Gangplank vs Urgot Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge, meets Urgot, the Dreadnought, in the Top lane. Over 992 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Gangplank closes out 47.1% of them. That is 2.9 points under even, which is why Urgot is listed among the champions Gangplank struggles into.
Urgot holds a 225-unit range advantage (350 to 125), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. For Gangplank, engage timing is the whole answer; without it every auto favours Urgot.
With Gangplank and Urgot both dealing physical damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Level-one bases: Gangplank 630 HP / 31 armour / 32 MR, Urgot 655 / 36 / 32. 5 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Urgot. Late-game bases read 2568 health / 111 armour for Gangplank and 2389 / 121 for Urgot. Gangplank covers ground faster from level one (345 against 330).
Disdain (E) is the ability Gangplank has to respect, just as Urgot plays around Parrrley. The pressure spikes when Cannon Barrage and Fear Beyond Death come online together.
This lane rebuilds from live ranked data each cycle.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Urgot has the statistical edge. Gangplank wins 47.1% of the recorded games.
47.1% from Gangplank's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
992 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.