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

Talon vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Talon in LoLTalon is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Talon

based on 785 Talon vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Talon resulted from an examination of 785 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Talon fights Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his games.

Talon vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Talon has done a below average job of beating Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Talon versus Cassiopeia matches, Talon’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Talon vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeEdge of NightVoltaic 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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Talon vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Cassiopeia Image
9.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.1
< Assists >
6.2
2.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
141
< Minions Killed >
182
0.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.42
22,606
< Physical Damage >
625
96
< Magic Damage >
22,216
1,235
< True Damage >
334
23,938
< Damage Dealt >
23,175
27,685
< Damage Taken >
27,530
12,981
< Gold Earned >
11,979
1.43
< Towers >
1.84
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,434
< Total Healing >
7,424
14,942
< Experience >
15,636
18
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
188
< Time Dealing CC >
464

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Talon in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Talon against Cassiopeia counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..

Talon typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Talon and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Talon or Cassiopeia?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Talon usually loses when playing against Cassiopeia, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Talon makes a poor counter to Cassiopeia.

While Talon does have a lower win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Talon into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Talon also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Talon is a terribly counter to Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Talon against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Talon, we analyzed 785 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 Cassiopeia 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on 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.

Talon typically gets a similar amount of CS as Cassiopeia. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Talon versus Cassiopeia build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Talon bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Cassiopeia than with many other common item sets. In fact, Talon boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Cassiopeia as Talon, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Talon vs Cassiopeia face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

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