How to win lane as Gangplank against Mordekaiser · 51.25% win rate (999 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His R isolates you — build MR, barrel-poke pre-6.
Track: Mordekaiser's R — Realm of Death (140–100s cooldown). His 1v1 realm. Avoid fighting low.
Read from Gangplank's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Mordekaiser.
This is Gangplank's own plan; across 999 pooled games the lane is leaning Gangplank.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of us are thin at level 1 with one ability, but my bare Parrrley poke and his lone Q slam roughly cancel out before kegs or his shield matter. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | His W shield and isolated-target Q come online before my second keg does, so his auto-Q trade beats my single Parrrley here. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | He grinds the level 2-3 short trades with W shield-into-heal sustain while my keg sits on a long cooldown and is free to deny, so the lane tilts his way. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | I get a second keg and Parrrley-into-keg poke as he walks up to CS, pulling the lane back to even on his approach angles. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death (R) drags me into a 1v1 where my global ult and barrel zoning are dead weight and the stats he steals win the box. |
| First item | Gangplank | My Sheen-empowered Parrrley detonating a full barrel chain finally out-bursts his W-shield sustain from outside his E range. |
| Two+ items | Gangplank | A chained keg detonation plus a maxed-rank Parrrley deletes him from range, and with no dash he can never reach a barrel-walled me. |
Morde out-trades me levels 1-3 and I just accept it. My barrels (E) have a long cooldown and a tiny HP bar he can free-hit to deny, and my bare Parrrley poke loses to his W shield plus an isolated-target Q. Do not stand next to a placed keg in his auto range or he gets the isolated Q on me AND pops my barrel for free. Last-hit with the tip of Q, hold W for his E pull, and concede the first few short trades.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Gangplank's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Gangplank vs Mordekaiser report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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Gangplank, slightly — a 51.25% win rate edge over 999 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Gangplank has a small statistical edge (51.25% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Gangplank has a slight edge (51.25% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Gangplank takes Grasp of the Undying on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Mordekaiser.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Trinity Force (Sheen + barrel slow) first, then Infinity Edge, with Mercury's Treads.
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