Malphitevs Gangplank
Malphite vs Gangplank is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malphite wins with a 55.0% win rate (+10.0%) over Gangplank based on 60 games. Malphite holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malphite vs Gangplank matchup.
Malphite Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Malphite 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 Malphite vs Gangplank?
Malphite wins 52.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 44.7% and 60.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.4% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −0.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 146 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +5.5 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 52.7% of 146 games (95% range 44.7–60.7%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 53.4% for Malphite; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Gangplank usually wins the lane: 381 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (145 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Malphite players pick Randuin's Omen far more often against Gangplank: 9.2% of their other Top games, 24.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Malphite and Gangplank played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Malphite's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Malphite vs Gangplank Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malphite vs Gangplank Win Rate by Game Length
Malphite's win rate against Gangplank by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Malphite's results against Gangplank in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malphite vs Gangplank Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)GangplankMalphite gold at 15: −381
- First itemEvenMalphite: 11.7 min · Gangplank: 12.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenMalphite wins 55.4% of 56 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenMalphite wins 51.2% of 82 games
What Malphite Changes Against Gangplank
Choices Malphite players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Randuin's OmenItemUsually9.2%vs Gangplank24.0%+14.8 pts54.3% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.6%vs Gangplank14.4%−10.2 pts47.6% WR here
Hollow RadianceItemUsually17.1%vs Gangplank9.6%−7.5 pts
InspirationSecondary treeUsually15.8%vs Gangplank9.6%−6.2 pts- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gangplank5.5%+5.5 pts
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually2.6%vs Gangplank6.2%+3.5 pts
Best Malphite Build vs Gangplank
Against Gangplank
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 88 Malphite games against Gangplank carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Malphite's standard build instead.
- Malphite usually completes Malignance first, at 11.7 min (median of 48 games).
- Gangplank usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 12.1 min (median of 134 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Malphite Runes vs Gangplank
Usual Malphite runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
56.2% win rate · 1,181 games
Against Gangplank
Arcane Comet
57.6% win rate · 59 games
Plan your Malphite draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Malphite matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Malphite'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 Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Malphite Matchups
Hardest for Malphite
Easiest for Malphite
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Malphite vs Gangplank FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Malphite vs Gangplank?
Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 52.7% of 146 games (95% range 44.7–60.7%).
What is Malphite's win rate against Gangplank?
Malphite wins 52.7% of 146 Top games against Gangplank on patch 26.19 (95% range 44.7–60.7%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 53.4% would be expected.
Does Malphite counter Gangplank?
Not clearly. Malphite wins 52.7% of 146 games against Gangplank, and the 95% range (44.7–60.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Malphite or Gangplank?
Gangplank usually wins the lane: 381 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (145 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Malphite outscale Gangplank?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Gangplank strongest against Malphite?
Gangplank is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Malphite build against Gangplank?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malphite's usual Top core: Stormsurge, Malignance, Frozen Heart. The biggest change against Gangplank: Randuin's Omen (9.2% usually, 24.0% here).
What runes should Malphite use against Gangplank?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Resolve — 57.6% over 59 games against Gangplank. The biggest change against Gangplank: Inspiration (15.8% usually, 9.6% here).