Talon with Hecarim
How to Synergize Talon and Hecarim
based on 1,439 Talon with Hecarim pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Talon Hecarim Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Talon and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Talon with Hecarim
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 Understand How Hecarim Will Play
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Talon Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Talon in LoL
The Talon Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Talon sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Hecarim helps Talon perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Talon is paired with Hecarim, he gets a little decrease in his full damage output. This may indicate that Hecarim does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Talon is played alongside Hecarim on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Hecarim. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Hecarim.
Additionally, when Talon plays with Hecarim on the same team, he typically takes much less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Hecarim does a decent job of protecting Talon in team fights.
Synergies between Talon and Hecarim
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Is Talon better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no perfect ally for Talon that will always be his best synergy. However, Hecarim is a relatively poor teammate for Talon. By being on the same side as Talon, he decreases their win rate by -2.1% to 46.9%. This shows that there is a bad synergy between Talon and Hecarim that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Hecarim has a lower difficulty than Talon. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Hecarim comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Working cooperatively, Talon players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Conversely, by pairing Talon and Hecarim together, you will not be providing your side much support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the ability of your Hecarim teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Talon to work well with Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Talon and Hecarim synergy build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Talon used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 46.9% helping carry Hecarim with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Talon players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.9% win rate overall.
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