- Win Rate
- 49.0%
- Pick Rate
- 2.5%
- Ban Rate
- 3.3%
Gangplank vs Malzahar
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 4,914
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 8, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Gangplank vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malzahar wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Gangplank based on 24 games. Malzahar 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 Malzahar 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 Malzahar?
Gangplank wins 45.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 27.9% and 64.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 24 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 20 games, Gangplank won 55.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gangplank wins 45.8% of 24 games (95% range 27.9–64.9%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 47.9% for Gangplank; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Gangplank players pick Legend: Haste far more often against Malzahar: 67.8% of their other Mid games, 87.5% 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 Malzahar 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 Malzahar Laning Stats
Only 24 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Gangplank vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Gangplank's win rate against Malzahar 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 Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Gangplank vs Malzahar 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 Malzahar
Choices Gangplank players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Legend: HasteRuneUsually67.8%vs Malzahar87.5%+19.7 pts42.9% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually5.3%vs Malzahar16.7%+11.4 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar4.2%+4.2 pts
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Refillable Potion + Stealth Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar4.2%+4.2 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar4.2%+4.2 pts
Usually0.4%vs Malzahar4.2%+3.7 pts
Best Gangplank Build vs Malzahar
Usual Gangplank build (Mid)
72.2% win rate · 18 games
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 18 Gangplank games against Malzahar 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 10.8 min (median of 23 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 Malzahar
Usual Gangplank runes (Mid)
Deathfire Touch
49.7% win rate · 167 games
Against Malzahar
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 Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Gangplank vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Gangplank wins 45.8% of 24 games (95% range 27.9–64.9%).
What is Gangplank's win rate against Malzahar?
Gangplank wins 45.8% of 24 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 27.9–64.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 47.9% would be expected.
Does Gangplank counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Gangplank wins 45.8% of 24 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (27.9–64.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Gangplank or Malzahar?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (24) to say who wins lane.
Does Gangplank outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Gangplank?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malzahar is ahead of Gangplank beyond the margin of error.
What should Gangplank build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Gangplank's usual Mid core: Hubris, The Collector, Essence Reaver. The biggest change against Malzahar: Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (5.3% usually, 16.7% here).
What runes should Gangplank use against Malzahar?
Use Gangplank's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Malzahar: Legend: Haste (67.8% usually, 87.5% here).