Gnar vs Gangplank

Gnar

48.1%

over 1744 games

Gangplank

Analyze a draft with Gnar

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushHigh burstHeavy poke

Build vs Gangplank

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

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Core build

1—

2—

3—

Standard

4vs Slow

5—

Summoner spells

63%

21%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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56.4% WR234 games

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

Resolve

Overgrowth

Bone Plating

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Gangplank's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Trial by Fire (P)

Every few seconds, Gangplank's melee strike will set his opponent on fire.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	4.5s	22s	0s	–
6	4.5s	22s	0s	2m40
9	4.5s	20s	0s	2m40
11	4.5s	18s	0s	2m20
16	4.5s	14s	0s	2m
18	4.5s	14s	0s	2m

Playing as Gnar

Tips to maximize your impact

Poke and catch your boomerang
As Mini Gnar, poke and kite with Boomerang Throw (Q): it slows, and catching it on the way back lowers its cooldown.
Three hits on the same target
As Mini Gnar, land three hits on the same target: Hyper (W) then adds damage based on their max health and gives you move speed.
Engage at almost full Rage
Engage when your Rage Gene (passive) bar is almost full: your next ability turns you into Mega Gnar, tankier and with new spells.
Send them into a wall
Cast GNAR! (R) to send enemies into a wall: those who hit it are stunned and take more damage, the others are only knocked back.

Playing against Gangplank

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

Pop his kegs before he does
Destroy his kegs before he does: a Powder Keg (E) destroyed by an enemy is defused, and each keg loses health over time.
All-in, he has no dash
If you can engage, go all-in: his kit has no dash to escape.
Save a CC for after his W
If your team has several CCs, don't use them all at once: Remove Scurvy (W) cleanses all his CC, then has a 22 to 14 second cooldown.
Get out of his keg zone
In teamfights, get out of his kegs' area: each Powder Keg (E) explosion deals the damage of the attack that set it off, ignores part of your armor and slows you.

Other Gnar matchups

Patch 16.21.1