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How to Win Jax vs Talon Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Jax

based on 5,265 Jax vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Jax came out of an evaluation of 5265 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Jax encounters Talon in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Jax vs Talon Matchup Summary

Jax has done a average job of countering Talon. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Jax against Talon rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Talon.

Best Jax vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelJak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Talon as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Talon

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Talon Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Talon Image
6.4
< Kills >
8.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
5.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
126
< Minions Killed >
136
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.44
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.35
12,422
< Physical Damage >
21,622
7,926
< Magic Damage >
78
635
< True Damage >
1,227
20,984
< Damage Dealt >
22,928
30,508
< Damage Taken >
27,751
12,055
< Gold Earned >
12,747
2.16
< Towers >
1.43
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
8,632
< Total Healing >
6,497
14,621
< Experience >
14,701
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
6
196
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Talon with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Jax versus Talon counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between the two. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon..

Jax usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Talon

Who is Better, Jax or Talon?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Jax makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Jax does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Jax also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jax into Talon.

Moreover, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Talon matchups, Jax is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Jax is a decent counter for Talon. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jax against Talon.

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Jax, we analyzed 5,265 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 Jax 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 truly master Jax 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Jax versus Talon build consist of Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Talon than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Talon with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Talon as Jax, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jax vs Talon counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Jax are displayed for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.