Lee Sin vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Lee Sin
based on 2,715 Lee Sin vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lee Sin vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Lee Sin vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Lee Sin
Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Talon
Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.
Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).
Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.
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.
Lee Sin vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Lee Sin in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some influential Lee Sin versus Talon counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon..
Lee Sin usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lee Sin and Talon
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Who is Better, Lee Sin or Talon?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes an ok counter to Talon.
While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Lee Sin into Talon.
Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter for Talon. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Talon during both the lane 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 displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lee Sin typically gets a lot less CS compared to Talon. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Lee Sin versus Talon build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Talon than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Talon with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating Talon as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Lee Sin vs Talon counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.
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