MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gangplank vs Ekko
How often does Gangplank beat Ekko in Top?
Gangplank into Ekko in Top: 51% observed win rate across 35 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 756 gold.
Gangplank at 15:00
- Gold: +756
- CS: +14
- XP: +378
Typical gap to Ekko, from 35 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Ekko: the Gangplank game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:28. 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 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.