Taliyah

QuitoLie·May 28, 2016·2 votes·693 views

Hey I am QuitoLie. Recently I have been playing Taliyah and I think she needs some kind of modification. Since her gameplay style is the hardest i have encountered. Any form of stun and your dead. High damage ult your dead. You can only make a play when you have flash and her wall becomes useless unless you use it to catch up with an enemy. I have played at least 5-10 matches with her and I think she needs some kind of general buff. Even when you go tanky ap items you have no chance to survive. Also her farming is almost impossible unless you use your q but then you have nothing to defend yourself with. (easier to farm with Karma then it is with Taliyah). The only place where Taliyah has been decently good is as a support in a duo lane.

What do you think? I love her concept and I find it a shame that she doesn't have more potential.

Edit: Maybe it might be the current meta but I still think she needs some kind of buff (not damage).

9 Comments

IxtaliKingMay 28, 20163 votes

I wish her E punished mobility a little harder, maybe the triggered traps should deal a little more damage.

d4rkshockMay 28, 20162 votes

She's currently a doa. The middle speed is slow. easily evades. Her e is only useful vs dashes and anyone stupid enough to go overboard with them. She sucks

QuitoLieMay 28, 20162 votes

To be Honest I agree

Jurojin WujiMay 28, 20162 votes

I agree with not Taliyah. except I go swifty boot. max e learn to w.

she is awesome

Not KatarinaJun 1, 20161 votes

Oh! I haven't tried swifty boots.. I tried sorcs and cdr boots, those will be next though! Thanks!

Not KatarinaMay 28, 20161 votes

I suggest building tanky AP and maxing E first! I've had a lot of success with this build. http://imgur.com/YmdTjFY :) The last 3 items vary according to enemy team comp.

I think her Q is very poor as it doesn't pass through minions, isn't too big of a damaging spell and worked ground is very detrimental to the laning phase (which is why she is receiving a buff in the upcoming patch lowering the duration of worked ground).

I'm sure they will buff/nerf her accordingly in the upcoming patches but there is a definite learning curve, especially as the W vector is different from the smartcast we know. It's better they go slow than to overbuff her as people are still learning how to play with her. The more games you've played contributes to a higher winrate so as long as it's nothing out of the ordinary and she gets minor buffs to help her scale she'll be just fine! She's more of a control mage than an assassin (think Azir, sort of Anivia?) with roaming potential, but her burst is amazing if you land W>E. I'm excited for the upcoming buffs and think they'll really help her out!

QuitoLieJun 1, 20162 votes

Cool Thanks for taking the time to do this. Sorry for the late reply. I surely will try the build out and let you know how it works for me. I do think she can be an amazing champion. But right now compared to other champions she isn't worth playing at all XD.

Not KatarinaJun 1, 20161 votes

No worries! Do test it out and see how it works for you! She takes a bit of time and does require a bit of love from Rito but she'll be worth it... someday.

LooknookJun 4, 20161 votes

I have not played Taliyah yet but I do think she is a cool champ all the same. From my experience with watching others and playing against her it seems like her W could do more actually. I think it would be cool if it interacted with her self and teammates, while that could allow for trolling I think that kind of utility could really giver her a good buff.