MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Pantheon vs Gangplank
How often does Pantheon beat Gangplank in Top?
Pantheon into Gangplank in Top: 42% observed win rate across 737 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 Pantheon behind by 519 gold.
Pantheon at 15:00
- Gold: -519
- CS: -12
- XP: -408
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 728 games that reached 15:00.
Does Pantheon counter Gangplank?
The count says no. Gangplank holds 58% of 737 ranked Top games here. The lane is still winnable. Pantheon wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Pantheon against Gangplank, and play for those first.
Beating Gangplank: the Pantheon game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Pantheon at 50% across 318 games. Flip the lead and Pantheon falls to 35% across 418.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 318 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 35% | 418 |
| First blood | 48% | 381 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 50% | 347 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 307 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 106 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 47% | 43 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:39. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Pantheon's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Pantheon finishes Eclipse first most often: 37.8% over 193 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Pantheon core is Eclipse, Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky: 55.3% across 730 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 Eclipse (6,651 games).
Skill plan: Pantheon players max Q first and take Q at level 1.