MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gangplank vs Ambessa
How often does Gangplank beat Ambessa in Top?
Gangplank into Ambessa in Top: 54% observed win rate across 1,605 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gangplank ahead by 523 gold.
Does Gangplank counter Ambessa?
The numbers say yes: across 1,605 ranked Top games into Ambessa, Gangplank takes 54% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Ambessa's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Ambessa: the Gangplank game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gangplank at 62% across 934 games. Flip the lead and Gangplank falls to 43% across 668.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 934 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 43% | 668 |
| First blood | 60% | 710 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 615 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 891 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 310 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 128 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:06 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gangplank's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Gangplank finishes Essence Reaver first most often: 55.2% over 707 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Essence Reaver, The Collector, Infinity Edge: 63.5% across 137 games.
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.