# Taliyah Counters
Who counters Taliyah? Best and worst picks against Taliyah by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Taliyah in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank.
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[Taliyah guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/taliyah/)
[Play against Taliyah](https://baronbuff.com/champions/taliyah/how-to-play-against/)
[Taliyah counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/taliyah/counters/)

Best and worst picks against Taliyah in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Viktor, Xerath and Syndra beat Taliyah most often. Yasuo and Ahri win the laning phase against Taliyah by the widest gold margin.

## Best picks against Taliyah

Highest win rate versus Taliyah in Mid.

- 1 [Viktor](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/) 325 games 60.3%

- 2 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 147 games 57.1%

- 3 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 275 games 57.1%

- 4 [Yone](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yone/) 279 games 55.6%

- 5 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 175 games 55.4%

- 6 [Kayle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kayle/) 206 games 55.3%

- 7 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 143 games 55.2%

- 8 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 160 games 55.0%

- 9 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 215 games 54.9%

- 10 [Vladimir](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vladimir/) 125 games 54.4%

- 11 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 103 games 53.4%

- 12 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 179 games 53.1%

- 13 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 199 games 52.8%

- 14 [Ahri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ahri/) 354 games 52.5%

- 15 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 419 games 52.3%

## Worst picks against Taliyah

Lowest win rate versus Taliyah in Mid.

- 1 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 143 games 44.1%

- 2 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 107 games 46.7%

- 3 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 103 games 47.6%

- 4 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 135 games 48.1%

- 5 [Jayce](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jayce/) 180 games 48.3%

- 6 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 120 games 48.3%

## Best lane counters vs Taliyah

Largest gold lead over Taliyah at 15 minutes in Mid.

- 1 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 154 games +326

- 2 [Ahri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ahri/) 124 games +127

## How to play against Taliyah

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

### In lane and in teamfights

- Trade after E is down, because her anti-dash zone no longer controls the lane.

- Punish roams by hard shoving mid and taking plates instead of following late.

- Push mid before objectives so her R cannot create a free numbers advantage.

- Use fog checks carefully; her W and E punish straight-line entries through river.

- Wait out E before committing mobility into fights, then collapse while her zone is unavailable.

## Where Taliyah is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

- Taliyah's control is strongest against predictable paths, so wide flanks and staggered entries reduce her zoning value.

- Taliyah is vulnerable when enemies reach her directly because her peel depends on landing delayed skillshots.

## Taliyah counters: questions

### Who counters Taliyah in Mid?

At Gold+, Viktor (60.3%), Xerath (57.1%) and Syndra (57.1%) have the highest win rates against Taliyah.

### Who does Taliyah counter?

Taliyah wins most often against Gangplank (44.1%), Orianna (46.7%) and Akshan (47.6%).

### Who wins lane against Taliyah?

By gold lead at 15 minutes, Yasuo (+326) and Ahri (+127) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Taliyah.

### How is the counter list ranked?

Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.

- [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/)

- [Yasuo counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/counters/)

- [Ahri counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ahri/counters/)
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