MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gangplank vs Ahri
How often does Gangplank beat Ahri in Top?
Gangplank into Ahri in Top: 64% observed win rate across 58 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gangplank ahead by 596 gold.
Does Gangplank counter Ahri?
The numbers say yes: across 58 ranked Top games into Ahri, Gangplank takes 64% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Ahri's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Ahri: the Gangplank game plan
Someone usually dies here around 8:00 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:29. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gangplank's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Gangplank core is Essence Reaver, The Collector, Infinity Edge: 55.6% across 6,448 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Essence Reaver (34,253 games).
Skill plan: Gangplank players max Q first and take E at level 1.