Gangplankvs Lucian
Gangplank vs Lucian is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Lucian wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Gangplank based on 5 games. Lucian 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 Lucian 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.
Lucian(20.0%)Who Wins the Gangplank vs Lucian Matchup?
Gangplank vs Lucian Matchup Summary
The Gangplank vs Lucian matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Lucian wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Gangplank's 20.0%, giving Lucian a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Lucian dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Gangplank players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gangplank leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lucian 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Laning Phase Breakdown
Lucian is favored during the laning phase against Gangplank, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Lucian holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gangplank Build Against Lucian
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Lucian, providing the mobility and stats Gangplank needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gangplank against Lucian are The Collector, Essence Reaver and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Gangplank an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gangplank vs Lucian matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gangplank0.0%Lucian100.0%Gangplank33.3%Lucian66.7%Lucian dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Gangplank. This lopsided early game means Lucian can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Lucian is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Gangplank. Extended games heavily favor Lucian, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Lucian holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Gangplank players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Gangplank Runes Against Lucian
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Gangplank the best tools to compete against Lucian in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Gangplank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.06% | 207 | 7.0 | 929 | 14,755 | 43.6% | 40.1% | |
| 46.63% | 178 | 7.3 | 1,039 | 13,939 | 45.5% | 47.3% | |
| 58.90% | 146 | 7.1 | 1,055 | 13,935 | 62.3% | 56.5% | |
| 47.22% | 144 | 6.8 | 947 | 13,372 | 51.9% | 44.6% | |
| 42.86% | 126 | 7.1 | 857 | 13,494 | 36.4% | 46.3% | |
| 40.65% | 123 | 7.1 | 1,124 | 13,112 | 38.3% | 42.1% | |
| 44.44% | 108 | 6.8 | 1,046 | 13,295 | 44.7% | 44.3% | |
| 51.49% | 101 | 7.2 | 1,016 | 13,765 | 53.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.53% | 99 | 7.1 | 1,051 | 14,401 | 57.6% | 50.0% | |
| 48.96% | 96 | 7.2 | 911 | 13,356 | 51.2% | 47.2% | |
| 51.61% | 93 | 6.7 | 987 | 12,999 | 44.7% | 56.4% | |
| 51.65% | 91 | 7.4 | 1,375 | 14,659 | 52.9% | 50.9% | |
| 52.81% | 89 | 6.8 | 1,012 | 13,581 | 59.0% | 48.0% | |
| 43.53% | 85 | 7.0 | 1,124 | 12,291 | 35.7% | 51.2% | |
| 42.68% | 82 | 6.7 | 915 | 12,510 | 43.8% | 42.0% | |
| 48.15% | 81 | 7.0 | 987 | 13,462 | 50.0% | 46.8% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 7.0 | 876 | 13,075 | 51.6% | 50.0% | |
| 41.77% | 79 | 7.1 | 912 | 13,822 | 54.8% | 33.3% | |
| 42.11% | 76 | 7.2 | 1,018 | 14,168 | 45.8% | 40.4% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 6.9 | 1,089 | 13,563 | 45.8% | 48.9% | |
| 55.88% | 68 | 7.0 | 1,113 | 14,143 | 62.5% | 52.3% | |
| 42.65% | 68 | 7.3 | 953 | 14,242 | 48.1% | 39.0% | |
| 53.85% | 65 | 8.0 | 1,045 | 14,539 | 61.3% | 47.1% | |
| 51.61% | 62 | 7.1 | 1,002 | 14,811 | 58.3% | 47.4% | |
| 45.90% | 61 | 7.3 | 1,075 | 13,066 | 47.8% | 44.7% | |
| 44.07% | 59 | 7.0 | 989 | 13,903 | 30.8% | 54.5% | |
| 46.55% | 58 | 6.6 | 1,196 | 13,324 | 48.0% | 45.5% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 6.9 | 1,104 | 13,117 | 56.0% | 57.6% | |
| 40.35% | 57 | 7.1 | 979 | 13,637 | 34.6% | 45.2% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 7.1 | 1,004 | 13,125 | 50.0% | 48.6% | |
| 53.57% | 56 | 7.2 | 905 | 13,282 | 45.8% | 59.4% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 6.5 | 938 | 14,405 | 42.9% | 47.1% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 6.9 | 1,008 | 12,790 | 45.0% | 48.1% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 7.1 | 983 | 12,700 | 52.4% | 57.7% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 7.2 | 1,149 | 14,036 | 45.5% | 59.1% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 7.0 | 929 | 13,752 | 57.9% | 54.2% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 7.0 | 933 | 12,031 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 7.0 | 991 | 13,239 | 66.7% | 40.7% | |
| 59.52% | 42 | 7.4 | 948 | 15,180 | 80.0% | 48.1% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 7.2 | 1,033 | 12,889 | 55.6% | 39.1% | |
| 62.50% | 40 | 6.7 | 1,051 | 14,968 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 7.0 | 1,016 | 13,247 | 42.9% | 83.3% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 7.5 | 1,134 | 14,633 | 50.0% | 52.0% | |
| 33.33% | 36 | 6.6 | 1,005 | 13,107 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 7.3 | 842 | 13,124 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 38.24% | 34 | 7.0 | 1,052 | 13,912 | 13.3% | 57.9% | |
