Gangplankvs Volibear
Gangplank vs Volibear is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Gangplank wins with a 50.9% win rate (+1.8%) over Volibear based on 56 games. Gangplank wins the early laning phase while Volibear scales better into the 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.
Volibear(50.9%)Who Wins the Gangplank vs Volibear Matchup?
Gangplank vs Volibear Matchup Summary
The Gangplank vs Volibear matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 56 recent matches analyzed, Gangplank wins with a 50.9% win rate compared to Volibear's 49.1%, giving Gangplank a 1.8 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gangplank controls the early laning stage, but Volibear outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gangplank needs to press advantages before Volibear reaches their power spikes, while Volibear should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Volibear leads by 952 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gangplank has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Volibear's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. 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 Infinity Edge. This combination gives Gangplank an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path 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
Gangplank56.5%Volibear43.5%Gangplank46.9%Volibear53.1%Gangplank dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.5% win rate — a 13.0 percentage point lead over Volibear. This lopsided early game means Gangplank 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 53.1% win rate — 6.3 points above Gangplank. Extended games heavily favor Volibear, 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 Volibear reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Volibear 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 Volibear
Sorcery
Inspiration
The Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Gangplank maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Volibear.
Gangplank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.00% | 171 | 7.4 | 1,074 | 15,503 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 49.07% | 162 | 7.0 | 940 | 14,220 | 44.1% | 52.0% | |
| 48.13% | 160 | 7.3 | 1,159 | 15,148 | 46.8% | 49.0% | |
| 51.43% | 140 | 7.0 | 1,043 | 14,747 | 41.5% | 57.5% | |
| 54.29% | 140 | 7.1 | 1,001 | 14,287 | 58.7% | 50.6% | |
| 49.63% | 136 | 7.2 | 1,127 | 14,976 | 50.0% | 49.4% | |
| 45.04% | 132 | 7.3 | 1,172 | 15,362 | 47.1% | 43.8% | |
| 47.33% | 131 | 7.3 | 956 | 14,919 | 52.7% | 43.4% | |
| 46.51% | 129 | 7.2 | 870 | 12,913 | 40.0% | 52.2% | |
| 51.69% | 119 | 7.4 | 1,099 | 15,102 | 61.5% | 46.8% | |
| 43.48% | 116 | 7.1 | 901 | 14,331 | 46.7% | 41.4% | |
| 45.69% | 116 | 7.5 | 1,425 | 14,702 | 48.8% | 43.8% | |
| 47.71% | 109 | 6.8 | 965 | 13,875 | 42.2% | 51.6% | |
| 47.22% | 108 | 7.2 | 1,079 | 15,211 | 48.9% | 46.0% | |
| 55.77% | 104 | 7.2 | 941 | 15,389 | 46.0% | 61.2% | |
| 44.00% | 100 | 7.1 | 1,029 | 13,712 | 48.9% | 40.0% | |
| 53.06% | 98 | 7.3 | 987 | 14,877 | 47.7% | 57.4% | |
| 47.92% | 97 | 7.3 | 946 | 14,599 | 33.3% | 60.8% | |
| 53.68% | 96 | 7.2 | 911 | 14,171 | 51.2% | 55.8% | |
| 55.79% | 95 | 7.0 | 1,045 | 15,286 | 57.8% | 54.0% | |
| 50.00% | 94 | 6.7 | 840 | 13,889 | 48.9% | 51.0% | |
| 48.91% | 92 | 7.4 | 857 | 13,588 | 52.1% | 45.5% | |
| 55.56% | 91 | 6.9 | 1,054 | 15,151 | 48.1% | 58.7% | |
| 58.54% | 82 | 7.1 | 972 | 14,280 | 57.1% | 59.6% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 7.1 | 1,107 | 14,513 | 46.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.63% | 81 | 7.7 | 1,123 | 16,055 | 53.3% | 49.0% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 7.0 | 930 | 13,788 | 47.2% | 51.2% | |
| 45.59% | 70 | 7.2 | 924 | 14,260 | 46.9% | 44.4% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 7.4 | 1,024 | 14,682 | 38.5% | 56.4% | |
| 53.23% | 62 | 7.0 | 945 | 13,701 | 50.0% | 55.3% | |
| 54.10% | 62 | 7.0 | 977 | 14,345 | 40.7% | 64.7% | |
| 50.91% | 56 | 7.2 | 949 | 14,321 | 56.5% | 46.9% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 7.1 | 1,016 | 13,898 | 53.6% | 33.3% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 7.2 | 1,055 | 13,459 | 33.3% | 53.6% | |
| 56.25% | 49 | 6.9 | 1,057 | 14,776 | 55.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 6.7 | 947 | 13,508 | 68.4% | 44.8% | |
| 54.35% | 47 | 7.0 | 1,115 | 14,807 | 50.0% | 57.7% | |
| 37.78% | 45 | 7.1 | 932 | 14,414 | 50.0% | 29.6% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 7.5 | 845 | 14,333 | 34.8% | 47.6% | |
| 34.15% | 41 | 7.7 | 1,041 | 14,714 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.7 | 1,011 | 13,855 | 60.0% | 36.0% | |
| 52.63% | 39 | 7.4 | 883 | 15,924 | 38.5% | 60.0% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 6.9 | 872 | 13,984 | 40.0% | 65.2% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 7.1 | 833 | 14,719 | 35.7% | 43.5% | |
| 42.42% | 34 | 7.3 | 1,020 | 14,052 | 52.9% | 31.3% | |
| 35.29% | 34 | 7.4 | 1,162 | 17,021 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 7.3 | 897 | 15,776 | 75.0% | 54.5% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 6.9 | 897 | 15,066 | 80.0% | 60.9% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 6.9 | 992 | 16,040 | 50.0% | 64.0% | |
| 58.62% | 30 | 6.9 | 787 | 13,813 | 66.7% | 52.9% | |
