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Gangplank Counter Stats

Gangplank Counters
Discover all champions who counter Gangplank. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Gangplank in League of Legends and win in Champion Select!
1,363 Tips for countering Gangplank below

Top Lane
49.81% Win Rate91% Pick Rate Gangplank Top Lane Counters: 51 counter champions

Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.

Tips Against Gangplank in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors

hoflol says “Against a good GP, laning is impossible. Go spellbook and farm up. If youre feeling like a chad, go aery ignite and hope he is a bad player.”
PokeRoyal2007 says “He´s getting level 2 before you, don´t even try, he has a really strong level 1. Anyways if he´s bad it´s a free line, otherwise he will just E your E and zone his minions with his barrels. Try to freeze the wave at your tower and ask your jungler for a gank. If you kill him once, it should be done. ”
Meta Irelia Top Guide by PokeRoyal2007 | Irelia Player
ObiW says “A frustrating lane. His W (Remove Scurvy) cleanses your stun immediately, making it impossible to full combo him unless his Orange is on cooldown. Don't jump on him blindly. Instead, play the 'Barrel Minigame': use your empowered Auto-Attack or Tap-Q to destroy his barrels before he detonates them. He outscales you massively, so look for roams.”
Claude Rains says “Can be annoying and definitly will outscale you, pre 6 you have a very easy life zoning him but you definitly need sustain to keep bullying him till level 9 ish. After that you need level 11 to win the last time if its even, after that he outscales you hard (you only win @11 if you customize right and dont eat barrels)”
Nidalee Top by Claude Rains | Nidalee Player
TENSION019 says “It might seem like a bad matchup at first since he can dodge your ultimate with W, but here's the thing, he can’t really kill you if you don't feed. Take Grasp and Ignite. Be careful not to take damage from his barrels, as that’s where most of his burst comes from. Once you get Plated Steelcaps, the lane becomes much more comfortable and safe for you. Also, avoid using your ultimate while his W (Remove Scurvy) is available, since he can cleanse the suppression and escape easily.”
The River King by TENSION019 | Tahm Kench Player
zwartebliksem says “Flash + Ignite Rather easy matchup honestly, since it's such a hard champion to master. He will be very poke heavy, so you want to look for all-ins whenever possible. He is very squishy, so you can easily punish him early. If Gangplank leaves lane even or ahead, something went wrong.”
The Holy Scripts of Kled Toplane by zwartebliksem | Kled Player
BriarCachorra says “Se ele souber jogar, faz o que eu recomendei antes. Farma safe e não dá kill”
Briar TOP TANK / OFF META e teste. BRASILEIRO by BriarCachorra | Briar Player
Inting Briar says “Don't be greedy, he wants you to touch those barrels. Might be a titanic game here, and second wind. Laning phase will suck but your goal is to not feed him.”
Briar Top Guide (December 2025 Patch 25.24) by Inting Briar | Briar Player
TemoOnlyIfOK says “Frequency: 4/10 Annoyance: 3/10 Difficulty: 5/10 Summs: FLASH TP Runes: SUSTAIN O2: YES Strat: AD Malphite but with more counterplay If you stand in the 2nd bush you can most likely cheese a barrel of his, or see which skill he started by looking for the barrel-bars. Force his Q early as much as possible to drain his mana Early CLOTHARMOR can help a lot and build into PLATED, ZHONYAS or RANDUINS. Post 6 try not to Q and R him at the same time, as his W would get too much value cleansing both”
A different type of Teemo (Vibes-based WIP) by TemoOnlyIfOK | Teemo Player
GodofBoi says “Furi, kevésszer vagyok ellene, vegyél ellene randuint és ennyi kb”
Az ĂŠn Aatrox Guideom by GodofBoi | Aatrox Player
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