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How to Win Talon vs Akshan Counter MatchupTalon is in the a tier of champions

Talon vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Talon in LoLTalon is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Talon

based on 1,568 Talon vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Talon battled Akshan 1568 times. Using so many matchups for Talon vs Akshan provides us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to defeat your opposition. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Talon encounters Akshan in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Talon vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Talon has done a poor job of beating Akshan. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Talon against Akshan games, Talon’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Akshan.

Best Talon vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcHubrisYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Talon to level upw
>
Second ability for Talon to level upq
>
Last skill for Talon to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Talon's passive ability p
Talon's q ability q
Talon's w ability w
Talon's e ability e
Talon's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Akshan

Shadow Assault is a powerful escape tool, but can also be offensively used to assault a group.

You can use Assassin's Path to get behind the enemy and set up for Noxian Diplomacy's melee attack.

Remember to pick your target before the fight. Focusing all of Talon's abilities on one target can be very rewarding, but splitting them up between many may leave you helpless.

Talon vs Akshan Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Akshan Image
8.8
< Kills >
8.9
7.2
< Deaths >
6.7
6.3
< Assists >
5.6
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
134
< Minions Killed >
173
0.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.46
21,616
< Physical Damage >
20,182
70
< Magic Damage >
3,233
1,182
< True Damage >
1,199
22,868
< Damage Dealt >
24,615
28,297
< Damage Taken >
22,332
12,793
< Gold Earned >
12,992
1.36
< Towers >
2.12
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,344
< Total Healing >
4,302
14,684
< Experience >
14,584
18
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
189
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Akshan with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Talon versus Akshan counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akshan..

Talon typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Akshan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Talon and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Akshan

Who is Better, Talon or Akshan?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Talon usually loses when playing against Akshan, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Talon makes a poor counter for Akshan.

While Talon does have a lower winrate compared to Akshan, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Talon into Akshanas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Talon also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Akshan. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Talon

Talon Loses Against

TaricTaric44.5% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.4% winrateKayleKayle45.5% winrateBardBard45.5% winrate

Talon Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner58% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump53.7% winrateXayahXayah53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BraumBraum+ 52.7% 935 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53% 6862 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 5553 GamesCorkiCorki+ 55.3% 358 Games

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Talon, we analyzed 1,568 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 Akshan as Talon 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

Talon Build Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Talon to counter Akshan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon typically gets a similar amount of CS as Akshan. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly 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 numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Talon versus Akshan build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Talon included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Akshan than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Akshan with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Akshan as Talon, Talon players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Talon vs Akshan counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

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