MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gangplank vs Anivia
How often does Gangplank beat Anivia in Top?
Gangplank into Anivia in Top: 48% observed win rate across 203 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gangplank ahead by 7 gold.
Does Gangplank counter Anivia?
Too close for a counter call: Gangplank sits at 48% over 203 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Anivia: the Gangplank game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gangplank at 54% across 89 games. Flip the lead and Gangplank falls to 44% across 114.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 54% | 89 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 44% | 114 |
| First blood | 58% | 74 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 50% | 58 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 66 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 52% | 46 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gangplank's Top build, with receipts
Into Anivia specifically, Gangplank finishes Essence Reaver first most often: 48.2% over 110 games of this matchup.
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.