Talon vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Talon
based on 4,172 Talon vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Ekko
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 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
How to Counter Ekko with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Talon against Ekko matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ekko..
Talon often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Ekko. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Ekko
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Who is Better, Talon or Ekko?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Talon usually loses when playing against Ekko, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Talon makes a poor counter for Ekko.
While Talon does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Talon into Ekkoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Talon has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Talon is a bad counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Talon to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Ekko. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Talon versus Ekko build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Talon included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Ekko than with most other common item sets. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when playing against Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Ekko as Talon, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Talon vs Ekko matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.
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