Taliyah

the Stoneweaver

MageSupportGeneral kit and base stats · version 16.19.1

Rock Surfing

Taliyah gains Move Speed near walls.

Passive · no active cost or cooldown

Base statistics

Mana

Health: 550
Resource: 470
Armor: 18
Move speed: 330
Attack damage: 58
Attack speed: 0.658

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Game plan · Mid

Crash, shape the route, and win the long fight

Plan overview

Lane for CS, mana, and a crash you can convert. Threaded Volley gives sustained pressure but leaves Worked Ground, so manage fresh space instead of treating every cast as free damage; casting Q on Worked Ground consumes it for the stronger slowing boulder, which is valuable when its slow changes the trade. Seismic Shove is most valuable when Unraveled Earth covers the landing or escape route, while E is strongest against a dash or a forced knock-through. After a crash, recall or move toward a visible play; if the wave is still uncrashed, remain for it unless an on-screen allied fight can be changed immediately. Around objectives, reset roughly 60–90 seconds early as a coaching default, arrive through controlled river access, and make the enemy cross your terrain.

Plan by phase

Build a lane you can leave

0:00–14:00, especially before each recall, river move, or early objective setup; act after a wave crash unless an on-screen allied fight can be changed by immediate arrival.

Prioritize CS, mana, and a wave state that lets you act. Use Threaded Volley to punish approaches while moving, but do not spend every cast on poke if the next wave must be cleared. Worked Ground is a real constraint: if the enemy contests the lane, cast Q on it for the stronger slowing boulder only when the slow creates a trade or disengage; that cast consumes the ground, so otherwise move toward fresh space and preserve the option to use Q normally there. If W is available and E can cover the enemy's escape or dash path, look for a conditional displacement. Crash before recalling or roaming. If behind, take safe XP and CS, keep W/E for their engage, and accept lost priority instead of forcing a bad-wave fight. The 8:00 three-Voidgrub camp is an early map window, not a reason to abandon an unprepared lane.

Game situations

Choose a situation

Lane

Trade around the ground you create

If the enemy is approaching a last hit, fresh ground is available, and W or E can change the trade, cast Threaded Volley while moving freely and leave before their full rotation. If you are on Worked Ground, casting Q consumes it for the stronger boulder and is worthwhile when its slow creates a retreat, confirms W/E, or secures the last hit; otherwise reposition toward fresh ground and preserve mana.

With Taliyah

If Taliyah is your mid laner, help secure the crash before asking for a river play; her movement and wall matter more when she leaves with tempo instead of abandoning minions.
If she places Unraveled Earth across an enemy approach, hold your engage or damage until the enemy must cross it. If Seismic Shove knocks a target through the minefield, follow that displacement rather than starting a separate target.
When Taliyah uses Weaver's Wall, move toward the side it isolates or opens only if you can arrive during the created window. Do not treat the wall itself as an invitation to dive; protect her landing and let her return to sustained damage.
In teamfights, give her a front line and a visible retreat route. If the enemy dives, peel the first threat while she uses Threaded Volley and Unraveled Earth to make the space behind you costly.

Identity, strengths and limits

Shape the ground, then own the route

MID · BATTLEMAGE · SPACE CONTROL

Taliyah is a mana-based battlemage who wins by controlling space over time rather than gambling on one burst rotation. Threaded Volley supplies repeatable pressure while creating Worked Ground; casting it on Worked Ground consumes that ground for a stronger slowing boulder, so she must choose when that slow is worth the resource. Seismic Shove displaces enemies, while Unraveled Earth punishes dashes and enemies knocked through its mines. Rock Surfing helps her move around walls after gaining lane priority. She is not a front-line initiator or a champion who should enter first without an exit: her value comes from shaping routes, connecting a conditional W/E sequence, and dealing sustained area damage while allies occupy the space she creates.

Strengths

Sustained ranged area damage in extended fights.
Seismic Shove displacement paired with Unraveled Earth's conditional stun threat.
Wave control that creates repeatable roam and reset windows.
Wall-based access control around rivers, walls, and objective approaches.

Limits and risks

Forcing Seismic Shove without an Unraveled Earth zone, allied follow-up, or a safe landing.
Treating Worked Ground as irrelevant and losing the space needed for the next trade, or consuming it for a boulder whose slow changes nothing.
Leaving an uncrashed wave for a low-certainty roam when no visible fight requires immediate arrival.
Surfing forward with Weaver's Wall when allies cannot reach the landing or exploit the separation.
Entering objective rivers first while behind in numbers or vision.

One idea for your next game

For the next game, judge every move by one question: did the mid wave give you permission to leave? Build Worked Ground with a purpose, remember that casting Q on it consumes it for the stronger slowing boulder, preserve W/E to control entry, and use Weaver's Wall only when allies can exploit the access it creates. A secure crash followed by a timely reset or visible river move is Taliyah's repeatable route from lane priority to objective control.

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Champion lore

Taliyah is a nomadic mage from Shurima, torn between teenage wonder and adult responsibility. She has crossed nearly all of Valoran on a journey to learn the true nature of her growing powers, though more recently she has returned to protect her tribe. Some have mistaken her compassion for weakness and paid the ultimate price—for beneath Taliyah's youthful demeanor is a will strong enough to move mountains, and a spirit fierce enough to make the earth itself tremble.

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