Talon vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Talon
based on 7,719 Talon vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Talon vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Talon in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Talon vs. Caitlyn counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..
Talon normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Talon and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Talon or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually loses when playing against Caitlyn, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Talon makes a poor counter to Caitlyn.
While Talon does have a lower winrate than Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Talon also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Caitlynas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Talon also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Talon vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Talon versus Caitlyn build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Talon included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Caitlyn than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Caitlyn with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Caitlyn as Talon, Talon players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Talon vs Caitlyn counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Caitlyn as Talon are presented for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.