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How to Win Zeri vs Taliyah Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Zeri

based on 454 Zeri vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Zeri resulted from an examination of 454 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Zeri encounters Taliyah in only 1.2% of their games.

Zeri vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a below average job of countering Taliyah. Normally, they wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Zeri against Taliyah matches, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Zeri vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterStormrazorNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Taliyah as Zeri

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!

Zeri vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Taliyah Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
6.6
< Assists >
9.2
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
192
< Minions Killed >
125
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.63
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.45
14,307
< Physical Damage >
779
6,934
< Magic Damage >
21,979
537
< True Damage >
1,193
21,778
< Damage Dealt >
23,952
24,153
< Damage Taken >
21,774
13,009
< Gold Earned >
12,607
2.26
< Towers >
1.9
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
4,544
< Total Healing >
4,763
13,128
< Experience >
14,804
19
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
9
127
< Time Dealing CC >
560

How to Counter Taliyah with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Zeri vs. Taliyah matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Zeri usually has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Taliyah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Taliyah

Who is Better, Zeri or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Taliyah, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a bad counter for Taliyah.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate than Taliyah, when facing one another, Zeri also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Taliyah.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zeri 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 team members during teamfights.

Zeri is a bad counter to Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zeri against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Zeri, we analyzed 454 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 Zeri 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 Zeri to counter Taliyah during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri on average gets more CS compared to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zeri versus Taliyah build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Taliyah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 47.6% battling Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Taliyah as Zeri, Zeri players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Zeri vs Taliyah matchups, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you need to see Zeri versus Taliyah tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all rounds completed with these champions.