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How to Win Taliyah vs Ahri Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Taliyah

based on 1,268 Taliyah vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Taliyah resulted from an analysis of 1268 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Taliyah fights Ahri in only 3.0% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a below average job of beating Ahri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Taliyah vs Ahri rounds, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Taliyah vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceVoid StaffLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Ahri

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Taliyah vs Ahri Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Ahri Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
8.4
< Assists >
7.4
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
128
< Minions Killed >
172
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
694
< Physical Damage >
1,398
21,433
< Magic Damage >
15,059
1,124
< True Damage >
5,000
23,252
< Damage Dealt >
21,458
21,462
< Damage Taken >
20,822
12,160
< Gold Earned >
11,591
1.69
< Towers >
2
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,249
< Total Healing >
5,197
14,389
< Experience >
14,543
22
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
549
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Ahri with Taliyah in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Taliyah vs. Ahri counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the two. Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Taliyah often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Ahri

Who is Better, Taliyah or Ahri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when facing off against Ahri, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes a poor counter to Ahri.

While Taliyah does have a lower winrate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Ahri.

Additionally, Taliyah also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taliyah

Taliyah Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateFizzFizz44.1% winrateTeemoTeemo44.2% winrateZiggsZiggs44.5% winrate

Taliyah Wins Against

AlistarAlistar55.8% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54.8% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Taliyah, we analyzed 1,268 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Taliyah comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Taliyah Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah to counter Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Ahri build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Taliyah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Ahri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Ahri with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Ahri as Taliyah, Taliyah players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Taliyah vs Ahri fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.

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