Counter guide

How to beat Taliyah

The champions that shut Taliyah down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.

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Best Taliyah counters — Mid

LeBlancExtremePunish her long cooldowns and blink onto her. Burst her before she pokes, she cannot survive your all in.

KassadinExtremePunish her early, then post six you become a nightmare. Blink onto her and delete her before she can react.

FizzMajorPunish her at level one and three. Your E dodges her rocks and you hop onto her to snowball the lane.

IreliaMajorYou are extremely strong in lane. Dash onto her and out trade her, keeping the wave on your side.

KatarinaMajorSpam roam and cheese kills across the map. Dodge her rocks, then dive her and reset onto the next target.

OriannaMajorPut three points in W and dominate lane. Match her range, shield your trades, and outperform her in teamfights.

Best Taliyah counters — Jungle

Lee SinExtremeInvade her weak early clear and duel her before six. Deny her farm and punish her slow early pathing.

Xin ZhaoMajorAll in her before six and lock her down. Invade her clear and deny the farm she needs to scale.

Kha'ZixMajorIsolate and delete her before she scales. Invade her camps and out duel her weak early game.

RengarMajorLeap on her and burst her before she can throw rocks. Invade her camps and win every early skirmish.

GravesMajorOut duel her early and burst her before she scales. Invade her clear and deny her farm.

NidaleeMajorKite her with spears and invade her jungle. Poke her out before six and deny her early tempo.

Extreme: a hard counter that should win the lane. Major: a clear edge, but still playable.

Curated Taliyah counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.