MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Olaf vs Gangplank
How often does Olaf beat Gangplank in Top?
Olaf into Gangplank in Top: 51% observed win rate across 856 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 Olaf ahead by 79 gold.
Olaf at 15:00
- Gold: +79
- CS: +3
- XP: +304
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 850 games that reached 15:00.
Does Olaf counter Gangplank?
No counter here: Olaf sits at 51% over 856 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 Olaf game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Olaf at 60% across 460 games. Flip the lead and Olaf falls to 41% across 396.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 460 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 396 |
| First blood | 58% | 393 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 402 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 454 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 136 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 63 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:59 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Olaf's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Olaf finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 52.9% over 255 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Death's Dance: 58.5% across 53 games.
The most-finished Olaf core is Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Death's Dance: 59.0% across 1,051 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 Stridebreaker (6,864 games).
Skill plan: Olaf players max Q first and take Q at level 1.