Who counters Taliyah?

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

Taliyah Counters

DTaliyah · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

48.2%

Pick

1.1%

Ban

0.2%

Games

42,910

Lane

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 3h agoPatch 26.2039,689,783 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Taliyah

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

Xerath57.6%754 games 2

Katarina56.9%999 games 3

Zed55.8%1,011 games 4

Kassadin55.5%422 games 5

Zoe55.4%464 games 6

Ekko55.2%842 games 7

Viktor54.7%1,632 games 8

Aurelion Sol54.5%319 games

Worst picks against Taliyah

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

Sylas44.7%1,444 games 2

Azir45.6%386 games 3

Malzahar46.9%1,114 games 4

Cassiopeia47.6%227 games 5

Galio47.7%686 games 6

Akshan48.8%420 games 7

Irelia49.3%612 games 8

Akali49.5%1,008 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 a situational pick this patch with a 48.2% win rate across 42,910 ranked games at a 1.1% pick rate. The champions that beat Taliyah hardest right now are Xerath, Katarina, Zed: Xerath wins 57.6% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Taliyah scales: its win rate climbs to 48.4% 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.