Rek'Sai vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Rek'Sai
based on 511 Rek'Sai vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Talon
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
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.
Rek'Sai vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Rek'Sai against Talon counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon..
Rek'Sai normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Talon
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Talon?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when taking on Talon, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Rek'Sai makes a poor counter to Talon.
While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rek'Sai into Talon.
Furthermore, Rek'Sai 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 ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter to Talon. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Rek'Sai in order to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai most often accumulates a lot less CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Talon build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Talon than with many other typical builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Talon with this build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Talon as Rek'Sai, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Rek'Sai vs Talon fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.
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