Talk:Gangplank/@comment-30157316-20161006132651

People go on about how barrels are his only strength, that's not true.... that is like far from the truth, his barrels are only really op because of his Q scalings, especially when you get Trinity. I am a long time Gp main and I barely use his barrels at all, (mainly because I haven't practised with him in a while and I'm losing my touch, but still) I find that if you have no tank going ap tank plank is the best bet. Because if you get Deadmans, that's bonus damage to your Q, then you get Visage, to boost your healing, and finish up with Liandrys, Rylais, and Lichbane, because you get the bonus damage on your q, a slow, and a burn, allowing you to do some serious longterm damage while also being able to heal basically back anything due to his 90% ap scaling on his oranges, as well as the missing percentage of health. You finish it up with Warmogs, you don't need boots due to deadmans. This build is of course if you're good enough to time your W right. For masteries, Thunderlords, or Deathfire touch with this build, getting the extra gold will be a little hard, but in the end you can at least get one upgrade to your ult before the end of the game if you're doing good enough.