- Win Rate
- 49.1%
- Pick Rate
- 2.5%
- Ban Rate
- 3.5%
Gangplank vs Heimerdinger
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,236
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Gangplank vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Gangplank wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Heimerdinger based on 34 games. Gangplank holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gangplank build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gangplank vs Heimerdinger matchup.
Gangplank Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gangplank 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 Gangplank vs Heimerdinger?
Gangplank wins 65.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 48.3% and 79.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +17.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 32 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Gangplank, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gangplank wins 65.6% of 32 games (95% range 48.3–79.6%).
- That is 17.4 points better for Gangplank than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (48.3%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Gangplank usually wins the lane: 654 gold ahead of Heimerdinger at 15 minutes on average (32 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Gangplank players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Heimerdinger: 29.7% of their other Top games, 9.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Gangplank and Heimerdinger played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Gangplank's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Gangplank vs Heimerdinger Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Gangplank vs Heimerdinger Win Rate by Game Length
Gangplank's win rate against Heimerdinger by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Gangplank's results against Heimerdinger in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gangplank vs Heimerdinger Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)GangplankGangplank gold at 15: +654
- First itemGangplankGangplank: 11.5 min · Heimerdinger: 12.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Gangplank Changes Against Heimerdinger
Choices Gangplank players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually29.7%vs Heimerdinger9.4%−20.3 pts
The CollectorItemUsually58.2%vs Heimerdinger78.1%+19.9 pts64.0% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually6.8%vs Heimerdinger25.0%+18.2 pts
Second WindRuneUsually3.2%vs Heimerdinger15.6%+12.4 pts
CelerityRuneUsually2.5%vs Heimerdinger9.4%+6.9 pts
Cull + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually0.5%vs Heimerdinger6.3%+5.7 pts
Glowing Mote + Refillable Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Heimerdinger3.1%+3.1 pts
Best Gangplank Build vs Heimerdinger
Usual Gangplank build (Top)
80.0% win rate · 15 games
Against Heimerdinger
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 18 Gangplank games against Heimerdinger carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Gangplank's standard build instead.
- Gangplank usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 11.5 min (median of 31 games).
- Heimerdinger usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 12.2 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Gangplank Runes vs Heimerdinger
Usual Gangplank runes (Top)
Deathfire Touch
48.9% win rate · 747 games
Against Heimerdinger
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Gangplank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Gangplank'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 Gangplank build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Gangplank Matchups
Hardest for Gangplank
Easiest for Gangplank
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Gangplank vs Heimerdinger FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Gangplank vs Heimerdinger?
Current data slightly favors Gangplank, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gangplank wins 65.6% of 32 games (95% range 48.3–79.6%).
What is Gangplank's win rate against Heimerdinger?
Gangplank wins 65.6% of 32 Top games against Heimerdinger on patch 26.20 (95% range 48.3–79.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.3% would be expected.
Does Gangplank counter Heimerdinger?
Not clearly. Gangplank wins 65.6% of 32 games against Heimerdinger, and the 95% range (48.3–79.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gangplank or Heimerdinger?
Gangplank usually wins the lane: 654 gold ahead of Heimerdinger at 15 minutes on average (32 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Gangplank outscale Heimerdinger?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Heimerdinger strongest against Gangplank?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Heimerdinger is ahead of Gangplank beyond the margin of error.
What should Gangplank build against Heimerdinger?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gangplank's usual Top core: Hubris, The Collector, Essence Reaver. The biggest change against Heimerdinger: Plated Steelcaps (29.7% usually, 9.4% here).
What runes should Gangplank use against Heimerdinger?
Use Gangplank's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Heimerdinger: Second Wind (3.2% usually, 15.6% here).