Akali vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Akali
based on 5,196 Akali vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Akali vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Akali vs Talon Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Akali Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Countering Talon as Akali
Tips for Playing as Akali against Talon
Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.
Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.
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.
Akali vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Akali in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Akali vs. Talon counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Talon..
Akali typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Akali and Talon
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Akali or Talon?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when facing off against Talon, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Akali makes an ok counter to Talon.
While Akali does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Akali also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Akali into Talonas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Akali has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Talon matchups, Akali is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Akali is a decent counter for Talon. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Talon.
Other Champion Matchups Against Akali
Additional Information for Akali Players
How We Calculated Our Akali vs Talon Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Akali to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Akali on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Akali versus Talon build consist of Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Talon than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 50.3% battling Talon with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Talon as Akali, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Akali vs Talon matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Talon as Akali are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located above.