Taliyah - The Stoneweaver
I would just like to say that I think 
is a great champion. A lot of people have doubts, but I enjoy her -thought to be- weak kit.
Information collected from what builds I have tried has lead me to believe that building 
first is the way to go. The sustain is great on it. Even on the 
it is beneficial.
- I always purchase
and 
in any order. However, I recently tried 
which is an amazing item for her.
And now about her kit.
I feel like many people don't understand her potential. She has:
- Damage
- Utility
- More utility
In lane, you can play however you want to (passive or aggressive). Passively farm with q or being messing them up all day.
Her two main sources of damage are when you place your E and follow up with a W to activate at most four mines from your W, and the other, is Q.
- With Q you can launch 5 rocks at your enemy. If the opportunity occurs and the enemy is not protected from their creeps, you can...stone them.
Also, once you have Worked Ground you gain movement speed but can only launch 1 rock while refunding half of the mana cost. Just because it's only 1 stone doesn't mean it is weak. The ability has a decent range and the damage adds up over time.
I plan on continuing this article but have ran out of time, so I will leave it here in case anyone else would like to discuss the good things of Taliyah. Also I never written anything like this before so I think I may just write a guide.