Kayn vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Kayn
based on 3,881 Kayn vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Talon
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some vital Kayn against Talon matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon..
Kayn normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Talon
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Who is Better, Kayn or Talon?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayn usually wins when taking on Talon, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a good counter for Talon.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Talonas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Talon matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kayn is a decent counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn most often racks up a lot less CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Kayn versus Talon build include Serylda's Grudge, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Talon than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 51.6% battling Talon with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Talon as Kayn, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Kayn vs Talon counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Kayn are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.