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How to Win Zilean vs Talon Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Zilean

based on 947 Zilean vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Zilean fought Talon 947 times. Including so many matchups for Zilean versus Talon provides us faith in our capability to produce useful statistics and a pro build to annihilate your opponent. This matchup is somewhat rare. Zilean fights Talon in only 2.2% of his games.

Zilean vs Talon Matchup Summary

Zilean does a decent job of countering Talon. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Zilean vs Talon matches, Zilean’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Zilean vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

MorellonomiconZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zilean to level upq
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Second ability for Zilean to level upe
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Last skill for Zilean to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Talon as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Talon

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

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.

Zilean vs Talon Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Talon Image
2.5
< Kills >
8.4
4.9
< Deaths >
6.6
13.5
< Assists >
5.7
0.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
59
< Minions Killed >
134
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,069
< Physical Damage >
22,482
9,646
< Magic Damage >
81
733
< True Damage >
1,223
11,449
< Damage Dealt >
23,787
18,726
< Damage Taken >
27,945
9,063
< Gold Earned >
12,634
1.99
< Towers >
1.37
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
7,269
< Total Healing >
6,889
12,295
< Experience >
14,684
53
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
6
185
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Talon with Zilean in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several important Zilean against Talon counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zilean often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Talon

Who is Better, Zilean or Talon?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Talon, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a good counter to Talon.

While Zilean does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Talon.

Moreover, Zilean has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Talon matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zilean is a decent counter for Talon. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrateViVi47% winrateJayceJayce47% winrate

Zilean Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner58.2% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.8% winrateSivirSivir56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Zilean, we analyzed 947 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 Talon as Zilean 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean usually accumulates less CS relative to Talon. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Talon build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Talon than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Talon with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Talon as Zilean, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zilean vs Talon counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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