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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!
1,343 Tips for countering Gangplank below

Top Lane
48.73% Win Rate89% Pick Rate Gangplank Top Lane Counters: 43 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

xumi_k says “You're fine as long as you don't get hit by his barrels. Try to punish him before 6 with stacked passive, but vs good GP it's close to unplayable as he will kite you to death.”
Blade Dancer Guide Top/Mid (FOR BEGINNERS) by xumi_k | Irelia Player
forsakn says “ Levels 1–5: GP’s poke with Q (Parrrley) and barrels can chunk you if you’re careless. Avoid standing near barrels and don’t trade when he has passive up. Wave control: He has decent waveclear with barrels but doesn’t hard-push early. Farm safely and don’t let him zone you with Q harass. Trading: Auto + E poke works well if you dodge barrels. Short trades are fine, but respect his passive burn damage. Post-6: His R (Cannon Barrage) gives global pressure but doesn’t add much to 1v1. Watch for him to use it in fights elsewhere. Summoner Spells: Flash + Teleport is standard. Exhaust is recommended if you struggle with his barrel combos. Scaling: You both scale well, but Kayle has stronger teamfighting presence late. If you survive lane, you’ll outclass him in extended fights. Gangplank top is poke-heavy. Respect Q and barrels, farm safely, and scale—late game you shred through him.”
Hoikatop says “Hard Matchup. He has complete prio on the wave level 1 unless he messes up his barrel. Every time his passive is up, you lose the trade. Bounce off of your turret and focus on proxying and scaling for 5v5. You can never get in range to fling unless you pop Ghost or Flash, unless you outplay the barrel or your jungler has CC.”
Minishcap1's singed guide by Hoikatop | Singed Player
Auxarcmod says “Skill matchup, I recommend bruiser as his passive will shred through all your armor, swifty boots can also be extremely useful for kiting, He will poke you very hard early game. Try to disrupt his gameplay though by forcing him to back without sheen first back.”
Sion Matchups and builds guide by Auxarcmod | Sion Player
bricee says “your q doesn't blind his q and his e slows you really hard you'll have to play in bushes and try to take better trades ( auto q or auto auto q if he presses q ) ”
psycho teemo by bricee | Teemo Player
lordcumsallot says “Conqueror works well against gangplank. Look for an early advantage since his early damage is quite weak. If u let him get a few items for free the matchup becomes unplayable.”
Singed by lordcumsallot | Singed Player
Volkeran says “This matchup is really GP favoured cause he can poke you for free when he has Sheen and he has a huge slow and Movespeed increase. Play for your first reset and then engage him with Q + W for the slow and try to get him down 2-3 times in early. Ask for Jungle help if needed. When you are ahead, you outscale him fast. I advise Phase Rush + Dshield start.”
Fiora Guide 25.15 by Volkeran | Fiora Player
Wafflerush says “So long as you are better at destroying his barrels than he is, this should be a fairly even matchup. Save W for his Q's (especially for when he buys Sheen). If you can't get his barrels... then it's time to lock in. GP Barrels are his bread and butter. Take it away and he's just a guy with a gun, a sword, and oranges. (Fun fact: many GP players try to W out of Nautilus R even though he cant be cleansed out of a knockup.)”
American Nautilus (Toplane) by Wafflerush | Nautilus Player
TTVTobuwuyas says “I HATE this matchup. Try to all in level 1, and always try to kill his barrel. Steelcaps rush can be really worth. Try to ult him behind a wall so he takes damage even with orange. Try to E + W after he takes orange. Really skilled based matchup”
Geish123 says “W level 1 start. fight him lvl 1. try to kill his barrels its a bit of a mind game. you can tank also one of his barrels with your W shield. then you can control the lane from here & look for a kill on lvl2/3 - you can ult him to the wall even if he has orange he takes full damage and you can all in him and kill him”
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