User blog comment:Wow look i made a rework/Poison is for ninja not pirates (Gangplank rework)/@comment-8234800-20140206175856

He might be a pirate, but he's up against knights, warriors and giant insect monsters. Imo, a pirate is a mix of a warrior and rogue, fighting his enemies head-on, but using every trick in the book and exploiting every weakness of his enemy to win.

I think I'm actually one of the only people around who are completely happy with Gangplank's kit right now - it's fun, it has some super strong utility and does put out some really nice damage, if you buy the right items. His poison damage is negligible - the true strength of his passive is the perma-slow, allowing GP to chase down fleeing enemies and get to that precious kill bounty. His Q is really strong, but it requires you to use it strategically, as it is your main source of damage.