Talk:Gangplank/@comment-28057436-20160825073807/@comment-26001789-20160826182440

There is no reason to go Tanky or build pure tank items on GP other than Sterak's because GP is a very safe Character despite being considered a Pure Damage Melee Character. Reason for this is Barrels and the way Cannon Barrage works now.

Before, there was a reason for GP to build tanky or at least consider items such as Spirit Visage, Iceborn and even Warmogs on him. He was an ALMOST pure Melee Character and relied on being on the front of the fight autoing.

Plus, now that TriForce lost it's Critical Chance and they changed since rework how his Parrrley behaves with Critical Strikes, going a Full AD - Armor Pen build lets you not only hit what few Squishies Armor they have, but also get into the Tanks Armor through Barrels, A Serrated Dirk Item(like Youmuu or Duskblade) and your Last Whisper Upgrade. You can still go kinda tanky, GP has a pretty good HP Scaling, HP Scaling runes work fine and Sterak + TriForce is a winning combination which alongside a Elixir of Iron will give you close if not already 3000 HP. Plus, you can still transition into a Critical Build if you no longer need the Armor Pen vs Squishies or if they have a Tank Heavy team.

However, there is zero reason to go with a Tanky Build with a Character that can extend his damage over an AoE line of 800-1300 range, an Ultimate that deals True Damage + scales with itself as GP gains more Gold(and Items) and a True Damage Scaling Passive. If you wanna play a character like that, there are quite a few viable. Just don't try to make GP eat apples instead of oranges because you don't like the bittersour taste of them.