Taliyah Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.2%
- Pick rate
- 1.6%
- Ban rate
- 0.5%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Sorcery
Precision
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Taliyah
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Taliyah wins 51.2% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (1,933 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Cosmic Drive → Rabadon's Deathcap — 67% win rate over 6 games.
- Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 27% of games with a 55% win rate.
- Best matchup: Riven (100% over 10 games). Hardest: Viktor (28% over 46 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 63.5% | 8% (159) | |
| 62.5% | 4% (72) | |
| 60.7% | 6% (122) | |
| 59.5% | 6% (111) | |
| 56.1% | 3% (57) | |
| 55.6% | 4% (81) | |
| 54.0% | 5% (100) | |
| 53.2% | 13% (248) | |
| 52.9% | 7% (136) | |
| 52.2% | 23% (437) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (24) | |
| 48.6% | 2% (35) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Sorcery
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
56.5%11% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
49.4%8% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
47.2%7% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
54.5%3% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
54.0%15% pick
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Flash + Ghost
51.9%8% pick
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Flash + Ignite
49.0%3% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
55.7%70 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (59%), Q → E → Q (43%).
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PRock SurfingTaliyah gains Move Speed near walls.
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QThreaded Volley
Taliyah throws a volley of rocks in a target direction, moving freely as she casts. This creates Worked Ground below her. If Taliyah casts Threaded Volley on Worked Ground, she consumes the ground to throw a stronger bou...
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WSeismic Shove
Taliyah causes an area of ground to erupt and throws enemies within it in a direction of her choosing.
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EUnraveled Earth
Taliyah creates a slowing minefield. If enemies dash through it or are knocked through it, the mines explode and stun them.
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RWeaver's WallTaliyah creates a very long wall and then surfs it.