Gangplank vs Vayne Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Gangplank versus Vayne — a fighter against a marksman/assassin hybrid. 635 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Gangplank at a 55.1% win rate into Vayne. That is 5.1 points above even, so Vayne is one of the matchups Gangplank can lean on.
Range decides much of the early game: Vayne attacks from 550 units, Gangplank from 125. Gangplank has to create the opening before the trade maths turn around — a gap-closer, a freeze, or help from the jungle.
Track Remove Scurvy on Gangplank and Final Hour on Vayne — the lane swings on those two. Level six shifts things: Cannon Barrage on one side, Final Hour on the other.
Neither profile surprises the other: Gangplank and Vayne are both physical threats. Gangplank opens on 630 health and 31 armour, Vayne on 550 and 23. Early physical trades read in Gangplank’s favour thanks to 8 more armour. Gangplank scales to 2568 health by 18 while Vayne reaches 2301. Base attack damage is 64 against 60, so Gangplank wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Speed reads 345 to 330, handing Gangplank the better rotations.
That 55.1% rests on 635 recorded games from 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Gangplank holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Gangplank wins 55.1% of the recorded games.
55.1% from Gangplank's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
635 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.