MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Garen vs Gangplank
How often does Garen beat Gangplank in Top?
Garen into Gangplank in Top: 49% observed win rate across 2,252 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 Garen behind by 641 gold.
Garen at 15:00
- Gold: -641
- CS: -9
- XP: -82
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 2,238 games that reached 15:00.
Does Garen counter Gangplank?
No counter here: Garen sits at 49% over 2,252 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 Gangplank: the Garen game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Garen at 62% across 785 games. Flip the lead and Garen falls to 42% across 1,467.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 785 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 1,467 |
| First blood | 55% | 1,028 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 825 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 798 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 569 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 60% | 264 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:20 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:32. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Garen's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Garen finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 48.6% over 1,221 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder: 52.3% across 241 games.
The most-finished Garen core is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder: 55.8% across 11,163 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stridebreaker (53,134 games).
Skill plan: Garen players max E first and take E at level 1.