Talon vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Talon
based on 1,354 Talon vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Poppy
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 Poppy
Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.
When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.
You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.
Talon vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Talon against Poppy matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between the pair. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Poppy. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Talon typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Talon and Poppy
Damage Types Compared
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Who is Better, Talon or Poppy?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when playing against Poppy, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Talon makes an ok counter to Poppy.
While Talon does have a lower winrate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Talon also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Talon into Poppyas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Talon also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Poppy.
Other Champion Matchups Against Talon
Additional Information for Talon Players
How We Calculated Our Talon vs Poppy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Talon to counter Poppy during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon on average gets more CS as Poppy. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Talon versus Poppy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Talon bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Poppy than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Poppy with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Poppy 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Talon vs Poppy LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Talon are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.