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Gangplank with Taliyah

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How to Synergize Gangplank and Taliyah

based on 574 Gangplank with Taliyah pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Gangplank has gone into battle with Taliyah in 574 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Gangplank synergize with Taliyah. It is very rare for Gangplank to play with Taliyah on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 1.0% of rounds with Gangplank.

Gangplank Taliyah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gangplank has done a terrible job of playing alongside Taliyah. Usually, he wins a dismal 46.2% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Gangplank when playing with Taliyah by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gangplank vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Trinity ForceBloodthirsterEssence Reaver

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 FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Gangplank with 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 Understand How Taliyah Will Play

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.

Gangplank Taliyah Synergy Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Taliyah Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.3
6
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
6.5
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
193
< Minions Killed >
196
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,242
< Physical Damage >
16,659
3,642
< Magic Damage >
3,873
4,503
< True Damage >
4,634
24,387
< Damage Dealt >
25,167
25,523
< Damage Taken >
26,246
13,646
< Gold Earned >
13,961
2.02
< Towers >
2.11
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,954
< Total Healing >
6,949
15,579
< Experience >
15,891
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
305
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Play with Taliyah as Gangplank in LoL

The Gangplank Taliyah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Taliyah, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gangplank sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Taliyah. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Taliyah helps Gangplank perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gangplank plays on the same team as Taliyah, he observes a little decrease in his complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Taliyah doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played together with Taliyah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Taliyah.

Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Taliyah on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Taliyah does a decent job of protecting Gangplank during team fights.

Synergies between Gangplank and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gangplank
Taliyah

Is Gangplank better when played alongside Taliyah?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Gangplank that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Taliyah is a relatively poor teammate for Gangplank. By being on the same side as Gangplank, she drops their win rate by -2.4% to 46.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative bond between Gangplank and Taliyah that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Taliyah has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means Gangplank players don't need to be careful when enlisting Taliyah comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. Combined, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Although, by bringing Gangplank and Taliyah together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough sustained damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Taliyah ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank Taliyah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gangplank and Taliyah, we analyzed 574 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gangplank with Taliyah comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to synergize with Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to include in your Gangplank and Taliyah synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank combined at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Taliyah than with many other common builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 46.2% when playing alongside Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Gangplank and Taliyah pairings, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Taliyah with Gangplank are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.