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Illaoi vs Gangplank

Illaoi
vs
49.2%

over 1075 games

Gangplank
Analyze a draft with Illaoi

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushHigh burstHeavy poke

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Gangplank

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Illaoi: Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, Plated Steelcaps, Spirit Visage, Randuin's Omen, Death's Dance, Sundered Sky.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Iceborn Gauntlet
1
Black Cleaver
2
Sterak's Gage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spirit Visage
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport46%
ExhaustFlash33%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Spirit Visage
Randuin's Omen
Death's Dance
Sundered Sky
Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Hullbreaker
Tear of the Goddess
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Kaenic Rookern
Spear of Shojin
Executioner's Calling
Stridebreaker
Maw of Malmortius
Overlord's Bloodmail
Serylda's Grudge
Endless Hunger
Trinity Force
Zeke's Convergence
Frozen Heart
Heartsteel
Force of Nature
Fimbulwinter
Eclipse
Guardian Angel
Chempunk Chainsword
Youmuu's Ghostblade
62.3% WR114 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

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

LevelQWER
34.5s22s0s–
64.5s22s0s2m40
94.5s20s0s2m40
114.5s18s0s2m20
164.5s14s0s2m
184.5s14s0s2m

Playing as Illaoi

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Fight near walls

    Fight near walls: Prophet of an Elder God (passive) spawns your tentacles there, and each tentacle that hits a champion heals you.

  2. Hit the spirit you pulled

    After Test of Spirit (E), attack the spirit: it echoes part of its damage to its owner, and if it dies, the enemy is slowed and marked for your tentacles.

  3. Ult after the engage

    Cast Leap of Faith (R) in the middle of several enemies, after their engage or your team's: one tentacle spawns per champion hit, untargetable while it lasts.

  4. Recast W during your ult

    During Leap of Faith (R), recast Harsh Lesson (W) as soon as it's back: its cooldown is reduced, and each hit makes every nearby tentacle slam.

Playing against Gangplank

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. 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.

  2. All-in, he has no dash

    If you can engage, go all-in: his kit has no dash to escape.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 Illaoi matchups

Patch 16.21.1