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Volibear vs Gangplank

Volibear
vs
46.8%

over 1780 games

Gangplank
Analyze a draft with Volibear

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushHigh burstHeavy poke

Build vs Gangplank

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Volibear: Statikk Shiv, Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Plated Steelcaps, Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Randuin's Omen.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Statikk Shiv
1
Hextech Gunblade
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dusk and Dawn
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot68%
ExhaustFlash17%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dusk and Dawn
Navori Flickerblade
Spirit Visage
Randuin's Omen
Thornmail
Riftmaker
Unending Despair
Stormsurge
Trinity Force
Terminus
Iceborn Gauntlet
Rabadon's Deathcap
Nashor's Tooth
Eclipse
Dark Seal
Bramble Vest
Death's Dance
Hullbreaker
Fimbulwinter
Black Cleaver
Zhonya's Hourglass
Dead Man's Plate
Spear of Shojin
Frozen Heart
Hextech Rocketbelt
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Jak'Sho, The Protean
51.2% WR84 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
RevitalizeRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Volibear

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Charge in, then stun

    Cast Thundering Smash (Q) to charge at your target: your speed doubles when heading toward a champion, and your next auto stuns them.

  2. Two Frenzied Mauls on one target

    Hit the same target twice with Frenzied Maul (W): the second hit, on the marked target, hits harder and heals you based on your missing health.

  3. Stay under your lightning

    Cast Sky Splitter (E) where you're fighting and stay in the zone: when the lightning strikes, you gain a shield, and enemies hit are slowed.

  4. Dive the tower with your ult

    To dive under a tower, cast Stormbringer (R) near it: on landing, you disable it for a few seconds, and you gain bonus health.

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 Volibear matchups

Patch 16.21.1