Talon vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Talon
based on 3,881 Talon vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Talon vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Talon against Kayn matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayn..
Talon normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Kayn
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Who is Better, Talon or Kayn?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Talon usually loses when facing off against Kayn, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Talon makes a bad counter for Kayn.
While Talon does have a lower win rate than Kayn, when facing one another, Talon also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Kaynas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Talon has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter for Kayn. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Kayn during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon on average accumulates much more CS as Kayn. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Talon versus Kayn build consist of Edge of Night, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Talon bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Kayn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Talon had an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Kayn with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Kayn 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 rune sets players picked for Talon vs Kayn battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.
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