Aatrox vs Gangplank in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his barrel is the whole matchup — get clipped by Powder Keg and you lose the trade. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPGANGPLANKthe Saltwater Scourge

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Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Don't eat the barrel

Don't get hit by his barrel (Powder Keg) — that's the whole matchup; everything he does in lane is set up around landing it on you.

Shoot the barrel

When you can, hit his barrel to pop it early and deny the detonation — simpler said than done, but it takes the poke out of his hands.

Close it early

He scales, so your window is now — if you can stomp him hard early and snowball, end the game before his scaling takes over.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never dive onto his barrel — getting clipped by Powder Keg is exactly how he wins the lane.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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