Who counters Taliyah?

Katarina, Xerath, Veigar are among the strongest counters to Taliyah this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Taliyah Counters

DTaliyah · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

47.8%

Pick

0.9%

Ban

0.2%

Games

55,614

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 7h agoPatch 26.2059,689,830 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Taliyah

How often these champions beat Taliyah. Pick one of these into it.

Katarina57.3%1,309 games 2

Xerath57.0%1,017 games 3

Veigar56.9%1,186 games 4

Ekko56.6%1,174 games 5

Zoe56.5%611 games 6

Aurelion Sol56.1%471 games 7

Zed55.8%1,395 games 8

Kassadin55.3%506 games

Worst picks against Taliyah

How often these champions beat Taliyah: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Cassiopeia45.0%320 games 2

Azir46.5%492 games 3

Sylas46.7%1,933 games 4

Pantheon47.5%242 games 5

Galio48.6%884 games 6

Mel49.0%874 games 7

Malzahar49.3%1,703 games 8

Irelia49.3%879 games

How to play against Taliyah

To beat Taliyah in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Taliyah is an off-meta pick this patch with a 47.8% win rate across 55,614 ranked games at a 0.9% pick rate. The champions that beat Taliyah hardest right now are Katarina, Xerath, Veigar: Katarina wins 57.3% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Taliyah scales: its win rate climbs to 48.7% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones. Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side! Pick a counter from the list above, respect Taliyah's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.