Taric + Sion is pretty daunting.

But, if you come back to the lane with a null magic mantle (for a future merc treads) their burst is less scary.

Combos you rarely see IMO.

Lol

The ultimate deny plank combo is Urgot + GP. They will never get close to the creeps, ever. At least one enemy will be severely gimped.

you were harassed, HARD, bish.

anivia and blitz would like a word with you

Zilean and GP in the same lane is a terrible combo since zil pushes the lane but on the same team in diff lanes I could see it being a strong combo.

It's pretty annoying lane phase...

But mid-late game it kind of teeters off.

Like most good lane combos, you just got to play passive for a bit and hopefully gain an advantage else where.

GP generally get's pretty weak late game, with his Q and Ulti pretty much being one hit wonders and he is actually pretty easy to focus down. Zilean passive is useless once everyone hits 18, and in general the passive can be counter productive if you kill a higher level opponent you gain more experience (and maybe even gold I think?).

Knowing your own champions/s strengths is the key to winning almost every game, sure there are counters, but if you are smart, there are also counters to counters