Gangplankvs Varus
Gangplank vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Varus wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Gangplank based on 11 games. Varus 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 Varus 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.
Varus(36.4%)Who Wins the Gangplank vs Varus Matchup?
Gangplank vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Gangplank vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 63.6% win rate compared to Gangplank's 36.4%, giving Varus a 27.3 percentage point advantage. Varus 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 Varus leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus 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 Varus 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 Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Gangplank is favored during the laning phase against Varus, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Gangplank holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gangplank Build Against Varus
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Gangplank needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gangplank against Varus 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. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Varus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gangplank vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gangplank25.0%Varus75.0%Gangplank42.9%Varus57.1%Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Gangplank. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Varus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Gangplank. Extended games heavily favor Varus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Varus 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 Varus
Sorcery
Resolve
The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Gangplank the best tools to compete against Varus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Gangplank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.67% | 113 | 7.1 | 1,032 | 13,780 | 50.0% | 47.8% | |
| 52.50% | 80 | 7.0 | 967 | 15,118 | 54.5% | 51.7% | |
| 55.41% | 74 | 7.1 | 972 | 13,720 | 61.8% | 50.0% | |
| 44.93% | 69 | 7.2 | 1,063 | 15,359 | 50.0% | 41.9% | |
| 41.54% | 65 | 7.3 | 1,304 | 12,380 | 30.3% | 53.1% | |
| 40.32% | 62 | 7.2 | 888 | 12,926 | 57.1% | 26.5% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 7.1 | 994 | 13,183 | 43.3% | 63.3% | |
| 49.15% | 59 | 7.1 | 1,090 | 13,571 | 39.1% | 55.6% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 7.5 | 1,281 | 15,009 | 45.8% | 54.5% | |
| 53.57% | 56 | 6.6 | 985 | 14,471 | 25.0% | 65.0% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 6.9 | 890 | 13,629 | 41.7% | 58.1% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 6.9 | 909 | 12,787 | 42.3% | 51.9% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 7.5 | 915 | 13,926 | 52.6% | 50.0% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 7.3 | 1,009 | 13,468 | 50.0% | 51.6% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 7.3 | 1,055 | 13,689 | 48.0% | 58.3% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 7.1 | 1,019 | 13,991 | 35.0% | 51.7% | |
| 64.58% | 48 | 7.4 | 1,036 | 13,905 | 69.6% | 60.0% | |
| 65.91% | 44 | 7.7 | 933 | 14,842 | 61.1% | 69.2% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 7.3 | 934 | 13,075 | 47.6% | 43.5% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 7.0 | 1,125 | 15,004 | 66.7% | 43.8% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 7.5 | 1,178 | 13,407 | 59.1% | 57.1% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 7.8 | 1,148 | 14,702 | 52.9% | 44.0% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 7.2 | 1,113 | 15,902 | 44.4% | 48.4% | |
| 69.23% | 39 | 7.3 | 1,035 | 14,313 | 61.1% | 76.2% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 6.7 | 1,019 | 14,484 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 7.5 | 865 | 13,088 | 40.0% | 58.8% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 6.7 | 1,172 | 13,698 | 42.9% | 45.0% | |
| 42.42% | 34 | 6.8 | 992 | 13,229 | 30.8% | 50.0% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 7.2 | 1,150 | 14,890 | 50.0% | 68.2% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 7.0 | 886 | 15,057 | 66.7% | 47.1% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 7.3 | 912 | 13,526 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 67.74% | 31 | 7.5 | 1,075 | 14,331 | 78.6% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 7.0 | 940 | 15,903 | 62.5% | 45.5% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 7.6 | 882 | 14,142 | 76.9% | 41.2% | |
| 63.33% | 30 | 6.8 | 966 | 13,349 | 60.0% | 65.0% | |
| 67.86% | 28 | 7.1 | 989 | 14,652 | 69.2% | 66.7% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 7.4 | 1,072 | 14,266 | 58.3% | 40.0% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 914 | 12,505 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 860 | 14,445 | 37.5% | 35.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.7 | 996 | 13,286 | 27.3% | 76.9% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 7.0 | 842 | 12,815 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.9 | 958 | 13,339 | 45.5% | 53.9% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.2 | 1,050 | 12,718 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.6 | 1,190 | 15,560 | 57.1% | 46.7% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.7 | 1,010 | 13,347 | 33.3% | 69.2% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.9 | 948 | 12,305 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 7.2 | 855 | 14,319 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.9 | 965 | 14,874 | 66.7% | 38.5% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.9 | 736 | 13,777 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.2 | 1,013 | 15,799 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.3 | 982 | 15,275 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 7.2 | 903 | 14,362 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 7.3 | 900 | 11,974 | 55.6% | 75.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 7.0 | 793 | 12,811 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 7.2 | 1,129 | 16,333 | 100.0% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.3 | 1,078 | 14,534 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.1 | 882 | 13,880 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.6 | 1,025 | 13,611 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.1 | 706 | 12,401 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 7.5 | 1,047 | 13,463 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 1,162 | 15,922 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 867 | 16,208 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 7.3 | 1,002 | 13,515 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 7.6 | 1,073 | 18,915 | 0.0% | 87.5% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.5 | 1,021 | 14,338 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.8 | 894 | 13,148 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 853 | 11,962 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 1,199 | 13,063 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.3 | 1,061 | 16,560 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 1,111 | 18,455 | 100.0% | 14.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.7 | 964 | 13,748 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 1,164 | 15,547 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 743 | 9,199 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 963 | 13,879 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.1 | 817 | 12,318 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 997 | 13,426 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 765 | 11,746 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 8.1 | 1,190 | 11,692 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 972 | 14,020 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 1,101 | 16,339 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.2 | 1,161 | 16,763 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,061 | 15,516 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,015 | 15,836 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 8.0 | 883 | 13,881 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 902 | 16,345 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 8.0 | 1,314 | 18,651 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 978 | 13,590 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 937 | 15,868 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 761 | 17,135 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,275 | 14,823 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 800 | 14,364 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Gangplank vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gangplank do against Varus in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Gangplank vs Varus matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to Gangplank's 36.4%, a 27.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Gangplank do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Gangplank with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Varus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gangplank do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Gangplank vs Varus matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gangplank vs Varus matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Gangplank with a 63.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 27.3 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Gangplank build against Varus?
The best Gangplank build against Varus includes The Collector, Essence Reaver, Lord Dominik's Regards with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Varus?
The best Gangplank runes against Varus use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gangplank vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gangplank counter Varus?
No, Gangplank struggles against Varus with only a 36.4% win rate. Varus has the advantage in this matchup. Gangplank players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Varus's lead.
How do I play Gangplank against Varus?
When playing Gangplank against Varus, play cautiously and avoid Varus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Varus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.