Gangplankvs Xin Zhao
Gangplank vs Xin Zhao is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Gangplank wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.3%) over Xin Zhao based on 23 games. Gangplank 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 Xin Zhao 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.
Xin Zhao(52.2%)Who Wins the Gangplank vs Xin Zhao Matchup?
Gangplank vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary
The Gangplank vs Xin Zhao matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 23 recent matches analyzed, Gangplank wins with a 52.2% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 47.8%, giving Gangplank a 4.3 percentage point advantage. Gangplank dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao leads by 0.3s CC/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 Xin Zhao'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 Xin Zhao Laning Phase Breakdown
Gangplank is favored during the laning phase against Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Xin Zhao, providing the mobility and stats Gangplank needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gangplank against Xin Zhao 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Xin Zhao. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gangplank vs Xin Zhao matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gangplank55.6%Xin Zhao44.4%Gangplank50.0%Xin Zhao50.0%Gangplank dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Xin Zhao. This lopsided early game means Gangplank can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Gangplank at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Xin Zhao. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Gangplank holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Xin Zhao players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Gangplank Runes Against Xin Zhao
Inspiration
Resolve
Running Inspiration primary with Resolve secondary allows Gangplank to press their advantage against Xin Zhao, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
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 Xin Zhao - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gangplank do against Xin Zhao in League of Legends?
Gangplank wins the Gangplank vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 47.8%, a 4.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 23 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Gangplank do against Xin Zhao in the early game?
In the early game, Gangplank has the advantage against Xin Zhao with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. 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 Xin Zhao in the late game?
In the late game, Gangplank takes over the Gangplank vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Gangplank scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gangplank vs Xin Zhao matchup?
Gangplank wins the matchup against Xin Zhao with a 52.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 4.3 percentage point advantage means Gangplank is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 23 games analyzed.
What is the best Gangplank build against Xin Zhao?
The best Gangplank build against Xin Zhao includes The Collector, Essence Reaver, Mortal Reminder with Mercury's Treads. 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 Xin Zhao?
The best Gangplank runes against Xin Zhao use the Inspiration primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gangplank vs Xin Zhao matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gangplank counter Xin Zhao?
Yes, Gangplank has a favorable matchup against Xin Zhao with a 52.2% win rate. Gangplank has a solid advantage over Xin Zhao in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.
How do I play Gangplank against Xin Zhao?
When playing Gangplank against Xin Zhao, 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.