How to win lane as Taliyah against Diana · 49.79% win rate over 703 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Taliyah | You win level 1: Diana has no dash and must land Crescent Strike, so your Q pokes freely. |
| Level 2 | Taliyah | At level 2 she still can't engage, so your harass keeps her off the wave. |
| Level 3 | Taliyah | Level 3 gives you the W-E combo that punishes any step-up she makes. |
| Levels 4-5 | Taliyah | Through levels 4-5 you keep control since she has no gap-closer to answer your kill threat. |
| Level 6 | Taliyah | Level 6 favours Diana: Lunar Rush + Moonfall lets her all-in through your poke with a shield. |
| First item | Diana | First item swings it back to you as you out-shove and W-cancel her engage. |
| Two+ items | Taliyah | With two items you out-poke and out-roam her, holding the lane lead. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: Diana has no mobility and relies on landing Crescent Strike, so poke her with Q on worked ground and deny her free stacks and CS.
The full Taliyah vs Diana 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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