074522/@comment-50.103.2.165-20120328190440

"To me, wasting any gold to stray away from your core build is a bad idea."

Only in IDEAL builds, given IDEAL games.

In practice, items builds require adaptation and making good choices to adjust to the enemy team's strategy (assuming they have one). The best players ALWAYS check the Tab-roster to see what everyone has bought so far before committing to purchases first.

If you need the extra harass power for Parrrley, Philo Stone is one of the best items since it recoups its cost over time, and provides no dead stats. But sometimes I've been forced into buying multiple Doran's Daggers. Or Cloth Armor. Or even the Mighty Mushroom to commit to an oncoming teamfight.

Either form of Gangplank can use Philo Stone; Off-Tank Gangplank makes extensive use of Shurelia's, since it provides CDR and the Active speed boost. Definitely collaborate with your teammates to decide on who gets team-items if you're playing the Carry. Gangplank is fairly rigid in terms of what AD items he wants, but actually quite flexible for his movement and defense items, since he has innate movespeed and the Oranges of Awesome.