Gangplankvs Illaoi
Gangplank vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Illaoi wins with a 54.2% win rate (+8.3%) over Gangplank based on 48 games. Illaoi wins the early laning phase while Gangplank scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gangplank build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gangplank vs Illaoi 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 the Gangplank vs Illaoi Matchup?
Gangplank vs Illaoi Matchup Summary
The Gangplank vs Illaoi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 48 recent matches analyzed, Illaoi wins with a 54.2% win rate compared to Gangplank's 45.8%, giving Illaoi a 8.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Illaoi controls the early laning stage, but Gangplank outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Illaoi needs to press advantages before Gangplank reaches their power spikes, while Gangplank should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Illaoi leads by 822 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Illaoi has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gangplank players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Illaoi 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.
Gangplank vs Illaoi Laning Phase Breakdown
Gangplank is favored during the laning phase against Illaoi, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Gangplank holds advantages in damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gangplank Build Against Illaoi
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Illaoi, providing the mobility and stats Gangplank needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gangplank against Illaoi are Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector and Essence Reaver. This combination gives Gangplank an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Illaoi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gangplank vs Illaoi matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gangplank35.3%
Illaoi64.7%Gangplank51.6%Illaoi48.4%Illaoi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 64.7% win rate — a 29.4 percentage point lead over Gangplank. This lopsided early game means Illaoi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Gangplank takes over with a 51.6% win rate, leading Illaoi by 3.2 percentage points. Gangplank scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Illaoi must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Gangplank reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Gangplank survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Gangplank Runes Against Illaoi
Sorcery
Resolve
The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Gangplank the best tools to compete against Illaoi in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Gangplank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.77% | 141 | 7.3 | 1,054 | 13,587 | 54.1% | 50.0% | |
| 51.97% | 127 | 6.9 | 881 | 13,401 | 50.0% | 53.6% | |
| 52.42% | 124 | 6.9 | 993 | 14,274 | 58.9% | 47.1% | |
| 53.40% | 103 | 6.9 | 979 | 13,730 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 54.90% | 102 | 6.9 | 894 | 13,095 | 55.3% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 100 | 7.0 | 1,047 | 14,017 | 51.2% | 49.1% | |
| 53.76% | 93 | 7.1 | 1,047 | 13,537 | 57.5% | 50.9% | |
| 35.23% | 88 | 6.8 | 1,146 | 13,435 | 31.3% | 37.5% | |
| 47.13% | 87 | 7.3 | 878 | 13,362 | 43.6% | 50.0% | |
| 53.25% | 77 | 7.0 | 975 | 13,237 | 61.1% | 46.3% | |
| 54.05% | 74 | 6.7 | 979 | 11,904 | 56.1% | 51.5% | |
| 54.79% | 73 | 7.4 | 996 | 13,837 | 55.9% | 53.9% | |
| 36.62% | 71 | 7.4 | 1,233 | 13,145 | 35.7% | 37.2% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 6.7 | 960 | 13,434 | 51.9% | 50.0% | |
| 35.94% | 64 | 7.3 | 931 | 13,883 | 56.0% | 23.1% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 6.8 | 996 | 13,656 | 48.1% | 43.2% | |
| 52.38% | 63 | 7.3 | 992 | 14,058 | 51.9% | 52.8% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 7.0 | 1,215 | 13,643 | 43.5% | 47.2% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 7.2 | 919 | 13,827 | 45.8% | 50.0% | |
| 61.82% | 55 | 7.1 | 866 | 14,711 | 64.7% | 60.5% | |
| 58.18% | 55 | 7.1 | 1,000 | 13,569 | 56.5% | 59.4% | |
| 42.59% | 54 | 6.9 | 987 | 13,684 | 66.7% | 23.3% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 7.1 | 1,003 | 15,099 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 7.0 | 1,019 | 13,512 | 38.9% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 7.0 | 1,097 | 14,709 | 40.0% | 54.0% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 7.9 | 1,079 | 15,844 | 66.7% | 48.5% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 6.7 | 1,050 | 13,663 | 35.3% | 51.6% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 6.9 | 937 | 13,677 | 45.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.43% | 47 | 6.9 | 1,076 | 13,725 | 37.5% | 43.5% | |
| 40.43% | 47 | 6.7 | 1,107 | 14,416 | 44.4% | 37.9% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 6.8 | 945 | 12,836 | 36.8% | 50.0% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 7.1 | 1,053 | 14,896 | 50.0% | 46.4% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 6.9 | 950 | 13,058 | 58.8% | 37.5% | |
| 64.10% | 39 | 7.0 | 829 | 12,895 | 68.4% | 60.0% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 7.0 | 1,106 | 14,777 | 50.0% | 52.2% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 6.7 | 1,170 | 13,342 | 56.3% | 47.6% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 7.3 | 906 | 14,325 | 41.2% | 36.8% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.7 | 959 | 12,929 | 46.7% | 55.0% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 7.0 | 955 | 13,188 | 64.3% | 55.6% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 7.6 | 1,137 | 16,620 | 54.5% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 7.2 | 943 | 15,141 | 30.0% | 61.1% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 7.0 | 1,096 | 14,633 | 54.5% | 37.5% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 7.2 | 1,131 | 14,246 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.4 | 866 | 12,170 | 53.9% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.6 | 992 | 12,380 | 36.4% | 60.0% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 7.0 | 1,147 | 15,007 | 83.3% | 44.4% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 6.8 | 931 | 13,190 | 44.4% | 38.5% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.7 | 992 | 14,001 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.9 | 815 | 12,265 | 70.0% | 36.4% | |
