Gangplankvs Shyvana
Gangplank vs Shyvana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Gangplank wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.5%) over Shyvana based on 16 games. Gangplank wins the early laning phase while Shyvana scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gangplank build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gangplank vs Shyvana 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.
Shyvana(56.3%)Who Wins the Gangplank vs Shyvana Matchup?
Gangplank vs Shyvana Matchup Summary
The Gangplank vs Shyvana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Gangplank wins with a 56.3% win rate compared to Shyvana's 43.8%, giving Gangplank a 12.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gangplank controls the early laning stage, but Shyvana outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gangplank needs to press advantages before Shyvana reaches their power spikes, while Shyvana should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Shyvana leads by 718 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gangplank players can confidently pick into Shyvana and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Shyvana away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Gangplank vs Shyvana Laning Phase Breakdown
Gangplank is favored during the laning phase against Shyvana, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Gangplank holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gangplank Build Against Shyvana
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Shyvana, providing the mobility and stats Gangplank needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gangplank against Shyvana are Immortal Shieldbow, Essence Reaver and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Gangplank an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Shyvana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gangplank vs Shyvana matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gangplank80.0%Shyvana20.0%Gangplank45.5%Shyvana54.5%Gangplank dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Shyvana. This lopsided early game means Gangplank can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Shyvana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.5% win rate — 9.1 points above Gangplank. Extended games heavily favor Shyvana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Gangplank must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Shyvana reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Shyvana 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 Shyvana
Sorcery
Domination
Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Gangplank to press their advantage against Shyvana, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.20% | 214 | 7.2 | 941 | 15,064 | 52.6% | 45.2% | |
| 48.85% | 174 | 7.2 | 1,053 | 14,469 | 49.1% | 48.7% | |
| 57.76% | 161 | 6.9 | 947 | 13,190 | 66.7% | 52.9% | |
| 47.95% | 146 | 7.0 | 997 | 13,746 | 49.2% | 47.0% | |
| 47.45% | 137 | 7.0 | 919 | 13,565 | 39.2% | 52.3% | |
| 45.90% | 122 | 7.3 | 1,116 | 12,920 | 39.2% | 50.7% | |
| 49.59% | 121 | 7.0 | 1,037 | 14,087 | 46.8% | 51.4% | |
| 48.72% | 117 | 7.3 | 925 | 13,820 | 47.8% | 49.3% | |
| 53.85% | 104 | 6.7 | 1,075 | 12,946 | 58.1% | 50.8% | |
| 47.96% | 98 | 7.0 | 941 | 13,148 | 50.0% | 46.4% | |
| 54.64% | 97 | 6.6 | 955 | 13,134 | 40.5% | 63.3% | |
| 53.13% | 96 | 7.2 | 1,038 | 14,915 | 52.5% | 53.6% | |
| 48.42% | 95 | 7.4 | 1,412 | 14,554 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 49.46% | 93 | 7.2 | 1,063 | 13,999 | 41.0% | 55.6% | |
| 52.69% | 93 | 6.9 | 993 | 14,349 | 61.1% | 47.4% | |
| 45.16% | 93 | 7.0 | 1,073 | 12,425 | 38.8% | 52.3% | |
| 52.81% | 89 | 6.9 | 896 | 13,426 | 43.3% | 57.6% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 7.0 | 1,070 | 13,551 | 45.2% | 53.7% | |
| 46.91% | 81 | 7.0 | 947 | 13,767 | 46.7% | 47.1% | |
| 46.15% | 78 | 7.1 | 947 | 12,956 | 45.2% | 46.8% | |
| 55.84% | 77 | 6.8 | 1,039 | 14,777 | 60.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 7.3 | 942 | 14,398 | 57.1% | 42.2% | |
| 50.00% | 72 | 7.3 | 1,159 | 15,249 | 68.2% | 42.0% | |
| 42.19% | 64 | 7.0 | 987 | 13,294 | 38.1% | 44.2% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 7.2 | 1,037 | 14,238 | 40.0% | 58.5% | |
| 50.82% | 61 | 7.0 | 935 | 13,997 | 56.0% | 47.2% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 7.1 | 1,154 | 13,553 | 48.1% | 51.5% | |
| 58.62% | 58 | 7.1 | 1,166 | 14,306 | 65.4% | 53.1% | |
| 60.34% | 58 | 6.8 | 983 | 14,119 | 70.0% | 55.3% | |
| 61.40% | 57 | 7.8 | 1,082 | 14,173 | 58.1% | 65.4% | |
| 52.73% | 55 | 6.5 | 957 | 14,616 | 43.8% | 56.4% | |
| 49.09% | 55 | 6.6 | 1,140 | 13,680 | 45.0% | 51.4% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 7.0 | 867 | 13,052 | 36.8% | 66.7% | |
| 58.82% | 51 | 7.0 | 1,058 | 14,706 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 6.9 | 1,089 | 13,519 | 20.0% | 62.1% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 6.8 | 892 | 12,879 | 76.5% | 43.8% | |
| 57.45% | 47 | 7.1 | 946 | 12,001 | 56.0% | 59.1% | |
| 48.94% | 47 | 7.3 | 942 | 13,298 | 66.7% | 37.9% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 7.3 | 1,077 | 14,537 | 56.3% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.9 | 863 | 12,795 | 47.4% | 52.4% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 6.5 | 926 | 12,107 | 53.3% | 44.0% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 6.7 | 965 | 12,715 | 61.1% | 60.0% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 7.3 | 866 | 13,765 | 47.1% | 38.1% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 7.1 | 1,165 | 14,693 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 6.7 | 841 | 13,079 | 42.9% | 39.1% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 6.4 | 900 | 13,727 | 61.5% | 47.8% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 6.7 | 932 | 13,438 | 60.0% | 52.4% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 7.3 | 1,041 | 14,348 | 61.5% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 6.9 | 1,041 | 13,150 | 21.4% | 61.1% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.7 | 944 | 13,007 | 36.4% | 55.6% | |
