K'Sante vs Gangplank

K'Sante

48.2%

over 2093 games

Gangplank

Analyze a draft with K'Sante

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushHigh burstHeavy poke

Build vs Gangplank

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

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Core build

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2—

3—

Standard

4vs Slow

5—

Summoner spells

77%

17%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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51.8% WR141 games

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Shield Bash

Second Wind

Overgrowth

Precision

Last Stand

Triumph

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 K'Sante

Tips to maximize your impact

Stack your Q on minions
Stack Ntofo Strikes (Q) on minions: after 2 hits, the next cast becomes a shockwave that stuns and pulls, so save it for the champion.
Charge your W through CC
Charge Path Maker (W) when they throw CC at you: while charging, you're Unstoppable and take less damage, then your dash knocks back and stuns.
Join an ally with your E
Cast Footwork (E) toward an ally to protect them or escape: the dash goes much farther, and you both gain a shield.
Send your target through a wall
Knock your target into a wall with All Out (R): they go through it, you follow, and you hit harder at the cost of some of your health and resistances.

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 K'Sante matchups

Patch 16.21.1