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Talon vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Talon in LoLTalon is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Talon

based on 1,923 Talon vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Talon came out of an analysis of 1923 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Talon encounters Aphelios in only 2.4% of his games.

Talon vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Talon does a decent job of countering Aphelios. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Talon against Aphelios games, Talon’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Talon vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightOpportunityEclipse

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakAbsolute Focus
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
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Aphelios

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.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Talon vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Aphelios Image
8.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
6
< Assists >
5.8
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
135
< Minions Killed >
176
0.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.46
21,009
< Physical Damage >
20,079
73
< Magic Damage >
1,369
1,161
< True Damage >
442
22,243
< Damage Dealt >
21,891
27,048
< Damage Taken >
19,435
12,569
< Gold Earned >
11,950
1.45
< Towers >
2.24
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,355
< Total Healing >
5,318
14,480
< Experience >
12,611
18
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
187
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Aphelios with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Talon vs. Aphelios matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Talon usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Talon and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Aphelios

Who is Better, Talon or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Talon usually wins when facing off against Aphelios, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Talon makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Talon does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Talon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Apheliosas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Talon has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Talon vs Aphelios matchups, Talon is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Talon is a decent counter for Aphelios. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Aphelios.

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

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Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Talon, we analyzed 1,923 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 Aphelios 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 Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Talon versus Aphelios build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Talon incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Aphelios than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average win rate of 51.2% battling Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Aphelios as Talon, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Talon vs Aphelios battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

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