TFT: How to counter the Rebel and Gangplank comp from patch 10.6

Our articles on Tactical Combat TFT: How to counter the Rebel and Gangplank comp in patch 10.6 The Rebel comp with Gangplank is the most popular and strongest in the patch, but there are ways to counter it. Here are some tips to get the upper hand in your games!

If you've been playing Teamfight Tactics over the past few days, you've no doubt come across the composition 6 Rebels + Gangplank. She is currently dominating the meta in patch 10.6, and features the majority of high level top 1s. However, it has flaws that can be attacked in order to gain the upper hand if you are in a game where several players try their hand at this team. Here are our few tips to counter this strategy.

• Read also | Our guide to the composition 6 Rebels / Demolisher.

The Zephyr to counter Gangplank

What generally makes the strength of the Rebel comp is the enormous damage as well as the stun of the ultimate of Gangplank. Since it is the key unit of this composition (with Aurelion Sol), it is also particularly vulnerable to  Zephyr which will allow you to get rid of the majority of the Rebels before Gangplank starts tapping, greatly delaying the arrival of his ultimate. Try to watch the player board of this composition in order to reach it with your Zephyr, which is an interesting counter that does not cost you a lot of resources and can be used in any composition.

• Read also | Our tier list of the best TFT items.

 

As a reminder, the Zephyr hits the champion who is symmetrically opposed to the item's carrier. If you have it on your lower left champion, it will target the upper right opponent, or the closest one. Gangplank will tend to be frontline, so equip your Zephyr on a champion who can do the same.

Positioning to Counter Gangplank

Another flaw to exploit against Gangplank is how he uses his ultimate. Indeed, the pirate will always summon its missile behind the target it is attacking, which makes it possible to counter it entirely by having a tank on one end to draw Gangplank's focus, and the rest of your team on the opposite so that he hardly hits anyone with his spell.

In this image (the site used is ProGuides), Gangplank will normally target Cho'Gath while your team will type it first. In this situation, he should then quickly throw his ultimate (represented by the red circle) behind Cho'Gath and miss the rest of your champions. The other Rebels should target your tanks (Vi, Malphite), allowing Cho'Gath not to die before Gangplank casts his ultimate. This kind of positioning can work with any comp, with the goal always being to lure Gangplank into a situation where he's going to cast his spell behind a lone champion.

Shroud of Appeasement, Ezreal, and Mana Raiders

The main weakness of the Rebelle composition is its lack of flexibility in positioning, with the majority of units to be regrouped. Thus, it is possible to take advantage of it, using the new object  Shroud of Calming ( + ) who increases the mana cost of the next spell of all champions in line by 40%. This one can easily hit half of the Rebels, or even Gangplank if it is positioned close to the other units.

Try to position your unit that has the Shroud of Appeasement facing the opposing Rebels.

If your goal is only to increase the mana cost of the ultimate Gangplank, which will work really well to allow your champions to take a big advantage before the fateful moment, it's probably better to just use a pair of Mana Pillagers. You will have the choice among Darius, Kassadine, irelia et Thresh, and they will have the same effect as Calming Shroud on their first basic attack. If you put one and face the Gangplank, this will greatly slow down the arrival of his missile.

Finally, one last option to slow down Rebel composition is simply addingEzreal, which increases the mana cost of the next spell of opponents in an area with his ultimate. If he's aiming for the cluster of Rebels, his EMP will be very effective.

The compositions Mystique, 6 Cyborgs and Infiltrator

Finally, there are various compositions that are particularly effective against Rebels. The most powerful is undoubtedly the one that plays 4 Protectors ( 4 Initiators) with 4 Mystics, the latter offering lots of magic resistance to reduce the damage of Gangplank et Aurelion Sol. In general, obtaining magic resistance via Mystics or an item like  dragon claw on your carry is always a good idea.

• Read also | Our guide to the Protector/Mystic composition.

Another comp that works well against Rebels is one that uses 6 Cyborgs. Indeed, very tanky champions with the HP bonus of the origin will be able to survive Gangplank's ultimate, but this composition also benefits from a great deal of freedom in the choice of objects, allowing him to use the  Zephyr or  Shroud of Calming without difficulty. She will also play Ezreal, which is a good unit against Rebels, and can even add a second Pillard de mana to go with irelia.

• Read also | Our guide to the Cyborg/Master of Blades composition.

Finally, a last effective composition against the Rebels is the combination ofInfiltrators and Mecha Pilots. Shaco level 3 with Bloodthirst will usually be able to survive the Gangplank burst and regenerate, while decimating the opposing backline, while the Super-Mecha will be able to tank the pirate for a very long time and serve as bait for his ultimate as shown above. This composition is also very insensitive to area damage since the Infiltrators will wander behind the enemy lines.

• Read also | Our guide to the Infiltrator/Mecha Pilot composition.

Here are all our tips for effectively countering the many Rebel compositions that you will come across on the ladder. If you have other suggestions, or questions, feel free to leave them in the comments, we will be happy to read them and answer them!