| 76.19% | 21 | 7.1 | 898 | 13,514 | 70.0% | 81.8% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 7.0 | 762 | 11,963 | 45.5% | 44.4% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 6.7 | 942 | 12,312 | 70.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.7 | 1,063 | 15,072 | 16.7% | 76.9% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.7 | 999 | 14,083 | 42.9% | 63.6% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.4 | 1,054 | 13,043 | 0.0% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.4 | 741 | 12,674 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 6.6 | 1,009 | 14,562 | 71.4% | 72.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.0 | 1,103 | 15,605 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.6 | 1,039 | 15,681 | 80.0% | 58.3% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.4 | 927 | 13,914 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.2 | 801 | 13,674 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.0 | 952 | 13,845 | 20.0% | 70.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.1 | 1,209 | 15,288 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.3 | 908 | 14,055 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.7 | 1,106 | 13,525 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.8 | 948 | 14,703 | 16.7% | 85.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.5 | 1,243 | 15,025 | 75.0% | 37.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.7 | 842 | 14,395 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 814 | 13,068 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 908 | 14,214 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.9 | 1,143 | 13,745 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 890 | 12,659 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 741 | 13,864 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 1,123 | 16,378 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 985 | 15,060 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,143 | 11,001 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 7.1 | 1,079 | 16,127 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.0 | 1,109 | 13,291 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.5 | 880 | 12,915 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.9 | 975 | 11,415 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 1,077 | 16,226 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 1,215 | 13,676 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 790 | 12,646 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,168 | 16,366 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 885 | 10,663 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 971 | 16,016 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.0 | 916 | 14,833 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 808 | 16,081 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,201 | 15,326 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 7.3 | 877 | 12,846 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 691 | 10,456 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.9 | 765 | 12,010 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 872 | 15,916 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 782 | 11,284 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 1,139 | 14,216 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 940 | 14,739 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 982 | 14,630 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 721 | 14,102 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 883 | 13,544 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 868 | 16,044 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Gangplank vs Illaoi - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gangplank do against Illaoi in League of Legends?
Illaoi wins the Gangplank vs Illaoi matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to Gangplank's 45.8%, a 8.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 48 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Gangplank do against Illaoi in the early game?
In the early game, Illaoi has the advantage against Gangplank with a 64.7% win rate versus 35.3%. Illaoi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gangplank do against Illaoi in the late game?
In the late game, Gangplank takes over the Gangplank vs Illaoi matchup with a 51.6% win rate compared to 48.4%. Gangplank scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gangplank vs Illaoi matchup?
Illaoi wins the matchup against Gangplank with a 54.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 8.3 percentage point advantage means Illaoi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 48 games analyzed.
What is the best Gangplank build against Illaoi?
The best Gangplank build against Illaoi includes Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Essence Reaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Gangplank runes against Illaoi?
The best Gangplank runes against Illaoi use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gangplank vs Illaoi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gangplank counter Illaoi?
No, Gangplank struggles against Illaoi with only a 45.8% win rate. Illaoi has the advantage in this matchup. Gangplank players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Illaoi's lead.
How do I play Gangplank against Illaoi?
When playing Gangplank against Illaoi, play cautiously and avoid Illaoi's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Illaoi in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.