Taliyah Counters

Best picks against Taliyah

Highest win rate versus Taliyah in Mid.

1. 1Viktor325 games60.3%
2. 2Xerath147 games57.1%
3. 3Syndra275 games57.1%
4. 4Yone279 games55.6%
5. 5Katarina175 games55.4%
6. 6Kayle206 games55.3%
7. 7Lux143 games55.2%
8. 8LeBlanc160 games55.0%
9. 9Vel'Koz215 games54.9%
10. 10Vladimir125 games54.4%
11. 11Irelia103 games53.4%
12. 12Brand179 games53.1%
13. 13Twisted Fate199 games52.8%
14. 14Ahri354 games52.5%
15. 15Yasuo419 games52.3%

Worst picks against Taliyah

Lowest win rate versus Taliyah in Mid.

1. 1Gangplank143 games44.1%
2. 2Orianna107 games46.7%
3. 3Akshan103 games47.6%
4. 4Veigar135 games48.1%
5. 5Jayce180 games48.3%
6. 6Vex120 games48.3%

Best lane counters vs Taliyah

Largest gold lead over Taliyah at 15 minutes in Mid.

1. 1Yasuo154 games+326
2. 2Ahri124 games+127

How to play against Taliyah

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Trade after E is down, because her anti-dash zone no longer controls the lane.
2. Punish roams by hard shoving mid and taking plates instead of following late.
3. Push mid before objectives so her R cannot create a free numbers advantage.
4. Use fog checks carefully; her W and E punish straight-line entries through river.
5. 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.