Gangplank vs Yone TOP Matchup Guide

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Gangplank into Yonemedium

Overview

Focus on controlling the lane with poke and barrel zoning to prevent Yone's engage.
Prioritize scaling through safe farming and avoid giving Yone all-in windows before critical barrel damage.
This is a scaling carry versus mid-game skirmisher matchup; maintain lane control to reach late barrel power.

Trade short with poke and passive resets, extending only with barrel chains and ready.
Punish Yone immediately after he uses to return; his position is predictable and vulnerable.
Avoid trades when barrels are cleared or is on cooldown; Yone can punish you then.

Respect Yone's knockup and snapback combo as a lethal all-in threat.
Avoid extended fights when is down to prevent crowd control from sticking.
Watch for well-timed that can turn fights; position barrels and yourself to minimize impact.

Use to farm and poke while setting barrels before Yone hits level 3.
Avoid extended trades without barrels or when is down to reduce Yone's all-in threat.
Keep wave small to deny Yone clean access for + knockup trades.

At level 6, use to slow Yone and influence fights without leaving lane.
Critical barrel item scaling lets you zone and punish Yone's all-in attempts with barrel chains.
Respect Yone's level 3 -- combo and his first attack speed item spike by playing cautiously.

Maintain barrel zone control and deny Yone safe engages with + combo.
Scale safely through farming and use to impact side-lane fights and protect from ganks.
Punish Yone's cooldown windows, especially after snapback or when barrels are primed, to force favorable trades.

Tactical tip

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