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How to Win Talon vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupTalon is in the a tier of champions

Talon vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Talon in LoLTalon is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Talon

based on 3,458 Talon vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Talon resulted from an examination of 3458 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Talon has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Talon vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Talon has done a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Talon versus Kai'Sa rounds, Talon’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Talon vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

OpportunityYoumuu's GhostbladeHubrisProfane Hydra

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 ForceArmor
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
W
4
E
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Talon vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.9
< Kills >
7.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
137
< Minions Killed >
184
0.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.47
21,895
< Physical Damage >
12,665
75
< Magic Damage >
8,154
1,211
< True Damage >
430
23,182
< Damage Dealt >
21,249
27,840
< Damage Taken >
20,753
12,892
< Gold Earned >
12,719
1.43
< Towers >
2.04
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
6,476
< Total Healing >
4,355
14,820
< Experience >
13,054
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
9
190
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Talon in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Talon against Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kai'Sa..

Talon usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Talon and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Talon or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Talon usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Talon makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Talon does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Talon also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Talon into Kai'Saas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Talon also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Talon vs Kai'Sa matchups, Talon is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Talon is a good counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Talon against Kai'Sa.

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

BraumBraum+ 52.7% 935 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53% 6862 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 5553 GamesCorkiCorki+ 55.3% 358 Games

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Talon, we analyzed 3,458 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Talon versus Kai'Sa build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Talon bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Kai'Sa than with many other typical builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 52.1% battling Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Kai'Sa as Talon, Talon players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Talon vs Kai'Sa matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

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