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How to Win Talon vs Warwick Counter MatchupTalon is in the a tier of champions

Talon vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Talon in LoLTalon is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Talon

based on 3,088 Talon vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Talon came out of an examination of 3088 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Talon has to counter Warwick in only 3.8% of his games.

Talon vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Talon does a dismal job of countering Warwick. On average, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Talon versus Warwick matches, Talon’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Talon vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordSundered SkySerylda's GrudgeEclipse

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearMinion Dematerializer
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Warwick as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Talon vs Warwick Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Warwick Image
8.5
< Kills >
7.6
7.2
< Deaths >
7.1
6.5
< Assists >
7.1
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
134
< Minions Killed >
58
0.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.42
21,822
< Physical Damage >
7,993
73
< Magic Damage >
9,314
1,214
< True Damage >
828
23,109
< Damage Dealt >
18,136
27,275
< Damage Taken >
40,463
12,473
< Gold Earned >
11,823
1.35
< Towers >
1.43
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
5,757
< Total Healing >
21,741
14,354
< Experience >
13,523
18
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
7
185
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Warwick with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Talon vs. Warwick counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Warwick..

Talon often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Warwick. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Talon and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Warwick

Who is Better, Talon or Warwick?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually loses when facing off against Warwick, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Talon makes a bad counter for Warwick.

While Talon does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Warwickas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champ 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 for Warwick. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Talon against Warwick.

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Talon, we analyzed 3,088 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 Warwick 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

To truly master Talon to counter Warwick during both the laning 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 displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon typically racks up more CS compared to Warwick. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Talon versus Warwick build include Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Talon used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Warwick than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 48.3% battling Warwick with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Warwick as Talon, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Talon vs Warwick counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Talon are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.