Talk:Gangplank/@comment-5732636-20130428141902/@comment-7145241-20130508075232

Thanks for this guide!

I tried many things, and the last month I only played Bankplank. This build is much much better for the midgame!

Short summary of the guide: Start Flask&pots (I prefer boots!), play completely defensive, farm with Q, max W first. RUSH Statikk Shiv, after that GP is stronger than any enemy laner (it works, got to beat a Darius yesterday, we had both the same CS but I was way ahead gold and damage wise). Proceed with IE, then what the game needs: Mallet, Atma's, what you like.

It is passive play in early game, and falls off damage-wise in lategame, but the midgame is great. You need to inflict as much chaos among enemies as you can before they gather too much armor. Carries really lose 60% life with every Parrley that crits, 25% with a normal one.

Personally I go for boots of mobility, and after Shiv and IE I try to build more damage if enemy team composition allows it: Ghostblade, Trinity, BC, maybe lifesteal (though it works not so good because GP is a ranged poker, not a melee bruiser)