Gangplankvs Volibear
Gangplank vs Volibear is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Volibear wins with a 55.8% win rate (+11.6%) over Gangplank based on 43 games. Volibear 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 Volibear 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 the Gangplank vs Volibear Matchup?
Gangplank vs Volibear Matchup Summary
The Gangplank vs Volibear matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 43 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 55.8% win rate compared to Gangplank's 44.2%, giving Volibear a 11.6 percentage point advantage. Volibear 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 sustain, where Volibear leads by 1,026 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear 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 Volibear 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 Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown
Gangplank is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Gangplank holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gangplank Build Against Volibear
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Gangplank needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gangplank against Volibear are The Collector, Essence Reaver and Mortal Reminder. This combination gives Gangplank an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 40.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Gangplank the best chance to compete against Volibear. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gangplank47.1%
Volibear52.9%Gangplank42.3%Volibear57.7%Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.9% win rate — a 5.9 percentage point lead over Gangplank. This lopsided early game means Volibear can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Volibear is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.7% win rate — 15.4 points above Gangplank. Extended games heavily favor Volibear, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Volibear 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 Volibear
Resolve
Sorcery
The Resolve and Sorcery rune setup gives Gangplank the best tools to compete against Volibear in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Gangplank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.28% | 122 | 7.3 | 1,071 | 13,487 | 57.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 108 | 6.8 | 889 | 13,289 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.85% | 108 | 6.8 | 1,002 | 14,327 | 61.2% | 44.1% | |
| 56.04% | 91 | 7.0 | 894 | 13,240 | 57.5% | 54.9% | |
| 52.27% | 88 | 6.9 | 971 | 13,907 | 47.1% | 55.6% | |
| 48.84% | 86 | 7.0 | 1,049 | 14,171 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 53.57% | 84 | 7.0 | 1,032 | 13,475 | 61.1% | 47.9% | |
| 34.18% | 79 | 6.8 | 1,159 | 13,272 | 30.0% | 36.7% | |
| 45.45% | 77 | 7.3 | 894 | 13,367 | 44.4% | 46.3% | |
| 52.17% | 69 | 7.0 | 964 | 12,861 | 62.5% | 43.2% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 6.7 | 975 | 11,787 | 55.6% | 53.3% | |
| 56.45% | 62 | 7.5 | 1,004 | 13,600 | 60.0% | 53.1% | |
| 33.87% | 62 | 7.3 | 1,209 | 12,997 | 36.0% | 32.4% | |
| 35.59% | 59 | 7.3 | 933 | 13,768 | 54.2% | 22.9% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 7.4 | 1,014 | 14,237 | 58.3% | 54.5% | |
| 43.86% | 57 | 6.9 | 987 | 13,729 | 52.2% | 38.2% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 6.6 | 969 | 13,399 | 54.2% | 43.8% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 7.2 | 898 | 13,990 | 52.4% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 50 | 6.9 | 994 | 13,766 | 66.7% | 20.7% | |
| 40.82% | 49 | 6.9 | 1,216 | 13,373 | 42.9% | 39.3% | |
| 61.22% | 49 | 7.2 | 1,021 | 13,762 | 61.1% | 61.3% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 7.0 | 1,109 | 15,002 | 41.7% | 56.8% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 7.0 | 1,002 | 13,151 | 38.9% | 60.0% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 7.0 | 884 | 15,264 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 44.68% | 47 | 6.9 | 939 | 13,784 | 47.4% | 42.9% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 7.2 | 1,012 | 15,292 | 35.3% | 53.6% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 6.8 | 1,130 | 14,572 | 47.1% | 42.3% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 7.8 | 1,101 | 16,239 | 58.3% | 53.3% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 6.8 | 1,040 | 13,319 | 31.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.9 | 1,035 | 13,327 | 40.9% | 50.0% | |
| 62.86% | 35 | 7.1 | 811 | 12,763 | 66.7% | 58.8% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 7.0 | 919 | 12,424 | 31.3% | 50.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 7.0 | 951 | 13,901 | 53.9% | 45.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 6.7 | 955 | 12,776 | 46.7% | 55.6% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 7.0 | 1,173 | 14,950 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 37.50% | 32 | 7.0 | 924 | 13,462 | 41.7% | 35.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.7 | 1,170 | 13,420 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.9 | 935 | 12,946 | 61.5% | 52.9% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 7.4 | 891 | 14,521 | 46.1% | 43.8% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 7.2 | 909 | 14,866 | 30.0% | 64.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.6 | 1,012 | 12,574 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 7.2 | 1,155 | 14,830 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 7.0 | 1,050 | 13,994 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.4 | 870 | 11,761 | 58.3% | 30.0% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 7.6 | 1,151 | 17,244 | 66.7% | 69.2% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 7.0 | 1,152 | 15,034 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 999 | 13,998 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 869 | 12,780 | 37.5% | 33.3% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 7.0 | 750 | 11,846 | 45.5% | 37.5% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 7.0 | 895 | 13,562 | 62.5% | 81.8% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.9 | 836 | 12,095 | 62.5% | 30.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.7 | 1,060 | 15,272 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.4 | 1,068 | 12,902 | 0.0% | 63.6% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 7.7 | 1,015 | 14,500 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.8 | 970 | 13,322 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.7 | 1,055 | 15,703 | 80.0% | 63.6% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.9 | 1,082 | 15,141 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.4 | 929 | 14,804 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 6.7 | 1,048 | 14,896 | 80.0% | 70.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.1 | 912 | 12,793 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.3 | 908 | 14,055 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.7 | 1,106 | 13,525 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.2 | 825 | 13,490 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.5 | 759 | 12,877 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.1 | 1,122 | 14,965 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.6 | 915 | 14,580 | 20.0% | 83.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 814 | 13,068 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 908 | 14,214 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 985 | 15,060 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.5 | 1,221 | 15,667 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,143 | 11,001 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.3 | 946 | 12,377 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.9 | 1,142 | 12,754 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.5 | 979 | 15,305 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 789 | 13,755 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 891 | 14,745 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 918 | 12,957 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 1,215 | 13,676 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.3 | 1,007 | 11,151 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 971 | 16,016 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,168 | 16,366 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.1 | 1,196 | 13,946 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.2 | 974 | 15,184 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 7.3 | 877 | 12,846 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.2 | 1,032 | 15,140 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 691 | 10,456 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.6 | 806 | 9,744 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.9 | 923 | 15,106 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,201 | 15,326 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.9 | 765 | 12,010 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 781 | 11,245 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 1,139 | 14,216 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 982 | 14,630 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 721 | 14,102 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Gangplank vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gangplank do against Volibear in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup with a 55.8% win rate compared to Gangplank's 44.2%, a 11.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 43 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Gangplank do against Volibear in the early game?
In the early game, Volibear has the advantage against Gangplank with a 52.9% win rate versus 47.1%. Volibear players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gangplank do against Volibear in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup with a 57.7% win rate compared to 42.3%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Gangplank with a 55.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 11.6 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 43 games analyzed.
What is the best Gangplank build against Volibear?
The best Gangplank build against Volibear includes The Collector, Essence Reaver, Mortal Reminder with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 40.0% 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 Volibear?
The best Gangplank runes against Volibear use the Resolve primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gangplank counter Volibear?
No, Gangplank struggles against Volibear with only a 44.2% win rate. Volibear has the advantage in this matchup. Gangplank players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Volibear's lead.
How do I play Gangplank against Volibear?
When playing Gangplank against Volibear, play cautiously and avoid Volibear's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Volibear has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.