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How to Win Karthus vs Talon Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Karthus

based on 1,055 Karthus vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Talon as Karthus came out of an analysis of 1055 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Karthus encounters Talon in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Talon Matchup Summary

Karthus has done a ok job of beating Talon. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Karthus versus Talon rounds, Karthus’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Talon.

Best Karthus vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeFiendish Codex

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Talon as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Talon

Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.

Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.

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.

Karthus vs Talon Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Talon Image
7.3
< Kills >
9.7
8
< Deaths >
7.2
9.6
< Assists >
6.4
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
2.2
91
< Minions Killed >
140
0.91
< Dragons Killed >
0.53
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.33
251
< Physical Damage >
23,111
29,823
< Magic Damage >
91
2,052
< True Damage >
1,279
32,127
< Damage Dealt >
24,481
30,478
< Damage Taken >
30,720
13,157
< Gold Earned >
13,521
1.07
< Towers >
1.42
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
9,214
< Total Healing >
7,236
15,247
< Experience >
15,729
20
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
217
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Talon with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Karthus against Talon matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the two. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon..

Karthus typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Talon

Who is Better, Karthus or Talon?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karthus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Talon, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Karthus does have a higher winrate than Talon, when facing one another, Karthus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Karthus into Talonas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Karthus has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Talon matchups, Karthus is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Karthus is a decent counter for Talon. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Karthus against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Karthus

Karthus Loses Against

TaricTaric41.5% winrateMilioMilio42% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench42.1% winrateJannaJanna42.2% winrate

Karthus Wins Against

ZeriZeri52.8% winrateLissandraLissandra52.2% winrateZoeZoe51.9% winrateLuluLulu51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Karthus, we analyzed 1,055 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 Karthus 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

Karthus Build Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to counter Talon during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus on average racks up less CS as Talon. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Karthus versus Talon build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Karthus included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Talon than with most other common item sets. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Talon as Karthus, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Karthus vs Talon fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

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