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Taliyah vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Taliyah

based on 563 Taliyah vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Taliyah came out of an analysis of 563 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Taliyah has to counter Naafiri in only 1.3% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a decent job of beating Naafiri. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Taliyah versus Naafiri games, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Taliyah vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameSeraph's Embrace

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Naafiri

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.

Taliyah vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Naafiri Image
6.3
< Kills >
8.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
9
< Assists >
5.7
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
132
< Minions Killed >
154
0.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.34
817
< Physical Damage >
21,687
21,661
< Magic Damage >
110
1,072
< True Damage >
1,141
23,550
< Damage Dealt >
22,938
22,048
< Damage Taken >
26,471
12,530
< Gold Earned >
12,588
1.72
< Towers >
1.51
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,043
< Total Healing >
6,524
14,660
< Experience >
14,412
23
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
600
< Time Dealing CC >
62

How to Counter Naafiri with Taliyah in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some influential Taliyah vs. Naafiri matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Naafiri..

Taliyah typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Naafiri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Naafiri

Who is Better, Taliyah or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when facing off against Naafiri, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Taliyah makes a good counter to Naafiri.

While Taliyah does have a higher win rate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Naafiri.

Furthermore, Taliyah has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Naafiri matchups, Taliyah is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Taliyah is a decent counter to Naafiri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Naafiri.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Taliyah, we analyzed 563 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 Naafiri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Naafiri. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Naafiri build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Naafiri than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Naafiri with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Naafiri as Taliyah, you should equip 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 rune combinations players picked for Taliyah vs Naafiri LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you need to see Taliyah vs Naafiri tips and counter builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every game run with both champions.