Champion Stats
| Role | Mage / Support |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 2400 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Taliyah
Low elo players have a bad habit of hugging walls for 'safety'. Against Taliyah, walls are death traps that grant her passive movement speed and easy angles for her W-E combo. They also disrespect the minefield (E)—enemies will often dash through it, stunning themselves and taking massive damage. A smurf abuses this lack of discipline by cutting the map in half with R, isolating the enemy carry from their support, and creating unfair fights all over the map.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
The 'Worked Ground' Push Strategy. Start Q (Threaded Volley). Use your Worked Ground efficiently: Cast Q -> Move to fresh ground -> Cast Q again. The single-rock throw from Worked Ground costs almost no mana and refunds mana, allowing you to poke and shove indefinitely. You can usually clear the first wave before the enemy has killed three minions. Use this priority to ward the enemy raptors or harass them under tower immediately.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'SSG Taliyah' is the cleanest. 'Pool Party' has nice water effects. 'Star Guardian' is bright and pink. 'Freljord' creates ice walls.
When They Ban Taliyah
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Dark Harvest (Jungle) or First Strike (Mid/Jungle). Phase Rush is good for safety. Secondary Inspiration or Sorcery (Waterwalking).
Skill Priority
Order:
Q → E → WMax Q for DPS. Max E second for the mine damage/slow. W last (utility).
Mastering Taliyah's Kit
Threaded Volley. Throws 5 rocks (AOE). Creates Worked Ground. On Worked Ground, throws 1 big rock (Slows/Refunds Mana).
Seismic Shove. Knocks enemies in a direction after delay. Combo into E for detonation.
Unraveled Earth. Minefield. Slows. Enemies dashing over it take damage/stun. W pushes them over it.
Weaver's Wall. Creates a massive wall. Recast to ride it. taking damage drops you. Splits the map.
Matchup Tips
Nightmare. She blinks over your E. She bursts you. Ban her.
Skill. Your E stops his dashing (if he dashes). He sends windwall to block Q. Play around E.
Hard. He steals your wall (useless for him usually). He dashes on you. Use E defensively.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Stop casting W randomly! Seismic Shove is one of the hardest skillshots to land raw. You look like a fool when you miss it. Always wait for them to be slowed by your Q, or wait for an ally to CC them first. If you must cast it raw, predict their movement—panic sidesteps are common. Also, respect your Worked Ground. If you are standing on it, you lose 80% of your DPS. In an all-in, you MUST dance between fresh ground patches to keep your damage output high.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge Katarina or Zed. Blinks bypass your E/Wall. They jump on you and you die. Also Olaf ignores your CC.
Teamfight Role
In teamfights, you are a zone controller. Lay down E to stop dashes (crucial vs Yasuo/Irelia). Use Q to shred the frontline. Save W to peel yourself or fling a carry into your E. R is for cutting off escape routes or joining the fight late.
The 'Disrespect' Build
Luden's -> Shadowflame -> Stormsurge. Pure flat penetration. One W-E combo deletes a squishy instantly.
Power Windows
Level 3 (Gank potential). Level 6 (Global roam). Level 9 (Q max allows insane kiting).
Tilt Factor
Type 'Wall hacks' after a perfect R that traps them all. Hitting them with rocks feels bad. Spamming 'Throw another rock' voice line.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.13 | Jun 26, 2024 | NERF | Q nerfed |
| V14.11 | May 30, 2024 | NERF | Q nerfed |
| V14.9 | May 1, 2024 | NERF | Q adjusted |
| V14.8 | Apr 17, 2024 | ADJUST | Base stats nerfed |
| V14.3 | Feb 7, 2024 | BUFF | Q buffed, E buffed |
Safety Tips
Safety isn't an accident. It's a deliberate process. By the time you log in, the account is already 'cleared' by Riot's systems.
