Mid Matchup

Taliyah vs Galio

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Taliyah

Taliyah

the Stoneweaver
Mid
Taliyah Mid Overall Win Rate
49.31%

Matchup Win Rate

51.6%
Taliyah vs Galio Wins
48.4%
Galio vs Taliyah Wins
Galio

Galio

the Colossus
Mid
Galio Mid Overall Win Rate
51.63%

Taliyah vs Galio - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Taliyah Mid vs Galio Mid - Who is stronger?

Taliyah Mid has an advantage against Galio (51.6% win rate) based on 536 games. The matchup leans toward Taliyah.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Taliyah Mid vs Galio Mid in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 79.3% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 2.6% popularity, Taliyah constantly encounters meta-dominant Galio (5.4%, 11th place out of 57 Mid champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Taliyah performance in the current patch. Optimize for consistency: First Strike paired with Cash Back (100.0% win rate, 1.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Archangel's Staff > Liandry's Torment > Mejai's Soulstealer with Sorcerer's Shoes delivers 79.3% win rate against Galio.

Lane dominance: Taliyah not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.92/min vs 5.55 for Galio). This 1.37 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Taliyah dominates both win rate (51.6%) and damage output (714 vs 674/min, 2nd among Mid). The 40 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Taliyah wins the matchup (51.6%) despite a lower KDA (2.20 vs 2.80). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Taliyah vs Galio - Mid Stats Comparison

Taliyah Mid
Taliyah Mid
Versus
Galio Mid
Galio Mid
CTierS
51.6%Matchup Winrate48.4%
49.31%Role Winrate51.63%
#46Winrate Rank#13
2.6%Pickrate5.4%
2.2Average KDA2.8
394Gold per Minute363
6.92CS/Min5.55
0.31Wards per Minute0.27
714Damage per Minute674

How to Beat Galio as Taliyah (Mid)

While statistically Taliyah is slightly stronger than Galio in the mid lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Taliyah deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Galio deals primarily magic damage (94.69%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Taliyah is higher farming statistics (ranked 19th among role champions) (versus 54th for Galio), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.8 versus 2.2) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Taliyah Mid versus Galio Mid matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Taliyah player to maintain constant pressure on Galio, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Taliyah vs Galio: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
51.6% Win Rate94.6% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
66.0% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

Taliyah vs Galio: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Phase Rush
Phase Rush Hitting an enemy champion with 3 attacks or separate abilities within 4s grants 25 - 50% Move Speed based on level and 75% Slow Resistance for 3s. Move Speed is 75% effective for ranged champions.
Cooldown: 30s - 10s

Phase Rush

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 attacks or separate abilities within 4s grants 25 - 50% …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.8% Win Rate55.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
First Strike
First Strike Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 50% (35% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25 - 15s

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat g…

Cash Back
Cash Back Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Cash Back

Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple Tonic
Triple Tonic Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.Upon reaching level 6, gain an…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

100.0% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

Taliyah vs Galio: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health

Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
45.5% Win Rate88.4% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

53.3% Win Rate44.0% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
54.7% Win Rate40.2% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

42.1% Win Rate7.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste

Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Archangel's Staff
Archangel's Staff (2900 gold) 70 Ability Power
600 Mana
25 Ability Haste

Awe
Gain Ability Power equal to 1% bonus Mana.
Manaflow (8s, max 5 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 5 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at 360 max Mana.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health

Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor


Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
53.7% Win Rate11.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health

Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
99.1% Win Rate18.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Tear of the Goddess
Tear of the Goddess (400 gold) 240 Mana
Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions), up to 360.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal an additional 5 physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
59.3% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
56.9% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
54.7% Win Rate40.2% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

53.3% Win Rate44.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste

Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Archangel's Staff
Archangel's Staff (2900 gold) 70 Ability Power
600 Mana
25 Ability Haste

Awe
Gain Ability Power equal to 1% bonus Mana.
Manaflow (8s, max 5 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 5 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at 360 max Mana.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health

Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health

Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
79.3% Win Rate2.7% Pick Rate
Final Build
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
25 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed

Spelldance
Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Other Items
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration

67.0% Win Rate13.8% Pick Rate
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
66.0% Win Rate13.7% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste

Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
66.0% Win Rate13.4% Pick Rate
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
25 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed

Spelldance
Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2600 gold) 65 Ability Power
400 Health

Rimefrost
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
0.0% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration

Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
99.8% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate

Taliyah vs Galio: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Threaded Volley Taliyah throws a volley of rocks in a target direction, moving freely as she casts. This creates Worked Ground below her. If Taliyah casts Threaded Volley on Worked Ground, she consumes the ground to throw a stronger boulder that slows enemies.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Seismic Shove Taliyah causes an area of ground to erupt and throws enemies within it in a direction of her choosing.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Unraveled Earth Taliyah creates a slowing minefield. If enemies dash through it or are knocked through it, the mines explode and stun them.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Weaver's Wall Taliyah creates a very long wall and then surfs it.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
45.5% Win Rate79.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Threaded Volley Taliyah throws a volley of rocks in a target direction, moving freely as she casts. This creates Worked Ground below her. If Taliyah casts Threaded Volley on Worked Ground, she consumes the ground to throw a stronger boulder that slows enemies.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Seismic Shove Taliyah causes an area of ground to erupt and throws enemies within it in a direction of her choosing.
W
W
W
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Unraveled Earth Taliyah creates a slowing minefield. If enemies dash through it or are knocked through it, the mines explode and stun them.
E
E
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E
R
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Weaver's Wall Taliyah creates a very long wall and then surfs it.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
94.4% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Taliyah tips:

  • Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.
  • Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.
  • Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Playing Against Galio

  • Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.
  • Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.
  • Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.