Kled vs Gangplank Counter Pick

686 games on patch 16.13.1 is a solid sample, and it lands at 45.8% for Kled against a champion rated 9 for difficulty. Remove Scurvy explains most of it. Kled’s opening move is Bear Trap on a Rope, which hooks a champion and adds physical damage plus a pull if the shackle holds; Gangplank eats a citrus, clears the crowd control and restores health, and the sequence is over before it starts.

Powder Keg handles the rest at a distance Kled cannot contest without committing Jousting. Their attack ranges are identical at 125, but the barrel chain means the Saltwater Scourge fights from wherever the keg sits rather than from where he stands, and Trial by Fire adds free burn damage every few seconds against a champion whose effective health is split between himself and Skaarl.

Scaling closes the argument. Gangplank reaches 2,568 health by level 18 against 1,838, a total that reflects a passive keeping Kled’s own body deliberately fragile. Kled retains the armor edge, 123.4 against 110.9, and matches him at 345 move speed, so the winning version of this matchup is an early one: Violent Tendencies burst before barrels are stocked, and Chaaaaaaaarge!!! spent to force a fight rather than to chase a fed opponent across the map.