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Gwen vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Gwen

based on 1,677 Gwen vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Gwen came out of an evaluation of 1677 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Gwen fights Talon in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Gwen vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen does a poor job of countering Talon. On average, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Gwen vs Talon matches, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Talon.

Best Gwen vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassCosmic DriveHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gwen's passive ability p
Gwen's q ability q
Gwen's w ability w
Gwen's e ability e
Gwen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Talon as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Talon

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

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.

Gwen vs Talon Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Talon Image
6.1
< Kills >
8.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
4.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
164
< Minions Killed >
138
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.44
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.34
3,119
< Physical Damage >
21,905
15,836
< Magic Damage >
78
3,843
< True Damage >
1,206
22,800
< Damage Dealt >
23,190
30,823
< Damage Taken >
27,317
12,230
< Gold Earned >
12,759
2.71
< Towers >
1.51
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
7,883
< Total Healing >
6,425
15,121
< Experience >
14,734
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
6
154
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Talon with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Gwen against Talon matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Talon..

Gwen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes more damage than Talon. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Talon

Who is Better, Gwen or Talon?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when facing off against Talon, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a poor counter for Talon.

While Gwen does have a lower winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gwen into Talon.

Additionally, Gwen 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 a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gwen is a garbage counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gwen

Gwen Loses Against

SingedSinged40.6% winrateLilliaLillia44% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth44.2% winrateFizzFizz44.2% winrate

Gwen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrateKarthusKarthus52.9% winrateOlafOlaf52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Gwen, we analyzed 1,677 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 Gwen 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gwen Build Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen typically racks 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 effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Gwen versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Talon than with many other common item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Talon with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Talon as Gwen, Gwen players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gwen vs Talon LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Talon as Gwen are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.