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After the rework, he isn't much of a thread, as long as you can avoid getting pulled in. You can go Klepto against him.
Akali
Very difficult matchup. Go Grasp, build early MR and try to farm - you can't fight her.
Camille
Camille is a natural counter to GP, due to her extremely long range dash and an uncleansable ultimate that cuts your mobility. You should go grasp and build some early armor. Consider taking exhaust for her ult as well.
Cho'Gath
He can easily burst you down early and is pretty much immune to poke. You can go comet or grasp against him, depending on your confidence level. You want to build health against him asap.
Darius
The main reason this matchup is difficult is because it has a very low margin for error for GP - if you make one mistake, you're dead and the opposite is definitely not true. You can go grasp and build early armor or go comet and support other lanes.
Dr. Mundo
Cleaver Mundo is not a threat, but Conquerors Mundo who maxes E will kill you quickly. Go clepto and try to establish an early gold lead.
Fiora
Her all-ins are strong, but you can usually poke her better. Go Grasp and try to keep it to short trades.
Garen
He should never be able to get close to you. Always have a barrel and slow him down if he tries to Q you. If he uses Q to purge the slow, you still have the haste from explosion. Go Clepto and harass him to death.
Gnar
Very annoying and recently buffed, so his lategame is now dangerous too. Go Grasp and try to trade with him without allowing him to stack his passive.
Hecarim
His mobility is huge, but he can't really kill you if you play smart. Go grasp against him and try to keep the trades short.
Heimerdinger
He is annoying, but he can't really kill you. Go Comet and farm, you can't really trade or kill him.
Illaoi
Merely an annoyance - she can never force you to go all in. Go clepto and avoid trading with her unless her E is down.
Irelia
Irelia has been a historically tough matchup for gp, although she is less oppressive after her rework. You want to go grasp and keep the trades short.
Jarvan IV
His all ins are very dangerous, but he lacks sustain. Go grasp and try to poke him as much as possible. Save your ult for when he ults you as his damage is low after he uses his initial burst.
Jax
He outdamages you, blocks your Q, has good mobility and greatly outscales you. Go comet and try to support other lanes. You probably also need Exhaust to prevent him from killing you.
Jayce
Similar to Jax, but his lategame is bad, so you can also go Grasp and try to trade with him if you are feeling confident.
Kayle
Pretty easy matchup, but you have to keep in mind that her late game is immense, so you have to get a strong lead on her. Go clepto and bully her a lot.
Kennen
You can do nothing against him, he has good range, damage and is too fast for you. His ulti also trumps yours in the late game. Your only hope is to go Comet and support other lanes.
Kled
Never trade with him. Just go grasp and farm.
Malphite
His damage is surprisingly high. His all ins are a big threat to you, but you can generally outscale him, so just take grasp and play it safe early on.
Maokai
He can do nothing to you. Take clepto and farm.
Master Yi
He can be played top and you actually are quite helpless against him. You need to take exhaust against him to prevent him from tower diving you.
Mordekaiser
You can do nothing to him. Go comet and support other lanes. Fortunately, he is played quite rarely in top lane.
Nasus
Go critplank, this build does not work against him, because he will outscale you and smash you up regardless of what you build. In fact, if you see nasus picked, don't pick GP at all, pick pantheon and kill him early.
Nautilus
He has so much CC that you can't W it all off. Just farm with Clepto.
Neeko
She is basically the new Teemo. Go grasp and chalice and farm.
Nidalee
2010 has called.
Olaf
His all ins are lethal, you can't outdamage him or slow him down. Exhaust is mandatory and stay under tower with comet.
Ornn
Who dis?
Pantheon
Good luck. Fortunately, most Pantheon players only pick him because he counters gp and do not even know how to combo properly. You can go grasp if you are confident, but I would play it safe and go comet. A well-played Pantheon will leave you no chance.
Poppy
She is a bit annoying, but there is no reason not to go Clepto and bully her.
Quinn
Not much you can do, but at least she can't easily kill you either. Grasp and try to trade back.
Renekton
You can never trade with him. Any build is viable - you can go Klepto and harass, you can go Grasp and harass after charging it with barrels or you can go comet and help other lanes.
Rengar
He is very dangerous to you and you should show proper respect to his damage. Take exhaust and Comet and support other lanes.
Riven
Not as deadly as you might think. You can fight her off with grasp. Take exhaust too and use it on her when she engages with her ult.
Rumble
You can trade fairly effectively with grasp and simply outscale him. He is not nearly as good as he used to be.
Ryze
His damage is crazy. You need to execute your barrel combos well and slowly bring him down.
Shaco
AP Shaco is cancer. Simple as that. Just farm and never get baited because his boxes deal insane damage.
Shen
His global presence is better than yours and he also outdamages you in trades. You should keep your distance and poke with grasp.
Singed
He is annoying, but you should never let him get close enough to be a thread. Go klepto and take your booty.
Sion
He is dangerous because his Q has better range than your Q. Try to bait him into using it and then poke him with Grasp.
Sylas
His early game damage is dangerous and he deals more damage with your ulti because he is AP. However, you outscale him later, so don't worry.
Tahm Kench
Surprisingly dangerous, because you can't W when he eats you. Stay back and poke with Klepto.
Teemo
The satan is annoying early on and might even kill you if he runs ignite. However, you should simply buy chalice and shoot him whenever you have Grasp charged. You will outscale him later.
Trundle
He is a very strong duelist and you are not. You can't W his pillar or the slow either. You need to run exhaust or he will walk over you. You can run comet or grasp if you want to try and win your lane.
Tryndamere
Post-6 he will walk over you, so build some early armor and run exhaust. You can run comet or grasp.
Urgot
You counter him because you can use W when he is pulling you with his ult and he won't execute you. You should take Klepto and poke him from distance.
Vayne
Any ranged champion is dangerous to GP and vayne is sometimes played in toplane. You can't trade with her and she will destroy your barrels so take Comet and wait for ganks.
Vladimir
His sustain, poke and damage are all better than yours. You can go grasp to improve all 3 and fight him or go comet and help other lanes.
Volibear
Who dis?
Wukong
His all ins are dangerous, but he does not deal as much damage as most other matchups, you can fight him with Grasp.
Yasuo
Skill matchup. A good Yasuo has an edge, but a bad one will feed you. Keep your distance and poke with grasp.
Yorick
He is very annoying. Take grasp and poke as much as you can and avoid getting trapped.
Pros:
- Global presence with your ult.
- Very good farmer.
- Great teamfighting capabilities.
- Scales extremely well to middle game.
- Can be played safely, does not need to be fed to be useful.
- Unique and fun playstyle.
- Very high skill ceiling.
Cons:
- Has a lot of bad matchups due to bad early game.
- Very difficult to play.
- Falls off late.
- Can be snowballed on.
- No escape or engage abilities.
- No hard CC or utility.
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