Pyke vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Pyke
based on 2,857 Pyke vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Talon
The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
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.
Pyke vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several valuable Pyke vs. Talon matchup stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Talon..
Pyke typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Talon. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Talon
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Who is Better, Pyke or Talon?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Talon, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes an ok counter for Talon.
While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Talon, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Talonas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Talon matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter to Talon. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Pyke in order to counter Talon during both the laning 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke often picks up a lot less CS compared to Talon. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Talon build include Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Talon than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Talon with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Talon as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Pyke vs Talon LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.
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