Malphite vs Gangplank TOP Matchup Guide

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Overview

Survive Gangplank's poke and barrel setups by building armor and avoiding extended trades early.
Maintain a stable lane state to farm safely and prepare for impactful level 6 engages.
Focus on teamfight impact using to initiate rather than lane dominance.

Trade with measured poke followed by to reduce his auto-attack damage.
Avoid trading when Gangplank has barrels primed or ready to cleanse your crowd control.
Prioritize trades after barrels are cleared or is on cooldown to punish his reduced zone control.

Respect Gangplank's barrel chains and cleanse which can punish melee engages.
Avoid all-ins before you have armor and available to prevent getting overwhelmed by poke and barrels.
Watch for Gangplank's global slow impacting fights near your lane, limiting your engage or escape options.

Avoid extended trades before your first armor item to minimize damage from and barrels.
Use sparingly to slow Gangplank and disrupt barrel setups without wasting mana.
Keep the wave on your side or slow push to deny Gangplank easy barrel placement and poke angles.

At level 6, use to engage fights decisively when your team can follow up.
After your first armor item, take safer trades as you blunt Gangplank's physical damage and auto-attack efficiency.
Respect Gangplank's level 6 global slow and barrel scaling by avoiding clustered fights and barrel zones.

Survive early lane pressure and build armor to blunt Gangplank's poke and auto-attacks.
Use to initiate fights when your team can follow up, turning passive lanes into winning engagements.
Deny Gangplank safe barrel setups by controlling wave position and punishing when or barrels are down.

Tactical tip

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