Talk:Gangplank/@comment-4019444-20110701040546/@comment-139.130.57.34-20110702014151

The main difference between the new and old gangplank was that he's far less luck-based. But he still suffers from some of the same kind of problems, that being he either crits on parrlay to deal a good nuke, or he doesn't and it only does mediocre damage since it's physical rather than magic. If he goes into melee range his only survival ability is his inbuilt cleanse and speed. Consider that other melee champions are usually naturally tanky, this means he's very susceptible to burst damage until he builds a banshee or some other tank item... which sets back his damage. So yes late game he can be quite a nighmare (as all carries should be), no I don't believe he can't be countered.