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

Taliyah vs Xayah

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

based on 636 Taliyah vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Taliyah resulted from an evaluation of 636 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Taliyah has to counter Xayah in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Taliyah has done a good job of countering Xayah. Normally, she wins a terrific 53.1% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Taliyah versus Xayah games, Taliyah’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Taliyah vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentStormsurgeSeraph'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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Taliyah vs Xayah Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Xayah Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.1
6
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
5.9
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
126
< Minions Killed >
183
0.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
762
< Physical Damage >
18,610
21,574
< Magic Damage >
372
1,154
< True Damage >
333
23,492
< Damage Dealt >
19,315
20,607
< Damage Taken >
20,393
12,284
< Gold Earned >
11,830
1.93
< Towers >
2.24
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
4,199
< Total Healing >
4,664
14,306
< Experience >
12,608
23
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
544
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Xayah with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several significant Taliyah versus Xayah counter statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah..

Taliyah normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Xayah

Who is Better, Taliyah or Xayah?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when facing off against Xayah, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Taliyah makes a great counter for Xayah.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Taliyah into Xayah.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Xayah matchups, Taliyah is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Taliyah is a great counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Xayah.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Taliyah, we analyzed 636 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 Xayah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah often racks up a similar amount of CS as Xayah. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Taliyah versus Xayah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Xayah than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Xayah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Xayah 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Taliyah vs Xayah counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

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