Kassadin is forced to engage in melee range, so Corki pressures him with sustained poke from Phosphorus Bomb (Q) and Gatling Gun (E), dominating the lane before his level 5 Riftwalk (R) comes online.

Corki's Phosphorus Bomb (Q) outranges Ryze's Overload (Q) to win the poke exchange, and sustained poking pushes back a Ryze whose early mana pool drains fast.

Corki's sustained poke from Phosphorus Bomb (Q) and Gatling Gun (E) disrupts Aurelion Sol's stack-building on Breath of Light (Q), seizing early lane control.

The squishy Twisted Fate loses out in Corki's hybrid poke trades and gets whittled down before he can land Wild Cards (Q).

Zed chains Living Shadow (W) and Death Mark (R) to instantly cut down the low-mobility Corki, who can't escape with a single Valkyrie (W).

Fizz dodges Corki's abilities with Playful/Trickster (E) to close in, then assassinates him with Chum the Waters (R) burst.

Once Katarina instantly reaches her daggers with Shunpo (E) and Flash, Corki's poke range means nothing, and he melts to Death Lotus (R) burst chained by Voracity (P) resets.

Talon uses the wall-hopping mobility of Assassin's Path (E) and Rake (W) poke to close in, then bursts Corki with Shadow Assault (R) and his combo.

Yasuo blocks Corki's Phosphorus Bomb (Q) and Missile Barrage (R) missiles with Wind Wall (W), neutralizing his poke entirely.