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Diana vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Diana in LoLDiana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Diana

based on 1,704 Diana vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Diana came out of an evaluation of 1704 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Diana has to counter Taliyah in only 1.1% of her matches.

Diana vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Diana does a good job of countering Taliyah. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Diana versus Taliyah rounds, Diana’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Diana vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Lich BaneStormsurgeHextech RocketbeltNashor's Tooth

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Diana to level upq
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Second ability for Diana to level upw
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Last skill for Diana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Taliyah

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Diana vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Taliyah Image
8
< Kills >
6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.2
< Assists >
8.6
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
98
< Minions Killed >
121
0.84
< Dragons Killed >
0.53
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,920
< Physical Damage >
714
18,260
< Magic Damage >
19,785
933
< True Damage >
998
21,114
< Damage Dealt >
21,498
24,584
< Damage Taken >
20,794
12,368
< Gold Earned >
11,956
1.69
< Towers >
1.65
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,079
< Total Healing >
4,177
14,248
< Experience >
14,096
20
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
9
127
< Time Dealing CC >
549

How to Counter Taliyah with Diana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Diana vs. Taliyah counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Taliyah..

Diana normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Taliyah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Diana and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Taliyah

Who is Better, Diana or Taliyah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Diana usually wins when trying to fight Taliyah, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes a good counter for Taliyah.

While Diana does have a higher winrate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Diana into Taliyah.

Additionally, Diana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Diana vs Taliyah matchups, Diana is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Diana is a good counter to Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Diana, we analyzed 1,704 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Taliyah as Diana comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Diana in order to counter Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Diana versus Taliyah build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Diana bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Taliyah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Taliyah as Diana, Diana players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Diana vs Taliyah matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.1% winrate overall.

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