Taliyah - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.3%
Pick Rate
0.8%

TaliyahBuild

FMageSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Taliyah build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Seraph's Embrace, Luden's Echo, Zhonya's Hourglass, Farsight Alteration. This Taliyah build has a 3.08% pick rate and a 52.75% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Taliyah build choices below.

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Select a Taliyah Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Liandry's Torment - Taliyah Most Popular Build core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Taliyah Most Popular Build core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Seraph's Embrace - Taliyah Most Popular Build core itemSeraph's Embrace
Core Items
52.8%Win Rate
+4.5%WR Diff
3.1%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Taliyah Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Taliyah Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
  • Blackfire Torch - Taliyah Alternative Build 1 core itemBlackfire Torch
Core Items
50.0%Win Rate
+1.8%WR Diff
2.2%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Shadowflame - Taliyah Alternative Build 2 core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Taliyah Alternative Build 2 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Blackfire Torch - Taliyah Alternative Build 2 core itemBlackfire Torch
Core Items
50.0%Win Rate
+1.8%WR Diff
3.0%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 3
  • Shadowflame - Taliyah Alternative Build 3 core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Taliyah Alternative Build 3 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
  • Blackfire Torch - Taliyah Alternative Build 3 core itemBlackfire Torch
Core Items
42.9%Win Rate
-5.4%WR Diff
2.4%Pick Rate

Best Taliyah Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boots
Boots
Glowing Mote
Glowing Mote
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashSmite
    Flash + Smite
    44.8%Win Rate82.9%Pick Rate
  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    42.9%Win Rate10.0%Pick Rate

Build Stats

42.86%Win Rate
-5.39%WR Diff
2.37%Pick Rate
70Matches

This Taliyah build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Taliyah build are Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Blackfire Torch. This item combination achieves a 42.9% win rate across 70 matches analyzed.

At full build, Taliyah gains a total of 520 Ability Power, 40 Magic Resist, giving a solid power profile for magic damage.

Best Taliyah Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Dark Harvest
  • Cheap Shot
  • Sixth Sense
  • Treasure Hunter
Precision secondary rune treePrecision
  • Coup de Grace
  • Legend: Haste
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Taliyah Abilities

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Taliyah build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Taliyah are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 56.3% win rate and 22.9% pick rate.

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
56.3%Win Rate
22.9%Pick Rate
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
11.1%Win Rate
12.9%Pick Rate
These are Taliyah's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (50.3% WR, +2.1% WR diff, 28.6% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (50.6% WR, +2.3% WR diff, 21.1% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Blackfire Torch (49.0% WR, +0.7% WR diff, 32.3% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 80 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Taliyah include Banshee's Veil, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Taliyah are Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Taliyah is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Taliyah build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:520
  • Total manaMana:600
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:40

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Taliyah movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Taliyah ability powerAP
400
485
465
520
Taliyah manaMana
1600
600
600
600
Taliyah magic resistanceMR
30
40
70
40
When facing Taliyah's top counters like Vladimir, Veigar, Akali, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Banshee's Veil or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Taliyah performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g~5 min

This Taliyah burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. While showing a 42.9% win rate, this Taliyah build requires proper execution and favorable game conditions to succeed. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 520 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Taliyah with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Taliyah's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,400, this Taliyah build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Blackfire Torch power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Taliyah build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 520 total AP

Weaknesses

  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Taliyah

Karthus champion
Karthus
Core Items
  • Liandry's Torment - Karthus core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Karthus core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Karthus core item
59.6%Win Rate
4.6%Pick Rate
Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Azir core item
58.5%Win Rate
9.9%Pick Rate
Ezreal champion
Ezreal
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ezreal core item
  • Lich Bane - Ezreal core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ezreal core item
41.7%Win Rate
2.6%Pick Rate

Champions that use similar core items to Taliyah. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current taliyah build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise core item
59.1%Win Rate
6.2%Pick Rate
Evelynn champion
Evelynn
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Evelynn core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Evelynn core item
  • Mejai's Soulstealer - Evelynn core item
70.0%Win Rate
4.2%Pick Rate

See Also

Taliyah OverviewTaliyah RunesTaliyah CountersAll Items