How to win lane as Taliyah against Naafiri · 50.07% win rate over 1,340 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Taliyah | Level 1 favors you — your Q range beats her Dart poke before she can commit. |
| Level 2 | Taliyah | Level 2 stays yours as E-and-Q trades punish any step-up. |
| Level 3 | Taliyah | Level 3 favors Taliyah because W cancels her early dash engages. |
| Levels 4-5 | Taliyah | Levels 4-5 remain yours since she still can't trade into your range cleanly. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | Level 6 flips to Naafiri: The Hunt of the Nine gives her a sustained all-in you must respect. |
| First item | Naafiri | First item stays Naafiri-favored — she can burst you off one Q plus Packmates. |
| Two+ items | Taliyah | With 2+ items you retake the edge as your W-E disengage beats her spread damage. |
Levels 1-4 are yours: your Q and E out-range her Darts and any dash she throws in gets answered by a W that flings her out of her own combo, so bully the wave and deny her a rhythm.
The full Taliyah vs Naafiri 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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