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How to Win Taliyah vs Vex Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Taliyah

based on 776 Taliyah vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Taliyah came out of an examination of 776 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Taliyah is forced to battle against Vex in only 1.9% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Vex Matchup Summary

Taliyah has done a decent job of beating Vex. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Taliyah vs Vex matches, Taliyah’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Taliyah vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Vex as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Vex

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Taliyah vs Vex Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Vex Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
8.5
< Assists >
7.2
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
127
< Minions Killed >
166
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
693
< Physical Damage >
1,190
21,274
< Magic Damage >
21,335
1,057
< True Damage >
835
23,025
< Damage Dealt >
23,360
22,051
< Damage Taken >
19,573
12,433
< Gold Earned >
11,554
1.72
< Towers >
1.73
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,506
< Total Healing >
2,231
14,591
< Experience >
14,360
23
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
559
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Counter Vex with Taliyah in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some significant Taliyah versus Vex matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Taliyah often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Vex

Who is Better, Taliyah or Vex?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when facing off against Vex, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Taliyah makes a good counter for Vex.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate than Vex, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Vex.

Furthermore, Taliyah has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Vex matchups, Taliyah is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Taliyah is a decent counter for Vex. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Vex.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Taliyah, we analyzed 776 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 Vex as Taliyah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Taliyah versus Vex build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Vex than with most other common item sets. In fact, Taliyah had an average win rate of 51.2% battling Vex with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Vex as Taliyah, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Taliyah vs Vex LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.

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