MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kayle vs Gangplank
How often does Kayle beat Gangplank in Top?
Kayle into Gangplank in Top: 53% observed win rate across 1,365 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 Kayle behind by 1,063 gold.
Kayle at 15:00
- Gold: -1,063
- CS: -14
- XP: -625
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 1,362 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kayle counter Gangplank?
No counter here: Kayle sits at 53% over 1,365 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 Kayle game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kayle at 69% across 350 games. Flip the lead and Kayle falls to 47% across 1,015.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 69% | 350 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 1,015 |
| First blood | 59% | 492 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 66% | 344 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 390 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 314 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 59% | 140 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:06 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:39. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kayle's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Kayle finishes Nashor's Tooth first most often: 53.5% over 628 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 63.5% across 156 games.
The most-finished Kayle core is Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap: 64.7% across 4,191 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 Nashor's Tooth (19,607 games).
Skill plan: Kayle players max E first and take E at level 1.