Top Matchup

Malphite vs Gangplank

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Malphite

Malphite

Shard of the Monolith
Top
Malphite Top Overall Win Rate
52.61%

Matchup Win Rate

53.3%
Malphite vs Gangplank Wins
⚔
46.8%
Gangplank vs Malphite Wins
Gangplank

Gangplank

the Saltwater Scourge
Top
Gangplank Top Overall Win Rate
48.16%

Malphite vs Gangplank - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Malphite Top vs Gangplank Top - Who is stronger?

Malphite Top performs well against Gangplank (53.3% win rate) based on 657 games. This matchup works well for Malphite players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Malphite Top vs Gangplank Top in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Malphite (5.3% pick rate, 8th most popular out of 63 Top champions) versus Gangplank (4.2%, 15th place). These two top lane titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Malphite's superior tier rating (S+ vs B) translates into a solid 53.3% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Malphite ranks 4th in win rate among Top champions. Malphite shows excellent consistency, combining a strong 52.6% overall win rate with matchup success. Optimize for consistency: Arcane Comet paired with Manaflow Band (56.2% win rate, 64.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Sunfire Aegis > Frozen Heart > Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps delivers 70%+ win rate against Gangplank.

Win through macro: Malphite takes the matchup (53.25%) despite falling behind in CS (6.31 vs 7.30/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Malphite wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (667 vs 958/min), the 53.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Malphite leads in both matchup win rate (53.3%) and KDA (2.50 vs 2.10) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Malphite vs Gangplank - Top Stats Comparison

Malphite Top
Malphite Top		Versus
Gangplank Top
Gangplank Top
S+TierB
53.3%Matchup Winrate46.8%
52.61%Role Winrate48.16%
#4Winrate Rank#53
5.3%Pickrate4.2%
2.5Average KDA2.1
394Gold per Minute463
6.31CS/Min7.30
0.31Wards per Minute0.32
667Damage per Minute958

How to Beat Gangplank as Malphite (Top)

The Malphite versus Gangplank matchup in the top lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Malphite deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Gangplank has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Gangplank, ranking 7th (versus 35th for Malphite) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.1 versus 2.5) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Malphite Top versus Gangplank Top matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Malphite player to maintain constant pressure on Gangplank, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Malphite vs Gangplank: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
52.6% Win Rate92.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
61.6% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

Malphite vs Gangplank: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.2% Win Rate64.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.2% Win Rate64.2% Pick Rate

Malphite vs Gangplank: Top Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.0% Win Rate70.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
54.5% Win Rate73.2% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
55.6% Win Rate12.1% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.3% Win Rate8.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder (900 gold) 150 Health
5 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
->
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
56.3% Win Rate8.2% Pick Rate
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
0.0% Win Rate11.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.0% Win Rate70.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
55.6% Win Rate12.1% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
54.5% Win Rate73.2% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.3% Win Rate8.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder (900 gold) 150 Health
5 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
->
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
82.1% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
66.5% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate
Other Items
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
49.6% Win Rate9.4% Pick Rate
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
66.2% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
66.5% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
33.5% Win Rate6.9% Pick Rate
Lich Bane
Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
4% Move Speed
10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
0.0% Win Rate4.7% Pick Rate
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
49.3% Win Rate4.7% Pick Rate
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
0.0% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate

Malphite vs Gangplank: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Seismic Shard Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Thunderclap Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Ground Slam Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Unstoppable Force Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
53.3% Win Rate33.9% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
R
Q
Seismic Shard Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Thunderclap Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Ground Slam Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Unstoppable Force Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
64.0% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate

Malphite tips:

  • Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
  • Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.

Playing Against Gangplank

  • Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
  • Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

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-2.2%
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-2.3%
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-2.4%
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-2.4%
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-2.9%
Nasus

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-3.1%
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-3.4%
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-3.7%
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-3.9%
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-4.2%
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-4.2%
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-4.4%
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-8.7%
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-9.7%
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