How to win lane as Taliyah against Azir · 50.81% win rate over 248 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Taliyah | You out-trade Azir at level 1 thanks to Q poke on worked ground and his non-existent early damage. |
| Level 2 | Taliyah | At level 2 he still has no escape, so your Q harass keeps him pinned under tower. |
| Level 3 | Taliyah | Level 3 gives you the full W-E kill threat that Azir cannot answer without an ult. |
| Levels 4-5 | Taliyah | Through levels 4-5 you dominate every trade because his soldier windup is slow and he has no dash. |
| Level 6 | Taliyah | Even at 6 your kill pressure holds since he must burn Emperor's Divide defensively to survive your combo. |
| First item | Even / skill | Skill: at 6 both ultimates are game-swinging disengage/flank tools, so the fight hinges on who times their ult better. |
| Two+ items | Taliyah | With first item you out-clear and out-roam him, extending your lead despite his late scaling. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: Azir is one of the weakest early laners in the game with a clunky soldier windup and no burst, so poke with Q on worked ground and deny him free CS.
The full Taliyah vs Azir 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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