| 75.00% | 32 | 7.2 | 906 | 14,113 | 71.4% | 77.8% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.7 | 818 | 13,796 | 30.8% | 55.6% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.2 | 955 | 13,270 | 36.4% | 64.7% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 7.1 | 1,028 | 14,354 | 66.7% | 52.6% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.6 | 853 | 12,967 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 80.77% | 26 | 7.3 | 963 | 14,036 | 78.6% | 83.3% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 7.2 | 1,056 | 13,360 | 38.5% | 45.5% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 7.7 | 894 | 15,150 | 60.0% | 61.5% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.3 | 876 | 12,491 | 46.1% | 30.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.9 | 913 | 13,283 | 77.8% | 38.5% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.7 | 836 | 13,493 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.2 | 890 | 13,521 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.8 | 859 | 14,918 | 33.3% | 46.7% | |
| 30.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 996 | 15,106 | 28.6% | 30.8% | |
| 30.00% | 20 | 7.2 | 907 | 13,506 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.5 | 924 | 14,177 | 40.0% | 64.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.9 | 836 | 13,914 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.5 | 997 | 13,858 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.1 | 1,109 | 13,429 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.2 | 1,177 | 15,333 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.1 | 920 | 13,553 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.8 | 755 | 10,969 | 42.9% | 71.4% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.7 | 890 | 10,498 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 7.6 | 815 | 12,323 | 57.1% | 14.3% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.9 | 1,019 | 14,302 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.6 | 1,043 | 13,866 | 71.4% | 42.9% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.3 | 899 | 11,184 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.5 | 894 | 13,456 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.9 | 1,002 | 14,796 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.6 | 997 | 13,129 | 16.7% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.2 | 1,061 | 14,790 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.3 | 1,167 | 17,097 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 1,102 | 15,302 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 818 | 12,654 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.9 | 880 | 13,771 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,092 | 17,314 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.8 | 869 | 10,707 | 83.3% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 8.2 | 1,160 | 12,739 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 1,215 | 15,971 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 706 | 11,873 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.4 | 1,028 | 14,150 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.4 | 1,071 | 14,770 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.1 | 837 | 10,379 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,248 | 14,633 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.3 | 765 | 13,146 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.4 | 1,061 | 14,709 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,146 | 13,857 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 804 | 11,671 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.0 | 990 | 13,932 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 842 | 15,786 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.9 | 966 | 13,892 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 1,044 | 17,539 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 685 | 11,441 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,289 | 17,032 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 805 | 13,162 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 964 | 12,687 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
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Gangplank vs Lucian - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gangplank do against Lucian in League of Legends?
Lucian wins the Gangplank vs Lucian matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Gangplank's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Gangplank do against Lucian in the early game?
In the early game, Lucian has the advantage against Gangplank with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Lucian players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gangplank do against Lucian in the late game?
In the late game, Lucian takes over the Gangplank vs Lucian matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Lucian scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gangplank vs Lucian matchup?
Lucian wins the matchup against Gangplank with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Lucian is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Gangplank build against Lucian?
The best Gangplank build against Lucian includes The Collector, Essence Reaver, Lord Dominik's Regards with Immortal Path. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Gangplank runes against Lucian?
The best Gangplank runes against Lucian use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gangplank vs Lucian matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gangplank counter Lucian?
No, Gangplank struggles against Lucian with only a 20.0% win rate. Lucian has the advantage in this matchup. Gangplank players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Lucian's lead.
How do I play Gangplank against Lucian?
When playing Gangplank against Lucian, play cautiously and avoid Lucian's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Lucian has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.