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How to Win Samira vs Talon Counter MatchupSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Samira in LoLSamira is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Samira

based on 3,733 Samira vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Talon as Samira resulted from an examination of 3733 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Samira fights Talon in only 2.1% of her games.

Samira vs Talon Matchup Summary

Samira does a decent job of countering Talon. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champs face each other in. In Samira versus Talon matches, Samira’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Talon.

Best Samira vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordBloodthirsterGuardian AngelLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Samira's passive ability p
Samira's q ability q
Samira's w ability w
Samira's e ability e
Samira's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Samira

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.

Samira vs Talon Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Talon Image
9.7
< Kills >
8.3
7.2
< Deaths >
6.9
5.6
< Assists >
6.5
2.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
170
< Minions Killed >
133
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.35
19,701
< Physical Damage >
20,731
2,639
< Magic Damage >
78
585
< True Damage >
1,195
22,925
< Damage Dealt >
22,004
24,160
< Damage Taken >
27,271
13,165
< Gold Earned >
12,395
2.11
< Towers >
1.4
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
7,803
< Total Healing >
6,289
12,519
< Experience >
14,271
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
6
27
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Talon with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Samira against Talon counter statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon..

Samira usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Talon. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Talon

Who is Better, Samira or Talon?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Samira usually wins when taking on Talon, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a good counter for Talon.

While Samira does have a higher win rate than Talon, when facing one another, Samira also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Talon.

Additionally, Samira has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Talon matchups, Samira is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Samira is a decent counter to Talon. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Samira against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Samira

Samira Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateTaricTaric44.7% winrateLeonaLeona44.8% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Samira Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrateAkshanAkshan53.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 52.6% 12646 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10849 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.1% 1902 GamesKalistaKalista+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Samira, we analyzed 3,733 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 Samira 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

Samira Build Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Samira in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Samira versus Talon build consist of Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Hubris. When Samira combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Talon than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 51.5% battling Talon with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Talon as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Samira vs Talon counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Samira are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.