Talk:Gangplank/@comment-4832742-20130311162258/@comment-4622895-20130317054001

I generally do what the OP does, and don't push Q past [2] too early on. The extra gold from the higher levels would be nice but then, I run utility for extra 2g p/10, pickpocket, and extra starting gold gold along with a Philo's and Avarice Blade as soon as possible so the gold from the higher ranks doesn't feel like such a loss. Instead I do get a little Mspd and AD from E levels and stay very safe due to levels in W.

It may not make me the strongest laner in the game, but win or lose the lane I generally come out with at least boots, the aforementioned items, a brutalizer and at least half an IE, if not the whole thing and a piece of a Trinity.

If I kept levelling Q I would chew through mana for a pittance of extra gold and undercut my utility abilities.