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How to Win Talon vs Mordekaiser Counter MatchupTalon is in the a tier of champions

Talon vs Mordekaiser

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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Talon

based on 5,162 Talon vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Talon came out of an analysis of 5162 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Talon has to counter Mordekaiser in only 6.3% of his games.

Talon vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Talon does a awful job of beating Mordekaiser. On average, he wins a lowly 46.6% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Talon vs Mordekaiser matches, Talon’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Mordekaiser.

Best Talon vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcHubrisBlack CleaverMaw of Malmortius

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Talon vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Mordekaiser Image
8.6
< Kills >
7.1
7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.1
< Assists >
4.8
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
136
< Minions Killed >
160
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.47
21,744
< Physical Damage >
2,804
78
< Magic Damage >
20,827
1,198
< True Damage >
625
23,021
< Damage Dealt >
24,257
27,648
< Damage Taken >
31,807
12,638
< Gold Earned >
12,007
1.34
< Towers >
2.13
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,320
< Total Healing >
9,537
14,562
< Experience >
15,402
18
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
190
< Time Dealing CC >
248

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Talon in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Talon versus Mordekaiser counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Mordekaiser..

Talon usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Mordekaiser. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Talon and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Talon or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Talon usually loses when taking on Mordekaiser, with a 46.6% win rate. Thus, Talon makes a bad counter to Mordekaiser.

While Talon does have a lower win rate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Talon into Mordekaiseras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Talon has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Talon vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Talon is a trash counter for Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Talon against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Talon, we analyzed 5,162 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 Mordekaiser 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Talon versus Mordekaiser build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Talon included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Mordekaiser than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing against Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Mordekaiser as Talon, you should equip 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 builds we have analyed for Talon vs Mordekaiser fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

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