MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Taliyah vs Zac
How often does Taliyah beat Zac in Jungle?
Taliyah into Zac in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 145 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Taliyah ahead by 932 gold.
Taliyah at 15:00
- Gold: +932
- CS: +16
- XP: +822
Typical gap to Zac, from 145 games that reached 15:00.
Does Taliyah counter Zac?
No counter here: Taliyah sits at 51% over 145 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zac: the Taliyah game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Taliyah at 54% across 104 games. Flip the lead and Taliyah falls to 44% across 41.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 104 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 41 |
| First blood | 55% | 103 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 75 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 99 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:13 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:47. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Taliyah's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zac specifically, Taliyah finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 45.8% over 48 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Taliyah core is Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 51.9% across 938 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blackfire Torch (3,636 games).
Skill plan: Taliyah players max Q first and take Q at level 1.