Gangplank vs Kennen Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Top lane: Gangplank the fighter, Kennen the mage. Over 469 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Gangplank closes out 56.3% of them. A 6.3-point edge is what puts this matchup in Gangplank’s column.
The 550-versus-125 attack range gap means Kennen can contest the wave from outside Gangplank’s reach. Gangplank wins only by collapsing the distance, which usually means a cooldown or a gank.
A missed Cannon Barrage from Gangplank hands Kennen the window to land Electrical Surge. Level six shifts things: Cannon Barrage on one side, Slicing Maelstrom on the other. Resources split the two: Mana for Gangplank, Energy for Kennen.
Shared damage type here — physical for Gangplank as well as Kennen. Gangplank opens on 630 health and 31 armour, Kennen on 580 and 29. By level 18 that becomes 2568 health and 111 armour for Gangplank against 2246 and 113 for Kennen. Base attack damage is 64 against 48, so Gangplank wins the raw auto-attack exchange. There is a movement gap too: 345 for Gangplank, 335 for Kennen.
Gangplank is the more demanding of the two to pilot (9/10 versus 4/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. Everything comes from Emerald+ solo queue and refreshes without manual input.
FAQ
Yes — Gangplank holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Gangplank wins 56.3% of the recorded games.
56.3% from Gangplank's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
469 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Gangplank build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Gangplank build page.