MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Gangplank
How often does Gragas beat Gangplank in Top?
Gragas into Gangplank in Top: 49% observed win rate across 834 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 Gragas behind by 545 gold.
Gragas at 15:00
- Gold: -545
- CS: -9
- XP: +82
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 828 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gragas counter Gangplank?
No counter here: Gragas sits at 49% over 834 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 Gragas game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Gragas at 57% across 310 games. Flip the lead and Gragas falls to 45% across 524.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 310 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 524 |
| First blood | 55% | 364 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 305 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 274 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 51% | 224 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 56% | 105 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:21 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Gragas finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 50.8% over 189 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Gragas core is Rod of Ages, Winter's Approach, Cosmic Drive: 52.7% across 763 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (6,382 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take Q at level 1.