MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Xin Zhao vs Gangplank
How often does Xin Zhao beat Gangplank in Top?
Xin Zhao into Gangplank in Top: 51% observed win rate across 405 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 Xin Zhao behind by 273 gold.
Xin Zhao at 15:00
- Gold: -273
- CS: -2
- XP: -71
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 403 games that reached 15:00.
Does Xin Zhao counter Gangplank?
No counter here: Xin Zhao sits at 51% over 405 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 Xin Zhao game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Xin Zhao at 68% across 185 games. Flip the lead and Xin Zhao falls to 36% across 220.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 68% | 185 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 220 |
| First blood | 55% | 193 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 70% | 167 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 196 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 72% | 50 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:39. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Xin Zhao's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Xin Zhao finishes Statikk Shiv first most often: 55.2% over 154 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker: 66.7% across 45 games.
The most-finished Xin Zhao core is Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker: 59.3% across 708 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 Statikk Shiv (3,304 games).
Skill plan: Xin Zhao players max W first and take E at level 1.