Talon vs Lee Sin
How to Beat Lee Sin as Talon
based on 2,715 Talon vs Lee Sin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Lee Sin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Lee Sin
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 Lee Sin
Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.
Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.
Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.
Talon vs Lee Sin Counter Stats
How to Counter Lee Sin with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Talon vs. Lee Sin matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lee Sin..
Talon normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Lee Sin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Talon and Lee Sin
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Who is Better, Talon or Lee Sin?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lee Sin, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Talon makes an ok counter to Lee Sin.
While Talon does have a higher winrate compared to Lee Sin, when on opposite teams, Talon also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Lee Sinas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Talon has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Talon vs Lee Sin matchups, Talon is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Talon is a decent counter for Lee Sin. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Lee Sin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Talon in order to counter Lee Sin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon often picks up much more CS as Lee Sin. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Talon versus Lee Sin build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Talon bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Lee Sin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Lee Sin with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Lee Sin as Talon, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Talon vs Lee Sin counters, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.
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