Auroravs Gangplank
Aurora vs Gangplank is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Gangplank wins with a 72.2% win rate (+44.4%) over Aurora based on 18 games. Gangplank holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Aurora build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Aurora vs Gangplank matchup.
Aurora Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Aurora performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Aurora vs Gangplank Matchup?
Aurora vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
The Aurora vs Gangplank matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 18 recent matches analyzed, Gangplank wins with a 72.2% win rate compared to Aurora's 27.8%, giving Gangplank a 44.4 percentage point advantage. Gangplank dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Aurora players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Gangplank leads by 259 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gangplank has a strong advantage in this matchup. Aurora players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Gangplank overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Aurora vs Gangplank Laning Phase Breakdown
Gangplank is favored during the laning phase against Aurora, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Gangplank holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Aurora Build Against Gangplank
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Gangplank, providing the mobility and stats Aurora needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Aurora against Gangplank are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. This combination gives Aurora an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 40.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Aurora the best chance to compete against Gangplank. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Aurora vs Gangplank matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Aurora28.6%
Gangplank71.4%Aurora27.3%Gangplank72.7%Gangplank dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 71.4% win rate — a 42.9 percentage point lead over Aurora. This lopsided early game means Gangplank can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Gangplank is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 72.7% win rate — 45.5 points above Aurora. Extended games heavily favor Gangplank, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Gangplank holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Aurora players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Aurora Runes Against Gangplank
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Aurora the best tools to compete against Gangplank in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Aurora matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Aurora's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Aurora build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.00% | 126 | 6.5 | 903 | 11,470 | 47.2% | 52.0% | |
| 50.48% | 105 | 6.4 | 873 | 10,546 | 54.9% | 46.3% | |
| 37.78% | 90 | 6.2 | 844 | 11,100 | 34.1% | 40.8% | |
| 44.05% | 84 | 6.1 | 889 | 11,710 | 42.5% | 45.5% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 6.2 | 976 | 11,526 | 37.9% | 54.4% | |
| 45.21% | 73 | 6.1 | 877 | 11,135 | 39.4% | 50.0% | |
| 42.47% | 73 | 6.0 | 830 | 11,566 | 45.8% | 40.8% | |
| 49.28% | 69 | 6.2 | 906 | 11,233 | 35.7% | 58.5% | |
| 53.62% | 69 | 6.5 | 1,071 | 11,418 | 60.0% | 48.7% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 6.2 | 887 | 11,834 | 60.0% | 35.9% | |
| 57.38% | 61 | 6.2 | 881 | 12,102 | 57.1% | 57.6% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 6.2 | 1,010 | 11,821 | 44.0% | 58.1% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 6.2 | 916 | 11,399 | 51.9% | 51.7% | |
| 57.69% | 52 | 6.3 | 884 | 10,911 | 43.5% | 69.0% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 6.5 | 1,004 | 12,697 | 46.7% | 53.9% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 6.1 | 889 | 12,545 | 46.1% | 59.3% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 6.1 | 788 | 10,973 | 65.0% | 26.3% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.3 | 1,096 | 11,146 | 45.0% | 61.1% | |
| 67.57% | 37 | 6.6 | 917 | 10,902 | 70.6% | 65.0% | |
| 30.56% | 36 | 6.3 | 874 | 10,168 | 30.0% | 31.3% | |
| 63.89% | 36 | 6.1 | 1,005 | 12,190 | 53.9% | 69.6% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 6.3 | 1,023 | 11,420 | 50.0% | 55.0% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.1 | 1,078 | 13,157 | 50.0% | 52.2% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 6.4 | 840 | 10,763 | 40.0% | 42.1% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.3 | 1,024 | 12,710 | 38.5% | 57.1% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 6.0 | 1,114 | 13,486 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 6.0 | 878 | 12,445 | 66.7% | 58.8% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 6.6 | 1,006 | 11,053 | 64.3% | 46.7% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 6.8 | 1,053 | 11,872 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.5 | 970 | 12,043 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 23.08% | 26 | 6.3 | 897 | 10,513 | 13.3% | 36.4% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 5.9 | 1,047 | 12,977 | 58.3% | 69.2% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 819 | 11,659 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.6 | 981 | 12,112 | 42.9% | 47.1% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.5 | 1,040 | 12,959 | 66.7% | 30.8% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.2 | 976 | 10,035 | 45.5% | 80.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.5 | 1,095 | 12,934 | 45.5% | 44.4% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.3 | 885 | 11,523 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 6.3 | 981 | 12,437 | 33.3% | 76.9% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.8 | 1,159 | 11,692 | 63.6% | 37.5% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 6.1 | 1,013 | 11,346 | 28.6% | 27.3% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 6.1 | 938 | 12,471 | 62.5% | 70.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.4 | 959 | 10,838 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.5 | 1,049 | 11,644 | 72.7% | 28.6% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.2 | 1,040 | 12,750 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.0 | 883 | 10,345 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.8 | 1,048 | 13,228 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.7 | 1,245 | 13,048 | 20.0% | 90.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.7 | 887 | 11,878 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.0 | 1,025 | 9,281 | 22.2% | 80.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.2 | 874 | 10,451 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.1 | 939 | 12,149 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.3 | 918 | 12,505 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 7.0 | 1,013 | 15,093 | 66.7% | 77.8% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.5 | 1,000 | 13,175 | 33.3% | 77.8% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.4 | 907 | 11,060 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.7 | 991 | 13,226 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.3 | 1,075 | 13,574 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 1,076 | 11,807 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 947 | 10,614 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 1,094 | 10,326 | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 915 | 10,292 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.6 | 826 | 10,830 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.7 | 801 | 11,393 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 7.5 | 1,056 | 13,139 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,011 | 11,702 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.7 | 944 | 9,588 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 1,243 | 12,763 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 1,014 | 11,180 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 758 | 11,147 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 761 | 9,152 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.8 | 1,335 | 11,908 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.6 | 870 | 9,219 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 719 | 11,281 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.9 | 873 | 11,297 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.6 | 1,128 | 9,722 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 960 | 12,080 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 784 | 8,053 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 807 | 11,530 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.5 | 958 | 13,552 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 1,116 | 8,947 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.6 | 1,092 | 11,451 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.2 | 819 | 10,706 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,136 | 14,061 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,425 | 15,799 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 710 | 8,581 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Aurora vs Gangplank - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Aurora do against Gangplank in League of Legends?
Gangplank wins the Aurora vs Gangplank matchup with a 72.2% win rate compared to Aurora's 27.8%, a 44.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Aurora do against Gangplank in the early game?
In the early game, Gangplank has the advantage against Aurora with a 71.4% win rate versus 28.6%. Gangplank players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Aurora do against Gangplank in the late game?
In the late game, Gangplank takes over the Aurora vs Gangplank matchup with a 72.7% win rate compared to 27.3%. Gangplank scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Aurora vs Gangplank matchup?
Gangplank wins the matchup against Aurora with a 72.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 44.4 percentage point advantage means Gangplank is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.
What is the best Aurora build against Gangplank?
The best Aurora build against Gangplank includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 40.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Aurora runes against Gangplank?
The best Aurora runes against Gangplank use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Aurora vs Gangplank matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Aurora counter Gangplank?
No, Aurora struggles against Gangplank with only a 27.8% win rate. Gangplank has the advantage in this matchup. Aurora players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Gangplank's lead.
How do I play Aurora against Gangplank?
When playing Aurora against Gangplank, play cautiously and avoid Gangplank's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Gangplank has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.