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How to Win Taliyah vs Gangplank Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Taliyah

based on 570 Taliyah vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Gangplank as Taliyah resulted from an analysis of 570 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Taliyah fights Gangplank in only 1.4% of her games.

Taliyah vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a poor job of beating Gangplank. On average, she wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Taliyah against Gangplank games, Taliyah’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Taliyah vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Gangplank

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Win 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!

Taliyah vs Gangplank Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Gangplank with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Taliyah vs. Gangplank counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank..

Taliyah normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Gangplank

Who is Better, Taliyah or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when facing off against Gangplank, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes a bad counter for Gangplank.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate than Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Gangplank.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Taliyah, 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 Gangplank as Taliyah 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

To truly master Taliyah in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically accumulates less CS as Gangplank. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Taliyah versus Gangplank build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Gangplank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Gangplank with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Gangplank as Taliyah, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Taliyah vs Gangplank matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gangplank as Taliyah are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.