Kassadin vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Kassadin
based on 1,120 Kassadin vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Talon
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
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.
Kassadin vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Kassadin against Talon counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon..
Kassadin usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kassadin and Talon
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Talon?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when taking on Talon, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a poor counter to Talon.
While Kassadin does have a lower winrate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kassadin into Talonas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kassadin also has some 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 lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kassadin is a bad counter to Talon. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kassadin 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Talon. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Talon build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Talon than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when playing against Talon with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Talon as Kassadin, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kassadin vs Talon fights, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.
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