Talon vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Talon
based on 1,605 Talon vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Vex
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.
Talon vs Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several critical Talon against Vex matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vex..
Talon typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vex. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Vex
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Who is Better, Talon or Vex?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vex, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Talon makes an ok counter for Vex.
While Talon does have a lower winrate compared to Vex, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Talon into Vexas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Talon has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter 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 Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Vex.
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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 Vex during both the lane 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 shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Talon versus Vex build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Talon incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Vex than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Talon had an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Vex with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Vex as Talon, Talon players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Talon vs Vex counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vex as Talon are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.