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How to Win Annie vs Talon Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Annie

based on 1,349 Annie vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Annie faced Talon 1349 times. Having so many games with Annie vs Talon provides us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to annihilate Talon. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Annie has to counter Talon in only 2.2% of her matches.

Annie vs Talon Matchup Summary

Annie does a average job of beating Talon. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Annie vs Talon rounds, Annie’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Annie vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
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Second ability for Annie to level upw
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Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Talon

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Win Against Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Annie vs Talon Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Talon Image
6.6
< Kills >
9.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.9
8.1
< Assists >
5.7
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
139
< Minions Killed >
139
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.33
955
< Physical Damage >
21,598
20,564
< Magic Damage >
71
1,237
< True Damage >
1,173
22,756
< Damage Dealt >
22,843
18,528
< Damage Taken >
27,740
11,093
< Gold Earned >
12,960
1.68
< Towers >
1.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
1,648
< Total Healing >
6,265
13,726
< Experience >
14,808
23
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
6
233
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Talon with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Annie versus Talon counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Talon..

Annie usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Talon. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Talon

Who is Better, Annie or Talon?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when facing off against Talon, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter for Talon.

While Annie does have a lower win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Annie also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Annie into Talon.

Moreover, Annie has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Annie vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter for Talon. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Annie against Talon.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Annie, we analyzed 1,349 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Talon as Annie comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Annie versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Talon than with most other typical builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 49.5% battling Talon with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Talon as Annie, you should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Annie vs Talon LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.

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