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Talon vs Gangplank

What is Talon's win rate vs Gangplank?

In Mid, Talon wins 38% against Gangplank across 72 observed 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 Talon behind by 461 gold.

Talon at 15:00

Typical gap to Gangplank, from 72 games that reached 15:00.

Does Talon counter Gangplank?

No, it runs the other way. Gangplank takes 63% of 72 ranked Mid games. Talon can still win it. The rows below show the spots that flip it, so plan your first recall and your trades around them, and play the lane for one of those spots rather than for kills.

How to beat Gangplank as Talon

The median first death in this lane comes at 5:14; the level 6 spike lands around 5:32. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Talon build in Mid?

The most-finished Talon core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night: 56.4% across 422 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 Youmuu's Ghostblade (7,026 games).

Skill plan: Talon players max W first and take W at level 1.

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