Urgot vs Gangplank TOP Matchup Guide

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Urgot into Gangplankmedium

Overview

Use ranged poke and passive legs to deny Gangplank safe barrel setups and scaling.
Maintain medium lane pressure to force Gangplank into uncomfortable trades before critical item spikes.
Hold to punish Gangplank's engage or barrel placement attempts.

Trade by poking from range, then punish Gangplank walking into with passive legs and execute.
Avoid trading if is on cooldown or barrels are primed nearby.
Exploit Gangplank's barrel and cooldowns to force trades and zone him off CS.

Avoid all-ins when Gangplank has barrels primed and available to cleanse your .
Do not engage when passive legs are on cooldown or execute is missed.
Watch for Gangplank's global pressure that can slow and turn skirmishes against you.

Pressure Gangplank early with poke and passive legs before barrels are set.
Hold to flip Gangplank when he commits to barrels or engages.
Avoid extended fights pre-6 to minimize impact of Gangplank's heal and barrel chains.

At level 6, threaten execute with to force Gangplank to play cautiously.
At level 9, leverage uptime for sustained damage and stronger side-lane duels.
Respect Gangplank's level 6 global slow and barrel scaling by avoiding clustered fights and barrel zones.

Use ranged poke and passive legs to control melee spacing and deny Gangplank barrel setups.
Punish Gangplank's engages by flipping him with and converting health leads with execute.
Pressure side lanes after level 9 with sustained damage to force favorable duels and limit Gangplank's scaling.

Tactical tip

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