Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.5%
Pick Rate
1.4%

Gragasvs Gangplank

FFighterMage
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Gragas vs Gangplank is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Gangplank wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Gragas based on 15 games. Gangplank wins the early laning phase while Gragas scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gragas vs Gangplank matchup.

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Gragas Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gragas 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.

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Gragas - 46.7% win rate in this matchup
Gragas
46.7% WR
VS
Gangplank vs Gragas matchup - 53.3% win rate
Gangplank
53.3% WR

Who Wins the Gragas vs Gangplank Matchup?

Gangplank wins the Gragas vs Gangplank matchup
Winner
Gangplank
Matches: 15
46.7%
Win Rate
53.3%
6.0
CS / min
6.7
723
DMG / min
996
10,280
Gold / game
11,588
360
Heal / min
231
887
DMG Mitigated / min
572
1.3
CC / min
0.4
20.0%
Early Game WR
80.0%
60.0%
Late Game WR
40.0%

Gragas vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

The Gragas vs Gangplank matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 15 recent matches analyzed, Gangplank wins with a 53.3% win rate compared to Gragas's 46.7%, giving Gangplank a 6.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gangplank controls the early laning stage, but Gragas outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gangplank needs to press advantages before Gragas reaches their power spikes, while Gragas should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gragas leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gangplank has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Gangplank 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.

Gragas vs Gangplank Laning Phase Breakdown

Gangplank wins the laning phase against Gragas in League of Legends

Gangplank is favored during the laning phase against Gragas, 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.

Farming
6.0Gragas
6.7Gangplank
Gangplank edges out Gragas by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Gangplank.
Damage
723Gragas
996Gangplank
Gangplank heavily out-damages Gragas by 273 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Gragas should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Gangplank's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,280Gragas
11,588Gangplank
Gangplank generates a commanding 1,308 more gold per game than Gragas. This substantial economic advantage means Gangplank consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Gragas should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.3Gragas
0.4Gangplank
Gragas brings significantly more crowd control than Gangplank, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Gragas far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Gangplank should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,247Gragas
804Gangplank
Gragas vastly out-sustains Gangplank, healing and mitigating 443 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Gragas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Gangplank is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Gangplank, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Gragas Build Against Gangplank

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Gangplank, providing the mobility and stats Gragas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gragas against Gangplank are Iceborn Gauntlet, Rod of Ages and Cosmic Drive. This combination gives Gragas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Gangplank. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gragas vs Gangplank matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Gangplank
80.0%
+60.0% advantage
Gragas early game win rateGragas20.0%
Gangplank early game win rateGangplank80.0%
Late Game
Gragas
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Gragas late game win rateGragas60.0%
Gangplank late game win rateGangplank40.0%

Gangplank dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Gragas. This lopsided early game means Gangplank can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Gragas is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Gangplank. Extended games heavily favor Gragas, 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 Gragas reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Gragas 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 Gragas Runes Against Gangplank

Sorcery rune tree - Gragas primary runes vs GangplankSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Gragas rune vs GangplankManaflow Band - best Gragas rune vs GangplankTranscendence - best Gragas rune vs GangplankScorch - best Gragas rune vs Gangplank
Inspiration rune tree - Gragas secondary runes vs GangplankInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Gragas rune vs GangplankCosmic Insight - best Gragas rune vs Gangplank
33.3% WR

