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Corki vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Corki in LoLCorki is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Corki

based on 549 Corki vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Corki resulted from an analysis of 549 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Corki has to counter Taliyah in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Corki vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Corki has done a ok job of countering Taliyah. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champions battle each other in. In Corki versus Taliyah rounds, Corki’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Corki vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Trinity ForceMalignanceInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki'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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E
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Taliyah as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Taliyah

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

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!

Corki vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Taliyah Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
6.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
191
< Minions Killed >
127
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.53
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
3,622
< Physical Damage >
783
21,689
< Magic Damage >
20,899
876
< True Damage >
1,074
26,188
< Damage Dealt >
22,758
22,215
< Damage Taken >
21,709
12,874
< Gold Earned >
12,148
1.94
< Towers >
1.61
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
3,480
< Total Healing >
4,435
14,816
< Experience >
14,326
18
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
9
189
< Time Dealing CC >
542

How to Counter Taliyah with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Corki versus Taliyah counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Taliyah..

Corki usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Taliyah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Corki and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Taliyah

Who is Better, Corki or Taliyah?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Corki usually fairs equally well when playing against Taliyah, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Corki makes an ok counter to Taliyah.

While Corki does have a higher win rate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Corki also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Corki into Taliyah.

Furthermore, Corki also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Corki vs Taliyah matchups, Corki is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Corki is a decent counter for Taliyah. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Corki against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Corki, we analyzed 549 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 Corki 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 learn all of the intricacies of Corki to counter Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki often accumulates more CS as Taliyah. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Corki versus Taliyah build consist of Muramana, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Corki included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Taliyah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Taliyah as Corki, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Corki vs Taliyah face-offs, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Corki are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.