Gangplankvs Kayn
Gangplank vs Kayn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Kayn wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Gangplank based on 5 games. Gangplank wins the early laning phase while Kayn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gangplank build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gangplank vs Kayn 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 Kayn?
Gangplank wins 41.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 19.3% and 68.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −10.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 12 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 25 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Only 12 Gangplank vs Kayn games were recorded in the Top role on patch 26.19 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
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 Kayn 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 Kayn Laning Stats
Only 9 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Gangplank vs Kayn Win Rate by Game Length
Gangplank's win rate against Kayn 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 Kayn in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gangplank vs Kayn 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Gangplank Changes Against Kayn
Only 12 games so far — too few to compare what Gangplank players do in this matchup with their usual choices (needs 20).
Best Gangplank Build vs Kayn
Usual Gangplank build (Top)
61.8% win rate · 228 games
Against Kayn
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 0 of 12 Gangplank games against Kayn carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Gangplank's standard build instead.
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 Kayn
Usual Gangplank runes (Top)
Deathfire Touch
48.3% win rate · 1,541 games
Against Kayn
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 26.19. 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 Kayn FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Gangplank vs Kayn?
Only 12 Gangplank vs Kayn games were recorded in the Top role on patch 26.19 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
What is Gangplank's win rate against Kayn?
Gangplank wins 41.7% of 12 Top games against Kayn on patch 26.19 (95% range 19.3–68.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 52.3% would be expected.
Does Gangplank counter Kayn?
There are only 12 Gangplank vs Kayn games in this lane on patch 26.19 — too few to answer reliably yet.
Who wins lane, Gangplank or Kayn?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (9) to say who wins lane.
Does Gangplank outscale Kayn?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Kayn strongest against Gangplank?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Kayn is ahead of Gangplank beyond the margin of error.
What should Gangplank build against Kayn?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gangplank's usual Top core: Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Essence Reaver.
What runes should Gangplank use against Kayn?
Use Gangplank's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.