MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mordekaiser vs Gangplank
How often does Mordekaiser beat Gangplank in Top?
Mordekaiser into Gangplank in Top: 50% observed win rate across 1,788 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 Mordekaiser ahead by 135 gold.
Mordekaiser at 15:00
- Gold: +135
- CS: +5
- XP: +774
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 1,778 games that reached 15:00.
Does Mordekaiser counter Gangplank?
No counter here: Mordekaiser sits at 50% over 1,788 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 Mordekaiser game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Mordekaiser at 56% across 964 games. Flip the lead and Mordekaiser falls to 43% across 824.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 964 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 824 |
| First blood | 54% | 888 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 853 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 935 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 564 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 59% | 342 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mordekaiser's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Mordekaiser finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 49.3% over 675 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 53.6% across 84 games.
The most-finished Mordekaiser core is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 57.0% across 3,184 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 Rylai's Crystal Scepter (26,064 games).
Skill plan: Mordekaiser players max Q first and take Q at level 1.