Varus vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Varus
based on 3,501 Varus vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Talon
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Advice to Win Against Talon
Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.
Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.
Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.
Varus vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Varus vs. Talon matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Talon..
Varus often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Talon. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Talon
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Who is Better, Varus or Talon?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when facing off against Talon, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a poor counter to Talon.
While Varus does have a lower winrate than Talon, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Talon.
Additionally, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Talon. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Varus against Talon.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Talon 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 mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Talon. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Varus versus Talon build include Muramana, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Varus used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Talon than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 48.3% battling Talon with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating Talon as Varus, Varus players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Varus vs Talon clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.
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