How to win lane as Yasuo against Gangplank · 49.29% win rate (2,102 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He pokes + scales — pop barrels, all-in early.
Track: Gangplank's E — Powder Keg. Pop barrels to deny poke + gold.
Read from Yasuo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gangplank.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Gangplank's Parrrley out-pokes and out-CSes you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | His Q harass keeps him ahead through level 2. |
| Level 3 | Gangplank | At 3 his keg combos out-trade your dash poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | With kegs down, level 4-5 trades even into a skill check. |
| Level 6 | Gangplank | His level 6 Cannon Barrage out-zones your ult. |
| First item | Gangplank | First-item keg burst still edges your trades. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Two-plus items your crit and mobility finally dash past his barrels. |
Gangplank wins the early lane with Parrrley — 625 range beats your 475, it secures CS and chunks you. Wind Wall does block it, so wall the poke and farm.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yasuo's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yasuo vs Gangplank 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.29% win rate over 2,102 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Yasuo vs Gangplank is a genuine skill matchup: 49.29% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Yasuo vs Gangplank win rate is 49.29%, an even lane decided by execution.
Yasuo takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Gangplank.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Blade of the Ruined King (duel spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Plated Steelcaps.
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