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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Talon Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Kai'Sa

based on 3,458 Kai'Sa vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Kai'Sa came out of an evaluation of 3458 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Kai'Sa is forced to battle against Talon in only 2.2% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a poor job of beating Talon. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Kai'Sa vs Talon rounds, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Talon.

Best Kai'Sa vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordKircheis Shard

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassNavori QuickbladesNashor's ToothMuramana

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Talon

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Talon Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Talon Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.9
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
184
< Minions Killed >
137
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.47
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.35
12,665
< Physical Damage >
21,895
8,154
< Magic Damage >
75
430
< True Damage >
1,211
21,249
< Damage Dealt >
23,182
20,753
< Damage Taken >
27,840
12,719
< Gold Earned >
12,892
2.04
< Towers >
1.43
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
4,355
< Total Healing >
6,476
13,054
< Experience >
14,820
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
46
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Talon with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some valuable Kai'Sa vs. Talon matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Kai'Sa usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Talon

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Talon?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Talon, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter to Talon.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate compared to Talon, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kai'Sa into Talon.

Moreover, Kai'Sa has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a bad counter to Talon. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Talon.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 3,458 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 Kai'Sa 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

To truly master Kai'Sa in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Kai'Sa versus Talon build include Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Talon than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Talon with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Talon as Kai'Sa, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kai'Sa vs Talon counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

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