How to win lane as Kassadin against Gangplank · 30% win rate over 10 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gangplank | Parrrley out-ranges my point-and-click Null Sphere from level 1, his barrels chip me from outside it, and my magic-resist passive is useless against his physical poke. |
| Level 2 | Gangplank | At level 2 his second barrel lets him chain a Parrrley-into-keg detonation while I still cannot trade back, so I just concede the CS. |
| Level 3 | Gangplank | By level 3 his crit barrels chunk me out of all-in range and my short Null Sphere cannot punish him from where I am forced to farm. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gangplank | Through 4 to 5 his keg poke out-trades my Nether Blade sustain and Remove Scurvy cleanses any peel I land, so I weather it under tower. |
| Level 6 | Gangplank | Riftwalk at 6 is only an escape from his kegs and ganks; I cannot kill a Gangplank who cleanses and crits, so the lane stays his. |
| First item | Gangplank | His Sheen-into-Powder-Keg crit spike threatens a kill while my Catalyst and Rod of Ages only buy survival — I am still behind on this item. |
| Two+ items | Kassadin | With Riftwalk's cooldown stacked plus Rabadon's and Lich Bane I blink in and assassinate him before he re-arms a keg, taking the lane once I outscale his early lead. |
Gangplank out-ranges me the whole opening. Parrrley reaches further than my point-and-click Null Sphere, and his barrels detonate from outside my range, so any time I step up to last-hit I eat a chunk for free. My passive magic reduction is dead weight here because Parrrley and his kegs are physical, not magic. I farm at max range, hold my Q shield for the keg I cannot dodge, and let Nether Blade keep my mana topped up. Do not chase a CS into his barrel chain — I just give up the wave and back off rather than trade into his ranged poke.
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