MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Zaahen vs Gangplank
How often does Zaahen beat Gangplank in Top?
Zaahen into Gangplank in Top: 49% observed win rate across 1,357 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 Zaahen behind by 677 gold.
Zaahen at 15:00
- Gold: -677
- CS: -8
- XP: -238
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 1,348 games that reached 15:00.
Does Zaahen counter Gangplank?
No counter here: Zaahen sits at 49% over 1,357 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 Zaahen game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Zaahen at 60% across 563 games. Flip the lead and Zaahen falls to 42% across 794.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 563 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 794 |
| First blood | 56% | 522 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 480 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 589 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 256 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 60% | 104 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:29 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Zaahen's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Zaahen finishes Trinity Force first most often: 46.5% over 520 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance: 55.9% across 102 games.
The most-finished Zaahen core is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance: 61.2% across 2,680 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 Trinity Force (16,619 games).
Skill plan: Zaahen players max Q first and take Q at level 1.