Tempo burst control build: Taliyah wants to push, reach river before the enemy mid, and convert a clean W + E into picks then objectives. The Luden, Infinity Orb, Rabadon base gives the best balance between immediate pressure and real conversion threat.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,800 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
14,800 total costDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,500 total cost +700g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,600 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
14,800 total cost -800gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,500 total cost -100gShare of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Taliyah wins games when she imposes the first zone read, not when she accepts a neutral fight. This base therefore maximizes push, controlled-target conversion, and the ability to replay a second window before the map closes.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Your Q volley procs Phase Rush instantly — surf the speed to kite or reposition your W-E minefield.
Your multi-hit Q drains mana fast — the stacked pool sustains your constant zone control.
Haste cycles W-E faster — more throw combos per fight.
The burn fires on every poke Q — your mid pressure drains opponents before R wall roams.
Blunts mid-lane assassin burst — three weakened hits buy time for the W knock-up.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
