Who wins: Advantage — you
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dZed winsTaliyah wins
How to play it
- Press early
Zed is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Magic resistance
Taliyah deals magic damage — Maw of Malmortius as your 2nd or 3rd item.
- Full combo or nothing
Taliyah is squishy — wait for every ability, go in once. No half-combo trades.
When you are in danger
- Full HP or back off
Taliyah's burst kills from half HP. No trades under 60%, and buy Death's Dance early.
- Save your dash for CC
Don't dash in — keep it to escape Taliyah's crowd control.
Items that answer Taliyah
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How to beat Taliyah
- Build magic resist like Mercury's Treads or Force of Nature
- Pick up a spell shield like Edge of Night to block his burst
- Don't sit low HP in his range — he can one-shot you
- Slow with no escape — pressure him hard
How to play as Zed
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Zed · ■ TaliyahLevel 1
- Health690 / 630
- Attack damage64 / 52
- Armor40 / 34
- Magic resistance40 / 36
- Attack speed0.82 / 0.75
- Movement speed355 / 350
Level 5
- Health1170 / 1110
- Attack damage82 / 66
- Armor60 / 52
- Magic resistance48 / 41
- Attack speed0.89 / 0.75
- Movement speed355 / 350
Level 15
- Health2370 / 2310
- Attack damage128 / 102
- Armor110 / 97
- Magic resistance68 / 53
- Attack speed1.07 / 0.75
- Movement speed355 / 350
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.