Talon vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Talon
based on 1,897 Talon vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Soraka
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 Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Talon vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Talon in LoL
The stats provided here show several strategic Talon against Soraka matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Soraka. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Talon usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Soraka. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Soraka
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Who is Better, Talon or Soraka?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Talon usually loses when taking on Soraka, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Talon makes a bad counter for Soraka.
While Talon does have a lower winrate than Soraka, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Talon into Sorakaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Talon also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Soraka. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Talon to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon on average racks up much more CS compared to Soraka. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Talon versus Soraka build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Talon incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Soraka than with many other common builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Soraka with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Soraka as Talon, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Talon vs Soraka counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.
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