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Taliyah vs Qiyana

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

based on 573 Taliyah vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Taliyah came out of an analysis of 573 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Taliyah encounters Qiyana in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah has done a below average job of beating Qiyana. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Taliyah vs Qiyana matches, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Taliyah vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

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
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
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Qiyana Image
6.3
< Kills >
8.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
8.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
120
< Minions Killed >
148
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.39
803
< Physical Damage >
19,353
20,763
< Magic Damage >
1,794
1,109
< True Damage >
855
22,675
< Damage Dealt >
22,003
21,545
< Damage Taken >
24,095
12,092
< Gold Earned >
12,220
1.56
< Towers >
1.52
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,346
< Total Healing >
3,587
14,116
< Experience >
13,982
22
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
542
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Counter Qiyana with Taliyah in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several valuable Taliyah against Qiyana matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Qiyana..

Taliyah normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Qiyana

Who is Better, Taliyah or Qiyana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when facing off against Qiyana, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Taliyah makes an ok counter to Qiyana.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate compared to Qiyana, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Qiyana.

Moreover, Taliyah also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Qiyana matchups, Qiyana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter to Qiyana. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Qiyana.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Taliyah, we analyzed 573 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 Qiyana 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 truly master Taliyah in order to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Qiyana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Taliyah versus Qiyana build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Qiyana than with many other common builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Qiyana with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Qiyana 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 rune builds players used for Taliyah vs Qiyana counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

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