Talon vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Talon
based on 2,129 Talon vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Neeko
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 Neeko
Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.
Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
Talon vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Talon versus Neeko matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Neeko. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Talon typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Neeko. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Neeko
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Who is Better, Talon or Neeko?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when facing off against Neeko, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Talon makes an ok counter for Neeko.
While Talon does have a lower winrate compared to Neeko, when on opposite teams, Talon also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Neekoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Talon also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Talon vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Neeko. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Talon to counter Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Neeko. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Talon versus Neeko build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Talon incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Neeko than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Talon boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Neeko with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Neeko as Talon, Talon players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Talon vs Neeko matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.
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