| 68.97% | 29 | 7.1 | 926 | 14,718 | 75.0% | 64.7% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 7.1 | 1,031 | 16,030 | 16.7% | 38.1% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 1,168 | 15,317 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 1,047 | 14,487 | 77.8% | 43.8% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.8 | 928 | 14,381 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.9 | 824 | 12,023 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.3 | 859 | 14,078 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.6 | 988 | 11,858 | 58.3% | 36.4% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.3 | 1,039 | 14,741 | 44.4% | 61.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.1 | 1,028 | 14,306 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 7.0 | 896 | 15,338 | 83.3% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.6 | 952 | 13,998 | 37.5% | 58.3% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.3 | 998 | 14,281 | 62.5% | 36.4% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 8.1 | 886 | 15,656 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 7.1 | 885 | 12,836 | 40.0% | 22.2% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.8 | 774 | 13,477 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 7.2 | 988 | 15,237 | 66.7% | 68.8% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.1 | 1,068 | 15,165 | 66.7% | 46.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.8 | 1,158 | 14,905 | 40.0% | 61.5% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.6 | 872 | 12,615 | 71.4% | 18.2% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.6 | 1,046 | 15,612 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.8 | 1,010 | 13,314 | 57.1% | 36.4% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.3 | 885 | 12,748 | 80.0% | 45.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.1 | 1,157 | 17,590 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.7 | 852 | 12,439 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,119 | 15,932 | 100.0% | 45.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.5 | 1,016 | 11,340 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.6 | 817 | 12,319 | 71.4% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 7.2 | 987 | 12,949 | 85.7% | 80.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.4 | 1,082 | 14,578 | 83.3% | 40.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.3 | 1,116 | 14,080 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.9 | 1,012 | 13,998 | 60.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 994 | 11,104 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 940 | 13,425 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.5 | 807 | 11,312 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.6 | 742 | 11,154 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 821 | 11,852 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 792 | 12,635 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 7.2 | 1,010 | 14,008 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.6 | 1,157 | 15,026 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 794 | 13,357 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 8.0 | 1,024 | 15,159 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,254 | 14,262 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 940 | 16,127 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 733 | 12,937 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 769 | 12,272 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.5 | 1,505 | 11,167 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.6 | 1,030 | 14,098 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 850 | 13,324 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 770 | 11,838 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 722 | 11,843 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.6 | 944 | 14,801 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 1,118 | 16,739 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 956 | 15,487 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 939 | 17,462 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 827 | 11,341 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Gangplank vs Shyvana - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gangplank do against Shyvana in League of Legends?
Gangplank wins the Gangplank vs Shyvana matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to Shyvana's 43.8%, a 12.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Gangplank do against Shyvana in the early game?
In the early game, Gangplank has the advantage against Shyvana with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Gangplank players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gangplank do against Shyvana in the late game?
In the late game, Shyvana takes over the Gangplank vs Shyvana matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to 45.5%. Shyvana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gangplank vs Shyvana matchup?
Gangplank wins the matchup against Shyvana with a 56.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 12.5 percentage point advantage means Gangplank is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.
What is the best Gangplank build against Shyvana?
The best Gangplank build against Shyvana includes Immortal Shieldbow, Essence Reaver, Lord Dominik's Regards with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Shyvana?
The best Gangplank runes against Shyvana use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gangplank vs Shyvana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gangplank counter Shyvana?
Yes, Gangplank has a favorable matchup against Shyvana with a 56.3% win rate. Gangplank strongly counters Shyvana in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Gangplank against Shyvana?
When playing Gangplank against Shyvana, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.