Singed vs Gangplank Counter Pick

Gangplank is rated 9 out of 10 for difficulty and Singed 5, yet across 937 games on patch 16.13.1 the harder champion holds the lane at 46.1% against him. Volume of that size leaves little room to argue with the direction.

• Remove Scurvy cures crowd control and restores health, which answers the Mega Adhesive slow and the root that follows a Fling in one button.
• Powder Keg turns the wave into a zoning puzzle, since an attacked keg explodes, spreads that attack’s damage to everyone nearby and slows them.
• Trial by Fire sets Singed alight every few seconds in melee range, adding damage that never required Gangplank to win an extended exchange.

The statlines sit close together, 630 base health against 650, 2,568 at level 18 against 2,282, and matching 345 movement speed, so no speed advantage rescues a bad trade. The damage split decides more: physical output runs into Singed’s 105.4 armor at level 18, while the poison coming back arrives at a champion holding 32 base magic resistance and no pressing reason to raise it. Cannon Barrage covers a wide area with slows, which caps the value of a chase. Insanity Potion adding Grievous Wounds to Poison Trail is the one tool that cuts into citrus healing. Full kits: Singed and Gangplank.