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How to Win Wukong vs Talon Counter MatchupWukong is in the b tier of champions

Wukong vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Wukong

based on 861 Wukong vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Wukong resulted from an evaluation of 861 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Wukong has to counter Talon in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Talon Matchup Summary

Wukong does a decent job of countering Talon. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Wukong against Talon matches, Wukong’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Talon.

Best Wukong vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceExperimental HexplateBlack CleaverRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Wukong to level upq
>
Second ability for Wukong to level upe
>
Last skill for Wukong to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Wukong's passive ability p
Wukong's q ability q
Wukong's w ability w
Wukong's e ability e
Wukong's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Talon as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Talon

Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.

Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.

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.

Wukong vs Talon Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Talon Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
96
< Minions Killed >
139
0.88
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.32
15,689
< Physical Damage >
21,305
2,389
< Magic Damage >
73
998
< True Damage >
1,211
19,077
< Damage Dealt >
22,590
30,650
< Damage Taken >
27,876
11,849
< Gold Earned >
12,578
1.95
< Towers >
1.39
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
9,867
< Total Healing >
6,489
14,046
< Experience >
14,677
21
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
6
132
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Talon with Wukong in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Wukong versus Talon counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Talon..

Wukong normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Talon

Who is Better, Wukong or Talon?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually wins when facing off against Talon, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a good counter for Talon.

While Wukong does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Wukong also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Wukong into Talon.

Moreover, Wukong has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Talon matchups, Wukong is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Wukong is a decent counter to Talon. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.5% winrateRyzeRyze44.6% winrateAzirAzir44.9% winrate

Wukong Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateRenektonRenekton56.8% winrateQuinnQuinn55.5% winrateLuluLulu55% winrate

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Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Wukong, we analyzed 861 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Talon as Wukong comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Wukong versus Talon build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Talon than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 51.3% battling Talon with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Talon as Wukong, Wukong players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Wukong vs Talon face-offs, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

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