Taliyah vs Gragas JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Taliyah vs Gragas

Updated Jun 6, 2026

Overview

Use Taliyah's efficient clears and worked ground to control river chokepoints and punish Gragas's engage attempts.
Prioritize scaling and map pressure by leveraging (R) for picks and objective control over Gragas's burst trades.

Jungle Plan

Path through river chokepoints to maximize (W) and (E) punishes on Gragas's engage or disengage attempts.
Use fast clear tempo to secure early Scuttle and vision around dragon and Herald.
Track Gragas's position to counter-gank his early pressure and use (R) to isolate him during objective fights.

Danger windows

Gragas's early (E) engage and (R) displacement create high-risk windows around river fights and isolated camps.
Avoid low-health clears where Gragas can force smite fights or collapse with lane priority.
Be cautious contesting objectives when Gragas has vision and (R) ready to disrupt your team's positioning.

Early game

Start with a full clear preserving worked ground for flexible pathing and faster tempo.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to avoid risky fights against Gragas's strong early ganks.
Avoid early invades unless (E) and (R) are on cooldown and your lanes can assist counter-ganks.

Power spikes

Level 6 unlocks (R) for map plays, enabling picks and defensive resets around objectives.
First mage item completion boosts poke and wave control, increasing confidence in river and objective control.
Level 3 grants (Q), (W), and (E), allowing punishes on Gragas's engages but hold (W) and (E) for confirmed movement commits.

Win conditions

Convert clear speed and worked ground control into early river dominance to secure Scuttle and dragon vision.
Use (R) to create numbers advantages before key objectives and punish Gragas's engage cooldowns with (W) and (E).
Leverage Taliyah's scaling and poke to pressure side lanes after mid push, denying Gragas's counter-jungle and forcing reactive plays.