Taliyah is boring to play....

Taliyah is boring and somewhat weak as a champion. Her damage output is low, and she doesn't neatly fit into either mage or support roles. Her E is very situational, and her W is harder to land than most skillshots. Her Q has weak damage output on recast, and her passive (while cool for movement) doesn't really lend itself to combat, support or tanking.

So, that leaves us with the last part of her kit that shines. Her R. I think that taliyah needs a buff in general that would put her firmly into either the mage group or the support group.

First, her E. It is a very unique ability, but the problem is that it takes forever to cast in highly mobile situations, and its cooldown is insane. In addition, it deels damage to minions when the traps explode at the end of 4 seconds. I think that this needs to be reworked so that it is built into her Q's worked ground effect. The reason is that many times taliyah players will be running from an opponent with dashes. They use their Q, but the enemy dashes and then the taliyah dies. Having worked ground immobilize players who dash across it would shut down the enemies trying to gap close taliyah, and be an excellent option for her if she were to be reworked as a support role. Alternatively having worked ground damage dashing enemies would make her role as a mage much better.

Second, a replacement for her E. I think that there are two choices here. A mage choice and a support choice. The mage choice is to give her a triangle shaped wedge of earth that she can lance out instantly, resulting in pushing her enemies back and damaging them.

For her Q, I would change it so that on worked earth, its cost is reduced by 50% instead of 100% and only shooting 1 rock.

For her W, I would double its radius, decrease the time between cast and launch by 50% and allow it to launch taliyah and her allies.