MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gangplank vs Brand
How often does Gangplank beat Brand in Top?
Gangplank into Brand in Top: 46% observed win rate across 90 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gangplank ahead by 275 gold.
Gangplank at 15:00
- Gold: +275
- CS: -7
- XP: -142
Typical gap to Brand, from 90 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gangplank counter Brand?
No counter here: Gangplank sits at 46% over 90 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Brand: the Gangplank game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Gangplank at 58% across 43 games. Flip the lead and Gangplank falls to 34% across 47.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 43 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 34% | 47 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:39 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gangplank's Top build, with receipts
Into Brand specifically, Gangplank finishes Essence Reaver first most often: 41.7% over 48 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 26.1-26.12.
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.