How to win lane as Naafiri against Taliyah · 50.37% win rate over 403 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Level 1 your packmates out-pressure Taliyah's squishy poke start. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | Level 2 your W all-in beats her when her knockup is down. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 your E burst wins trades over her early poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Levels 4-5 you snowball step-ups while she's a fragile waveclear mage. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | Level 6 your R pack and move-speed punish her the moment her W is down. |
| First item | Naafiri | On your first item your all-in deletes her before her poke stacks. |
| Two+ items | Naafiri | Late stays yours by dodging W - her only peel gone, your burst wins the duel. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: Taliyah is squishy and her only peel is a single knockup, so your pack pressure punishes her step-ups. Bait the W and every all-in that lands sets her behind.
The full Naafiri 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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