Ekko vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Ekko
based on 4,172 Ekko vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Talon
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
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.
Ekko vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Ekko versus Talon counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon..
Ekko typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Talon
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Who is Better, Ekko or Talon?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when playing against Talon, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter to Talon.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ekko into Talonas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Talon matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Ekko is a good counter for Talon. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko usually gets a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Ekko versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Talon than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Talon with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Talon as Ekko, Ekko players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Ekko vs Talon counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.
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