LoL Classic Builds
Gangplank

Gangplank

Mid Pure meme

AP Gangplank Mid (the classic troll!)

How to play this build

A meme build, but fun: poke with Parrrley (Q) which with Lich Bane adds surprise magic damage, and cleanse any CC with Oranges (W). The global ult punishes fights across the map; play it to harass and finish, not to duel.

Strengths

  • Parrrley (Q) scales with AP and applies effects at range: safe poke that grants bonus gold on unit kills.
  • Your barrels deal AoE magic damage with AP: a good chain blows up several enemies.
  • Global ult: you pressure the whole map and finish fights from afar.

Weaknesses

  • High skill curve: barrels take practice to chain.
  • Fragile if they collapse on you; you depend on distance.
  • Without barrels ready, your burst disappears.

Key combos

  • Place a barrel → Q the barrel to detonate the chain → chain a second barrel, adding W (Remove Scurvy) to cleanse CC.

Matchups

You beat

  • Immobile lanes you poke with Q without retaliation.
  • Grouped fights where barrels hit the whole team.

Trouble vs

  • Early all-in (Renekton, Darius) who blow you up before you scale.
  • Mobile champions who dodge the barrels.

Game plan

Use Parrrley to farm at range and stack bonus gold via the silver passive. Practice chaining barrels: it's your main source of fight damage. With R, help other lanes or finish teamfights, applying slow and AoE damage from anywhere on the map.

Quick tips

  • Detonate barrels with Q to save autoattacks and keep your range.
  • Save W (the orange) for key CC: it cleanses stuns and anchors.

Skill order

Max priority:

Q Cañonazo → E Levantar la Moral → W Quitar Escorbuto

The ultimate (R) is always leveled at 6, 11 and 16.

Level 123456789101112131415161718
Q QQQQQ
W WWWWW
E EEEEE
R RRR
Why this order
Parrrley (Q) for poke that adds magic damage with Lich Bane; E second. W (oranges) at 1 point to cleanse CC.

Items and what they do

  1. Lich Bane
    Lich Bane AP, mana and move speed; attack after a spell deals huge magic damage scaling with AP. Key for AP auto builds.
  2. Rabadon's Deathcap
    Rabadon's Deathcap The biggest AP item in the game: multiplies your total AP.
  3. Deathfire Grasp
    Deathfire Grasp The classic burst item: AP + active that deals % target-health damage and amplifies your next hit. One-shots.
  4. Sorcerer's Shoes
    Sorcerer's Shoes Boots with magic penetration.
  5. Rylai's Crystal Scepter
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter AP and health; your spells slow enemies (helps land everything).

Runes

In classic LoL, runes were a system SEPARATE from masteries: bought with IP (Influence Points) and slotted into 4 tiers — Marks (red), Seals (yellow), Glyphs (blue) and Quintessences (purple, the strongest). They gave flat stats: damage, armor, penetration, etc.

Marks (red) Magic penetration ×9
Seals (yellow) Armor ×9
Glyphs (blue) Ability power per level ×9
Quintessences (purple) Ability power ×3

Magic pen, armor, AP quints

Masteries: how they work

In classic LoL you have up to 30 points (at level 30) to split across three trees: Offense (damage), Defense (durability) and Utility (mana, cooldown reduction and mobility). The notation 21/0/9 means 21 points in Offense, 0 in Defense and 9 in Utility.

Masteries
21/0/9 — Offense
Why this page
21/0/9 pushes Parrrley + Lich Bane damage, your only real AP source.

Summoner spells

Flash Flash Ignite Ignite
Lane
Mid
Original role
Top AD Crit

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