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

Taliyah vs Zeri

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

based on 454 Taliyah vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Taliyah engaged Zeri 454 times. Having so many games with Taliyah vs Zeri gives us faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a solid build to smash Zeri. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Taliyah encounters Zeri in only 1.1% of her games.

Taliyah vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a good job of countering Zeri. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.4% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Taliyah vs Zeri games, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Taliyah vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapZhonya'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
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Zeri Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
9.2
< Assists >
6.6
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
125
< Minions Killed >
192
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
779
< Physical Damage >
14,307
21,979
< Magic Damage >
6,934
1,193
< True Damage >
537
23,952
< Damage Dealt >
21,778
21,774
< Damage Taken >
24,153
12,607
< Gold Earned >
13,009
1.9
< Towers >
2.26
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,763
< Total Healing >
4,544
14,804
< Experience >
13,128
23
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
560
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Zeri with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Taliyah versus Zeri counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri..

Taliyah normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Zeri

Who is Better, Taliyah or Zeri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when taking on Zeri, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Taliyah makes a good counter to Zeri.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Taliyah into Zeri.

Moreover, Taliyah has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Zeri matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Taliyah is a good counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Zeri.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Taliyah, we analyzed 454 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 Zeri 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 Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah most often gets less CS as Zeri. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Taliyah versus Zeri build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Zeri than with many other common builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when countering Zeri with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Zeri as Taliyah, Taliyah players should take 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 builds players used for Taliyah vs Zeri LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Taliyah are displayed for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.