- Win Rate
- 50.8%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 4.2%
Gangplank vs Jax
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 4,559
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 14, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Gangplank vs Jax (Top): Gangplank wins 57.6% of 203 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +580). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
Gangplank57.6%
Gangplank is favored in this matchup: Gangplank wins 57.6% of 203 games, and the whole 95% range (50.8–64.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
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 Jax?
Gangplank wins 57.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 50.8% and 64.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.0% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +7.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 203 games Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- +12.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 13
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (203 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (111 games).
Key takeaways
- Gangplank is favored in this matchup: Gangplank wins 57.6% of 203 games, and the whole 95% range (50.8–64.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 7.6 points better for Gangplank than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (50.0%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Gangplank usually wins the lane: 580 gold ahead of Jax at 15 minutes on average (109 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Gangplank players pick Bone Plating far more often against Jax: 23.6% of their other Top games, 47.7% 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 Jax 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 Jax Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Gangplank vs Jax Win Rate by Game Length
Gangplank's win rate against Jax 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 Jax in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gangplank vs Jax 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: +580
- First itemGangplankGangplank: 12.0 min · Jax: 13.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenGangplank wins 54.7% of 53 games
- 30+ min gamesGangplankGangplank wins 65.2% of 46 games
What Gangplank Changes Against Jax
Choices Gangplank players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Bone PlatingRuneUsually23.6%vs Jax47.7%+24.2 pts64.2% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually26.0%vs Jax49.5%+23.6 pts65.5% WR here
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually65.5%vs Jax44.1%−21.3 pts59.2% WR here
Cut DownRuneUsually67.9%vs Jax47.7%−20.2 pts60.4% WR here
UnflinchingRuneUsually19.4%vs Jax38.7%+19.3 pts67.4% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually28.8%vs Jax45.9%+17.1 pts56.9% WR here
Health (defense)Stat shardUsually85.7%vs Jax93.7%+8.0 pts62.5% WR here- Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually11.3%vs Jax4.5%−6.8 pts
Best Gangplank Build vs Jax
Usual Gangplank build (Top)
74.4% win rate · 43 games
Against Jax
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 71 Gangplank games against Jax 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 12.0 min (median of 101 games).
- Jax usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.4 min (median of 79 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 Jax
Usual Gangplank runes (Top)
Deathfire Touch
65.9% win rate · 44 games
Against Jax
Deathfire Touch70.6% win rate · 34 games
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Gangplank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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.
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Gangplank vs Jax FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Gangplank vs Jax?
Gangplank is favored in this matchup: Gangplank wins 57.6% of 203 games, and the whole 95% range (50.8–64.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Gangplank's win rate against Jax?
Gangplank wins 57.6% of 203 Top games against Jax on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 50.8–64.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.0% would be expected.
Does Gangplank counter Jax?
Yes. Gangplank wins 57.6% of 203 games against Jax on patch 26.21–26.22, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Gangplank or Jax?
Gangplank usually wins the lane: 580 gold ahead of Jax at 15 minutes on average (109 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Gangplank outscale Jax?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Jax strongest against Gangplank?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Jax is ahead of Gangplank beyond the margin of error.
What should Gangplank build against Jax?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gangplank's usual Top core: Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance, Essence Reaver. The biggest change against Jax: Plated Steelcaps (28.8% usually, 45.9% here).
What runes should Gangplank use against Jax?
Deathfire Touch with Sorcery and Resolve — 70.6% over 34 games against Jax. The biggest change against Jax: Bone Plating (23.6% usually, 47.7% here).