Xerath with Talon
How to Synergize Xerath and Talon
based on 2,534 Xerath with Talon pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Talon Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Talon
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Talon
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Understand How Talon Will Play
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.
Xerath Talon Synergy Stats
How to Play with Talon as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Talon synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Talon, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Talon. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Talon helps Xerath perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath plays on the same team as Talon, he observes a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Talon does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played alongside Talon on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Talon.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Talon on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Talon does a poor job of protecting Xerath in team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Talon
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Talon?
There is no universally accepted best synergy for Xerath that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Talon is a very typical teammate for Xerath. By being on the same side as Xerath, he lowers their win rate by -1.0% to 49.6%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Xerath and Talon that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Talon has a lower difficulty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Talon allies to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.
Fighting alongside, Xerath players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by grouping Xerath and Talon together, you probably will not be providing your other allies a great deal of protection for burst damage. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of your Talon ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to pair well with Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Xerath and Talon synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Xerath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Talon than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing alongside Talon with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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