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How to Win Ezreal vs Talon Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Ezreal

based on 4,894 Ezreal vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Talon as Ezreal came out of an evaluation of 4894 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Ezreal has to counter Talon in only 2.2% of his games.

Ezreal vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a dismal job of countering Talon. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Ezreal vs Talon games, Ezreal’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Talon.

Best Ezreal vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaRavenous HydraTrinity Force

Optional Items

ManamuneVoltaic CycloswordNavori QuickbladesMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
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Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Guide to Countering Talon as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Talon

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Talon Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
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6.8
< Kills >
8.7
6
< Deaths >
6.8
7
< Assists >
6
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
177
< Minions Killed >
139
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.45
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,132
< Physical Damage >
21,954
7,248
< Magic Damage >
80
580
< True Damage >
1,221
23,961
< Damage Dealt >
23,255
21,110
< Damage Taken >
28,510
12,071
< Gold Earned >
12,815
2.22
< Towers >
1.42
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
5,558
< Total Healing >
6,756
12,962
< Experience >
14,850
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
121
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Talon with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some strategic Ezreal vs. Talon counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon..

Ezreal normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Talon. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Talon

Who is Better, Ezreal or Talon?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when trying to fight Talon, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a bad counter for Talon.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate than Talon, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ezreal into Talonas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter to Talon. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Talon.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Ezreal, we analyzed 4,894 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal in order 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Ezreal versus Talon build consist of Muramana, Ravenous Hydra, and Trinity Force. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Talon than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Talon as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Ezreal vs Talon face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

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