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Talon vs Taliyah

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How to Beat Taliyah as Talon

based on 964 Talon vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Talon came out of an evaluation of 964 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Talon encounters Taliyah in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Talon vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Talon has done a good job of beating Taliyah. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Talon versus Taliyah games, Talon’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Talon vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordHubrisSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Talon to level upw
>
Second ability for Talon to level upq
>
Last skill for Talon to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Talon's passive ability p
Talon's q ability q
Talon's w ability w
Talon's e ability e
Talon's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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W
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E
5
W
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R
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Talon vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Taliyah Image
9.2
< Kills >
6.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.8
6
< Assists >
8.7
2.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
141
< Minions Killed >
127
0.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.4
21,757
< Physical Damage >
808
86
< Magic Damage >
21,337
1,170
< True Damage >
1,164
23,013
< Damage Dealt >
23,310
28,408
< Damage Taken >
21,993
13,130
< Gold Earned >
12,583
1.51
< Towers >
1.7
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
6,675
< Total Healing >
4,491
15,102
< Experience >
14,756
19
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
10
190
< Time Dealing CC >
560

How to Counter Taliyah with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several strategic Talon against Taliyah counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taliyah..

Talon usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Talon and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Taliyah

Who is Better, Talon or Taliyah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually wins when playing against Taliyah, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Talon makes a good counter to Taliyah.

While Talon does have a higher win rate than Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Talon into Taliyahas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Talon has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Taliyah matchups, Talon is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Talon is an above average counter for Taliyah. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Talon, we analyzed 964 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Taliyah as Talon comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Talon in order to counter Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Taliyah. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Talon versus Taliyah build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Axiom Arc. When Talon combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Taliyah than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 52.6% when countering Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Taliyah as Talon, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Talon vs Taliyah fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Talon are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.