How to Win Talon vs Ekko Counter Matchup Talon is in the a tier of champions

Talon vs Ekko

How to Beat Ekko as Talon in LoL Ekko is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ekko as Talon

based on 4,820 Talon vs Ekko matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Talon faced off against Ekko in 4820 rounds. Including so many games with Talon versus Ekko gives us faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Talon has to counter Ekko in only 5.6% of his matches.

Talon vs Ekko Matchup Summary

Talon does a average job of countering Ekko. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Talon versus Ekko matches, Talon’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ekko.

Best Talon vs Ekko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
EclipseEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBlack CleaverMuramanaAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Talon to level up w
>
Second ability for Talon to level up q
>
Last skill for Talon to max out e

Runes

Inspiration First Strike Magical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
Domination Eyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Adaptive Adaptive MagicRes
Talon's passive ability p
Talon q ability q
Talon w ability w
Talon 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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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ekko as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Ekko

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

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

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 Ekko

The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.

Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.

Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.

Talon vs Ekko Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Ekko Image
8.9
< Kills >
7.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
6.5
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
86
< Minions Killed >
86
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.95
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,688
< Physical Damage >
2,277
69
< Magic Damage >
15,200
1,477
< True Damage >
954
21,234
< Damage Dealt >
18,432
27,024
< Damage Taken >
28,906
12,574
< Gold Earned >
11,734
1.29
< Towers >
1.77
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
6,001
< Total Healing >
8,525
14,021
< Experience >
13,643
20
< Vision Score >
20
5
< Wards Placed >
6
237
< Time Dealing CC >
365

How to Counter Ekko with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Talon versus Ekko matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ekko..

Talon usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Talon and Ekko

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Ekko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Ekko

Who is Better, Talon or Ekko?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ekko, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Talon makes an ok counter for Ekko.

While Talon does have a higher win rate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Talon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Talon into Ekkoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Talon is a decent counter to Ekko. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Talon against Ekko.

Other Champion Matchups Against Talon

Talon Loses Against

Rammus Rammus 44.1% winrate Zyra Zyra 45.3% winrate Urgot Urgot 45.8% winrate Anivia Anivia 46% winrate

Talon Wins Against

Ryze Ryze 60.4% winrate Azir Azir 54.9% winrate Karma Karma 54.8% winrate Aphelios Aphelios 54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Ekko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ekko as Talon, we analyzed 4,820 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 Ekko 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 Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ekko. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Talon versus Ekko build include Eclipse, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Talon bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Ekko than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Talon boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Ekko as Talon, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Ultimate Hunter, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Talon vs Ekko LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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