Talon vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Talon
based on 2,982 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
Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.
Talon vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Talon versus Neeko counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Neeko. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Talon normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Neeko. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Neeko
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Who is Better, Talon or Neeko?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually wins when facing off against Neeko, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Talon makes a good counter to Neeko.
While Talon does have a higher winrate compared to Neeko, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Neekoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Talon also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Neeko matchups, Talon is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Talon is a decent counter to Neeko. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing 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 truly master Talon to counter Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Neeko. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Talon versus Neeko build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Prowler's Claw, and Axiom Arc. When Talon included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Neeko than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Talon had an average win rate of 52.0% when playing against Neeko with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Neeko as Talon, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Talon vs Neeko matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.
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