Talon vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Talon
based on 2,001 Talon vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Sona
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 Sona
Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.
Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.
Talon vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Talon vs. Sona counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champs. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Talon usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sona. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Talon and Sona
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Who is Better, Talon or Sona?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Talon makes a poor counter for Sona.
While Talon does have a lower winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Talon also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Sonaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Talon also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon often picks up much more CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Talon versus Sona build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Talon bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Sona than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when playing against Sona with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Sona as Talon, Talon players should use 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 rune sets players chose for Talon vs Sona battles, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.
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