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

Taliyah vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Viktor as Taliyah

based on 679 Taliyah vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Taliyah fought Viktor in 679 games. Using so many matchups for Taliyah versus Viktor provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to wreck Viktor. This matchup is fairly rare. Taliyah has to counter Viktor in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a terrible job of beating Viktor. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.4% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Taliyah vs Viktor rounds, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Taliyah vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's Hourglass

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
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Viktor

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.

Advice to Win Against Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Taliyah vs Viktor Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Viktor Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
8.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
134
< Minions Killed >
194
0.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.53
696
< Physical Damage >
555
20,747
< Magic Damage >
26,428
1,084
< True Damage >
684
22,529
< Damage Dealt >
27,667
22,311
< Damage Taken >
19,523
12,281
< Gold Earned >
12,717
1.6
< Towers >
2.12
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,416
< Total Healing >
1,721
14,660
< Experience >
15,574
24
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
548
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Viktor with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several critical Taliyah vs. Viktor counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Viktor..

Taliyah normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Viktor

Who is Better, Taliyah or Viktor?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when playing against Viktor, with a 45.4% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes a bad counter for Viktor.

While Taliyah does have a much lower win rate compared to Viktor, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Taliyah into Viktor.

Additionally, Taliyah has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Taliyah is a terribly counter to Viktor. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Viktor.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Taliyah, we analyzed 679 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 Viktor 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 to counter Viktor during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah often gets a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Taliyah versus Viktor build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Viktor than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 45.4% when playing against Viktor with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Viktor as Taliyah, Taliyah players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Taliyah vs Viktor counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Taliyah are given for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu above.