Malphite vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Malphite
based on 3,531 Malphite vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Talon
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several important Malphite versus Talon counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Talon..
Malphite normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Talon. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Talon
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Who is Better, Malphite or Talon?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually wins when trying to fight Talon, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a great counter for Talon.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malphite into Talon.
Furthermore, Malphite also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Talon matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Malphite is a great counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Talon build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Thornmail. When Malphite included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Talon than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 53.3% when playing against Talon with this counter build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Talon as Malphite, Malphite players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Malphite vs Talon matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.3% winrate overall.
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