| 62.96% | 29 | 6.8 | 852 | 13,527 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 28 | 7.8 | 1,026 | 15,315 | 80.0% | 58.8% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 7.0 | 822 | 14,023 | 23.1% | 53.3% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.7 | 1,044 | 15,387 | 14.3% | 68.4% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 7.5 | 845 | 14,351 | 63.6% | 40.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.3 | 877 | 15,800 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 31.82% | 22 | 7.0 | 875 | 15,016 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 7.2 | 1,024 | 16,548 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.2 | 905 | 16,366 | 71.4% | 57.1% | |
| 42.11% | 20 | 6.8 | 1,127 | 17,449 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 7.2 | 957 | 14,850 | 70.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 7.0 | 960 | 15,124 | 37.5% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 981 | 14,678 | 42.9% | 54.5% | |
| 56.25% | 17 | 6.7 | 1,023 | 12,720 | 60.0% | 54.5% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 7.5 | 1,128 | 14,681 | 88.9% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 7.7 | 927 | 14,242 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.0 | 976 | 14,640 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 6.9 | 777 | 14,014 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 7.0 | 885 | 13,897 | 16.7% | 30.0% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 7.8 | 973 | 15,256 | 50.0% | 90.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.4 | 839 | 10,993 | 55.6% | 33.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.3 | 1,052 | 15,403 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.7 | 963 | 14,174 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 15 | 7.1 | 846 | 13,641 | 57.1% | 71.4% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 6.8 | 852 | 11,219 | 12.5% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.9 | 816 | 13,354 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.2 | 964 | 15,647 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.6 | 1,174 | 14,447 | 83.3% | 12.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.5 | 826 | 11,643 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.8 | 940 | 14,410 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.8 | 886 | 13,949 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.4 | 906 | 12,812 | 71.4% | 75.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 905 | 11,542 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 864 | 14,808 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 6.5 | 803 | 11,593 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 924 | 8,937 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.9 | 1,096 | 11,228 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 9 | 7.2 | 1,115 | 16,259 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.2 | 848 | 14,089 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 1,111 | 12,366 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 775 | 12,608 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 811 | 15,840 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.2 | 759 | 13,050 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.2 | 948 | 14,571 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 1,155 | 17,464 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 8 | 7.0 | 746 | 13,018 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.9 | 883 | 14,837 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.3 | 882 | 15,540 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.8 | 1,287 | 16,886 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.7 | 1,048 | 14,426 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 756 | 12,704 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.4 | 1,243 | 15,424 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 972 | 14,715 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.3 | 876 | 14,381 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.8 | 852 | 12,194 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,206 | 15,528 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 879 | 15,332 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 997 | 15,181 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 898 | 15,050 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Gangplank vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gangplank do against Volibear in League of Legends?
Gangplank wins the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup with a 50.9% win rate compared to Volibear's 49.1%, a 1.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 56 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Gangplank do against Volibear in the early game?
In the early game, Gangplank has the advantage against Volibear with a 56.5% win rate versus 43.5%. 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 Volibear in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup with a 53.1% win rate compared to 46.9%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup?
Gangplank wins the matchup against Volibear with a 50.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 1.8 percentage point advantage means Gangplank is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 56 games analyzed.
What is the best Gangplank build against Volibear?
The best Gangplank build against Volibear includes The Collector, Essence Reaver, Infinity Edge with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Gangplank vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gangplank counter Volibear?
Yes, Gangplank has a favorable matchup against Volibear with a 50.9% win rate. Gangplank slightly edges out Volibear in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Gangplank against Volibear?
When playing Gangplank against Volibear, 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.