MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gangplank vs Aurora
How often does Gangplank beat Aurora in Top?
Gangplank into Aurora in Top: 53% observed win rate across 220 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gangplank ahead by 220 gold.
Does Gangplank counter Aurora?
Too close for a counter call: Gangplank sits at 53% over 220 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 Aurora: the Gangplank game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gangplank at 63% across 92 games. Flip the lead and Gangplank falls to 46% across 128.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 63% | 92 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 46% | 128 |
| First blood | 69% | 90 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 66 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 75 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 55 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:47 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gangplank's Top build, with receipts
Into Aurora specifically, Gangplank finishes Essence Reaver first most often: 61.9% over 105 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.