Darius vs Taliyah JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Darius vs Taliyah

Updated Jun 6, 2026

Overview

Use Darius's early game jungle strength to pressure Taliyah's pathing and deny her river control.
Prioritize aggressive invades and scuttle contests to limit Taliyah's roaming and objective setup.

Jungle Plan

Path for early river control and contest Scuttle only when nearby lanes have priority to assist.
Invade Taliyah's jungle when (W) and (E) are on cooldown to reduce her escape and zoning.
Use lane priority and vision to force Taliyah into reactive clears, then counter-jungle and pressure dragon setups.

Danger windows

Avoid river fights when (W) displacement and (E) zone control are up to prevent being shoved or zoned out.
Do not invade or fight low on health or without Smite near contested objectives to avoid forced smite losses.
Respect Taliyah's level 6 roam potential; avoid overextending without vision or lane priority to prevent ganks.

Early game

Full clear quickly to reach level 3 and contest first Scuttle Crab before Taliyah arrives.
Avoid open river fights where (W) displacement and (E) zone control dominate.
Look for counter-invade windows when Taliyah commits side camps and her displacement cooldowns are down.

Power spikes

Level 6 unlocks (R) execute, enabling lethal all-ins on low-health Taliyah after stacking passive bleed; stack passive before committing.
First bruiser item completion boosts durability and damage, allowing longer fights to punish Taliyah's cooldowns.
Track Taliyah's level 6 (R) ultimate and avoid isolated fights when it is available to prevent picks.

Win conditions

Convert early jungle pressure and Scuttle control into dragon and Rift Herald priority with lane assistance.
Use successful ganks and counter-jungling to deny Taliyah's scaling and map influence.
Leverage Darius's strong dueling and execute damage to snowball leads into side-lane pressure and teamfight presence.