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Gangplank vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Gangplank in LoLGangplank is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Gangplank

based on 570 Gangplank vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Gangplank fought Taliyah 570 times. Using so many games with Gangplank versus Taliyah provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to defeat your opposition. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Gangplank is forced to battle against Taliyah in only 1.0% of his games.

Gangplank vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Gangplank has done a decent job of countering Taliyah. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions battle each other in. In Gangplank vs Taliyah matches, Gangplank’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Gangplank vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteSheen

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsEssence ReaverThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gangplank to level upq
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Second ability for Gangplank to level upe
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Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gangplank's passive ability p
Gangplank's q ability q
Gangplank's w ability w
Gangplank's e ability e
Gangplank's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Taliyah

Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.

Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.

Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Gangplank vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Taliyah Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.2
6
< Deaths >
6.6
6.4
< Assists >
8.6
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
204
< Minions Killed >
127
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.66
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,377
< Physical Damage >
768
4,044
< Magic Damage >
21,047
4,460
< True Damage >
1,115
24,881
< Damage Dealt >
22,931
26,083
< Damage Taken >
22,647
14,240
< Gold Earned >
12,594
2.11
< Towers >
1.68
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
7,021
< Total Healing >
4,841
16,271
< Experience >
14,895
17
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
9
309
< Time Dealing CC >
564

How to Counter Taliyah with Gangplank in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Gangplank versus Taliyah matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Gangplank often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gangplank and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gangplank
Taliyah

Who is Better, Gangplank or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually wins when taking on Taliyah, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a good counter to Taliyah.

While Gangplank does have a higher winrate compared to Taliyah, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Taliyahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Taliyah matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gangplank is a decent counter to Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Gangplank, we analyzed 570 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Taliyah as Gangplank comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to counter Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gangplank often gets more CS relative to Taliyah. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gangplank versus Taliyah build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Taliyah than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Taliyah as Gangplank, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Gangplank vs Taliyah LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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