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Taliyah Counters

Taliyah

Taliyah, the Stoneweaver

Who beats Taliyah in League of Legends, which picks to avoid and how to play the lane. Every matchup comes with the reason it works.

  • Mid
  • Mage
  • Support
  • Ranged · 525 range
  • 330 move speed
  • Patch 16.21

Best picks against Taliyah

These champions have the tools to beat Taliyah.

  1. Zed
    Zed

    Zed swaps past Taliyah's knock-up and bursts her.

  2. Fizz
    Fizz

    Fizz hops over Seismic Shove and dives Taliyah.

  3. Katarina
    Katarina

    Katarina dashes onto Taliyah and kills her before she can respond.

  4. Galio
    Galio

    Galio builds magic resist naturally and taunts Taliyah.

Worst picks against Taliyah

Taliyah usually wins these matchups.

  1. Veigar
    Veigar

    Taliyah outranges Veigar and roams more effectively.

  2. Malzahar
    Malzahar

    Taliyah breaks Malzahar's spell shield with Threaded Volley and outranges him.

  3. Ryze
    Ryze

    Taliyah outranges Ryze with Threaded Volley.

  4. Azir
    Azir

    Taliyah outpokes Azir early and roams with her ultimate.

How to counter Taliyah

  1. Avoid her minefield (Unraveled Earth); dashing through it triggers the rocks.

  2. Dodge Seismic Shove, her knock-up.

  3. Watch for her ultimate, which lets her roam across the map.

  4. Dive her with gap closers; she has little escape.

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Zed, Fizz, Katarina and Galio are strong picks against Taliyah. Zed swaps past Taliyah's knock-up and bursts her.
Taliyah usually has the advantage against Veigar, Malzahar, Ryze and Azir, so avoid those picks when Taliyah is likely in the mid.
Avoid her minefield (Unraveled Earth); dashing through it triggers the rocks. Dodge Seismic Shove, her knock-up.
Taliyah has clear weaknesses that the right pick and good timing can exploit. Even without a counter pick, following the tips on this page will make the lane much easier.

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