Naafiri vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Naafiri
based on 1,152 Naafiri vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Talon
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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.
Naafiri vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Naafiri versus Talon matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Talon..
Naafiri typically has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Talon. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Naafiri and Talon
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Talon?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when taking on Talon, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a bad counter for Talon.
While Naafiri does have a lower winrate compared to Talon, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Talon.
Moreover, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter for Talon. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri in order to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri usually gets a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to use in your Naafiri versus Talon build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri included at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Talon than with most other common builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Talon with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Talon as Naafiri, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Naafiri vs Talon counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Talon as Naafiri are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.