MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
K'Sante vs Gangplank
How often does K'Sante beat Gangplank in Top?
K'Sante into Gangplank in Top: 48% observed win rate across 1,490 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 K'Sante ahead by 33 gold.
K'Sante at 15:00
- Gold: +33
- CS: +8
- XP: +667
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 1,483 games that reached 15:00.
Does K'Sante counter Gangplank?
No counter here: K'Sante sits at 48% over 1,490 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 K'Sante game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts K'Sante at 56% across 806 games. Flip the lead and K'Sante falls to 39% across 682.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 806 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 682 |
| First blood | 54% | 782 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 695 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 895 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 508 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 55% | 275 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:00 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:24. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
K'Sante's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, K'Sante finishes Iceborn Gauntlet first most often: 48.5% over 662 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Iceborn Gauntlet, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 56.9% across 51 games.
The most-finished K'Sante core is Iceborn Gauntlet, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 53.1% across 1,188 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 Iceborn Gauntlet (19,668 games).
Skill plan: K'Sante players max Q first and take Q at level 1.