Taliyah

Taliyah bends the battlefield around her. She is a mana-hungry mage who fits mid lane or support, and her mobility makes her a natural fit for roaming. Her passive, Rock Surfing, gives her bonus Move Speed while she moves alongside walls, so the jungle’s edges become a private road network and she ends up rotating faster than almost any other mage.

Threaded Volley is her main damage tool: a rock she throws while still free to move. Every cast leaves Worked Ground on the spot, and casting again while standing on that ground uses it up for a stronger single boulder. The system ties her output to the terrain, so she has to keep track of where her earlier fights took place. Her crowd control is just as heavy. Seismic Shove breaks the earth and launches enemies in whatever direction she picks, while Unraveled Earth scatters a slowing minefield that stuns anyone who dashes or gets knocked across it. The pair works together well: pushing an enemy over her own mines turns forced movement into a stun, which is especially harsh on opponents who depend on dashes.

The wall

Her signature move is Weaver’s Wall, a very long wall that she raises and then surfs. It can split a teamfight down the middle, block off escape routes, or carry her across the map for a cross-lane gank. Very few ultimates reshape a fight’s layout as thoroughly.

Taliyah is best for players who think in terms of space more than raw stats. If you like laying traps, herding enemies into bad spots, and winning through map control and rotations as much as through damage, she will suit you.