Taliyah vs Briar Counter Pick

Briar thrives on momentum, while Taliyah exists to shut that momentum down. Head Rush is a leaping stun that also shreds armor, Blood Frenzy launches her at the closest foe, and Certain Death locks her onto one target anywhere on the map. Unraveled Earth counters all three: its mines stun any unit that dashes over them, and Seismic Shove can fling a target into the field from beyond its edge. Across 155 games on patch 16.13.1, Taliyah posts a 55.48% win rate, an Easy rating based on a small sample.

Range accounts for the remainder. Taliyah casts from 525 units away and can keep walking while Threaded Volley is active; Briar must close to 125. Briar moves faster, 340 base move speed to 330, and draws on Fury instead of mana, so her engagements are not capped by resource costs. Rock Surfing adds speed near walls, and the jungle offers plenty of those. Briar also holds up better early, with 625 health and 30 armor to Taliyah’s 550 and 18, and Crimson Curse restores her health from the stacking bleed her attacks inflict, so a drawn-out brawl without crowd control favors her. Difficulty ratings are 5 for Taliyah and 3 for Briar, which puts the execution load on Taliyah: her stun only triggers when a dash or a shove drives a target into the mines.