Lucian vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Lucian
based on 5,351 Lucian vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Talon
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Lucian versus Talon matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon..
Lucian usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Talon. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Talon
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Who is Better, Lucian or Talon?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when playing against Talon, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes an ok counter for Talon.
While Lucian does have a higher win rate than Talon, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Talon.
Furthermore, Lucian has only a small 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 is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Talon matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Lucian is a decent counter to Talon. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Talon.
Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling 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 displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Lucian versus Talon build include Rapid Firecannon, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Talon than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 50.5% when countering Talon with this counter build.
To have the best chance of beating Talon as Lucian, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Lucian vs Talon matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.
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