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How to Win Lee Sin vs Taliyah Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Lee Sin

based on 1,411 Lee Sin vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Lee Sin engaged Taliyah in 1411 games. Including so many games with Lee Sin versus Taliyah provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a pro build to destroy your rival. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Lee Sin encounters Taliyah in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a dismal job of countering Taliyah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Lee Sin vs Taliyah games, Lee Sin’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Lee Sin vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceRavenous HydraMaw of MalmortiusSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Taliyah

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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!

Lee Sin vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Taliyah Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
7.9
< Assists >
8.8
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
34
< Minions Killed >
120
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,173
< Physical Damage >
802
2,547
< Magic Damage >
21,243
926
< True Damage >
1,142
16,647
< Damage Dealt >
23,188
35,167
< Damage Taken >
20,982
11,633
< Gold Earned >
12,094
1.39
< Towers >
1.72
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
16,558
< Total Healing >
4,348
13,070
< Experience >
14,022
25
< Vision Score >
23
12
< Wards Placed >
9
427
< Time Dealing CC >
549

How to Counter Taliyah with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some influential Lee Sin against Taliyah counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..

Lee Sin often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Taliyah

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when facing off against Taliyah, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Taliyah.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate than Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Taliyah.

Additionally, Lee Sin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter for Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Lee Sin, we analyzed 1,411 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 Lee Sin 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 truly master Lee Sin to counter Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin most often gets a lot less CS relative to Taliyah. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Taliyah build consist of Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Taliyah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Taliyah as Lee Sin, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Taliyah fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Lee Sin are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.