The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Gragas the best tools to compete against Gangplank in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Gragas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Gragas'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 Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Gragas matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
37.25%515.67499,48928.6%47.8%
57.78%455.274211,54353.3%60.0%
54.05%375.972610,48453.9%54.2%
51.52%336.581210,57846.1%55.0%
40.63%325.986710,57322.2%47.8%
58.06%316.288610,35155.6%61.5%
37.04%276.169910,25233.3%38.9%
48.15%274.971411,49588.9%27.8%
44.44%274.991911,05544.4%44.4%
50.00%245.87079,38264.3%30.0%
70.83%245.980110,32566.7%73.3%
40.91%225.47569,78836.4%45.5%
59.09%224.383911,69350.0%64.3%
61.90%210.867310,03175.0%44.4%
25.00%205.789111,21822.2%27.3%
55.00%205.51,0029,95870.0%40.0%
52.63%196.076111,70937.5%63.6%
26.32%194.96469,69120.0%33.3%
44.44%184.593311,98360.0%38.5%
44.44%185.190211,12628.6%54.5%
64.71%171.182013,78560.0%66.7%
52.94%172.678712,63460.0%50.0%
37.50%166.385610,42525.0%50.0%
43.75%161.475810,79850.0%40.0%
56.25%165.576610,24950.0%62.5%
56.25%165.87468,78285.7%33.3%
53.33%151.076311,10185.7%25.0%
40.00%155.084311,36740.0%40.0%
46.67%156.072310,28020.0%60.0%
33.33%153.170310,38140.0%20.0%
35.71%146.191310,27928.6%42.9%
50.00%146.884011,32757.1%42.9%
50.00%140.966613,24460.0%44.4%
35.71%144.473212,76633.3%36.4%
50.00%141.062910,43742.9%57.1%
50.00%145.88009,85525.0%60.0%
35.71%145.574810,84120.0%44.4%
38.46%130.874610,07350.0%33.3%
38.46%131.665512,550100.0%11.1%
33.33%123.589411,72840.0%28.6%
50.00%126.481210,39460.0%42.9%
58.33%125.172411,16150.0%60.0%
25.00%126.182110,49040.0%14.3%
25.00%124.95919,40933.3%16.7%
27.27%116.189010,20116.7%40.0%
54.55%110.755811,27833.3%80.0%
45.45%111.160811,36157.1%25.0%
27.27%115.374610,26720.0%33.3%
72.73%115.579610,02980.0%66.7%
30.00%105.481911,22833.3%28.6%
50.00%105.886511,20220.0%80.0%
50.00%106.278211,74450.0%50.0%
20.00%106.18199,6080.0%40.0%
70.00%106.175910,34360.0%80.0%
80.00%101.55569,804100.0%71.4%
30.00%105.874410,6390.0%42.9%
50.00%105.865612,07225.0%66.7%
44.44%95.96549,91250.0%40.0%
77.78%93.974410,845100.0%0.0%
77.78%94.477411,12850.0%85.7%
50.00%83.581211,68850.0%50.0%
50.00%83.896213,019100.0%33.3%
25.00%84.881910,0350.0%50.0%
50.00%82.76309,63075.0%25.0%
50.00%83.289814,7230.0%50.0%
25.00%85.48889,4970.0%40.0%
50.00%81.76477,54533.3%100.0%
50.00%82.375711,698100.0%42.9%
75.00%81.271910,17250.0%100.0%
50.00%84.468611,6530.0%57.1%
57.14%71.768210,17466.7%50.0%
85.71%76.31,13013,246100.0%83.3%
28.57%75.194312,6420.0%40.0%
71.43%75.08828,63780.0%50.0%
71.43%74.95198,54375.0%66.7%
42.86%72.26598,49366.7%25.0%
71.43%76.592012,999100.0%66.7%
42.86%71.165812,97266.7%25.0%
28.57%74.780011,7920.0%40.0%
71.43%74.38518,899100.0%60.0%
33.33%64.470812,633100.0%20.0%
33.33%61.080710,89150.0%25.0%
66.67%61.35587,20760.0%100.0%
33.33%63.062410,39850.0%25.0%
66.67%62.680812,144100.0%50.0%
66.67%64.97057,02450.0%100.0%
66.67%65.770111,934100.0%50.0%
66.67%62.463110,392100.0%60.0%
40.00%53.675410,199100.0%25.0%
20.00%56.188212,0670.0%20.0%
60.00%53.765811,701100.0%33.3%
100.00%50.890114,420100.0%100.0%
60.00%51.354914,1290.0%75.0%
60.00%53.97119,15533.3%100.0%
40.00%55.875510,08466.7%0.0%
60.00%52.26768,94833.3%100.0%

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Gragas vs Gangplank - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Gragas do against Gangplank in League of Legends?

Gangplank wins the Gragas vs Gangplank matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to Gragas's 46.7%, a 6.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 15 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Gragas do against Gangplank in the early game?

In the early game, Gangplank has the advantage against Gragas 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 Gragas do against Gangplank in the late game?

In the late game, Gragas takes over the Gragas vs Gangplank matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Gragas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Gragas vs Gangplank matchup?

Gangplank wins the matchup against Gragas with a 53.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 6.7 percentage point advantage means Gangplank is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 15 games analyzed.

What is the best Gragas build against Gangplank?

The best Gragas build against Gangplank includes Iceborn Gauntlet, Rod of Ages, Cosmic Drive with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Gragas runes against Gangplank?

The best Gragas runes against Gangplank use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 33.3% win rate in the Gragas vs Gangplank matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Gragas counter Gangplank?

No, Gragas struggles against Gangplank with only a 46.7% win rate. Gangplank has the advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Gangplank's lead.

How do I play Gragas against Gangplank?

When playing Gragas against Gangplank, play cautiously and avoid Gangplank's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Gangplank in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.