How to win lane as Annie against Taliyah · 52.81% win rate over 303 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a skill check as both sides are just farming and poking with no clean kill threshold yet |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even since Taliyah's poke is relevant but you can still punish overextension |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a skill matchup — whoever manages Threaded Volley spacing and stun timing better wins trades |
| Levels 4-5 | Annie | Level 4-5 favors you because your combo is now a full kill threshold on her thin HP before she can escape |
| Level 6 | Annie | Level 6 favors you since Weaver's Wall helps her roam but offers no defense against your all-in in a direct fight |
| First item | Annie | First item favors you as your burst kills her before she can kite to safety with Seismic Shove |
| Two+ items | Annie | 2+ items favors you because your point-and-click combo still outpaces her positioning tools in any straight fight |
Levels 1-3 are a skill matchup where Taliyah pokes with Q and threatens a shove-knockup combo, so trades depend on who manages spacing and cooldowns better, though she has to expose herself to range to do real damage which gives you punish windows.
The full Annie vs Taliyah report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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