- Win Rate
- 49.4%
- Pick Rate
- 4.8%
- Ban Rate
- 3.5%
Volibear vs Gangplank
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 8,671
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 16, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Volibear vs Gangplank is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Volibear wins with a 50.5% win rate (+0.9%) over Gangplank based on 107 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Gangplank scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Gangplank matchup.
Volibear Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Volibear 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 Volibear vs Gangplank?
Volibear wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.6% and 59.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.0% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 104 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- −7.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Volibear vs Gangplank is an even matchup: Volibear wins 50.0% of 104 games, and the 95% range (40.6–59.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.0% for Volibear; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 148, within the margin of error (104 games).
- Volibear players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Gangplank: 43.0% of their other Top games, 61.5% 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 Volibear 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 Volibear'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.
Volibear vs Gangplank Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Gangplank Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear'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: Volibear's results against Gangplank in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear 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)EvenVolibear gold at 15: −148
- First itemEvenVolibear: 12.2 min · Gangplank: 11.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenVolibear wins 53.5% of 43 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenVolibear wins 50.0% of 52 games
What Volibear Changes Against Gangplank
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually43.0%vs Gangplank61.5%+18.5 pts42.2% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.7%vs Gangplank8.7%−16.0 pts
Spirit VisageItemUsually32.7%vs Gangplank18.3%−14.4 pts
RevitalizeRuneUsually62.5%vs Gangplank50.0%−12.5 pts42.3% WR here
DemolishRuneUsually41.9%vs Gangplank29.8%−12.1 pts54.8% WR here
Randuin's OmenItemUsually5.8%vs Gangplank17.3%+11.5 pts- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gangplank10.6%+10.6 pts
ShadowflameItemUsually6.7%vs Gangplank12.5%+5.8 pts
Best Volibear Build vs Gangplank
Usual Volibear build (Top)
85.7% win rate · 14 games
Against Gangplank
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 62 Volibear games against Gangplank carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Volibear's standard build instead.
- Volibear usually completes Statikk Shiv first, at 12.2 min (median of 45 games).
- Gangplank usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 11.9 min (median of 98 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — 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 Volibear Runes vs Gangplank
Usual Volibear runes (Top)
Press the Attack
63.0% win rate · 46 games
Against Gangplank
Lethal Tempo47.8% win rate · 23 games
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Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Volibear'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 Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Volibear Matchups
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Easiest for Volibear
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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Volibear vs Gangplank FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Volibear vs Gangplank?
Volibear vs Gangplank is an even matchup: Volibear wins 50.0% of 104 games, and the 95% range (40.6–59.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Volibear's win rate against Gangplank?
Volibear wins 50.0% of 104 Top games against Gangplank on patch 26.20 (95% range 40.6–59.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.0% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Gangplank?
Not clearly. Volibear wins 50.0% of 104 games against Gangplank, and the 95% range (40.6–59.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Gangplank?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 148, within the margin of error (104 games).
Does Volibear outscale Gangplank?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Gangplank strongest against Volibear?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Gangplank is ahead of Volibear beyond the margin of error.
What should Volibear build against Gangplank?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Volibear's usual Top core: Riftmaker, Hextech Gunblade, Statikk Shiv. The biggest change against Gangplank: Plated Steelcaps (43.0% usually, 61.5% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Gangplank?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 47.8% over 23 games against Gangplank. The biggest change against Gangplank: Revitalize (62.5% usually, 50.0% here).