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How to Win Blitzcrank vs Talon Counter MatchupBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions

Blitzcrank vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Blitzcrank in LoLBlitzcrank is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Blitzcrank

based on 3,155 Blitzcrank vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Blitzcrank resulted from an evaluation of 3155 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Blitzcrank fights Talon in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Blitzcrank vs Talon Matchup Summary

Blitzcrank has done a good job of beating Talon. On average, he wins a terrific 53.7% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Blitzcrank versus Talon matches, Blitzcrank’s team is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Talon.

Best Blitzcrank vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorMobility Boots

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

BloodsongZeke's ConvergenceThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Talon

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

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.

Blitzcrank vs Talon Counter Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Talon Image
2.3
< Kills >
8.3
6.2
< Deaths >
7.1
13.9
< Assists >
6.4
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
28
< Minions Killed >
136
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,825
< Physical Damage >
21,251
5,944
< Magic Damage >
76
992
< True Damage >
1,226
9,762
< Damage Dealt >
22,553
23,128
< Damage Taken >
27,416
8,577
< Gold Earned >
12,533
1.35
< Towers >
1.37
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
2,357
< Total Healing >
6,049
10,645
< Experience >
14,401
58
< Vision Score >
18
26
< Wards Placed >
6
313
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Talon with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stats provided here show some strategic Blitzcrank versus Talon counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Blitzcrank often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Talon. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Talon

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Talon?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when trying to fight Talon, with a 53.7% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a great counter to Talon.

While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Blitzcrank into Talon.

Furthermore, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Talon matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Blitzcrank is a great counter to Talon. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Talon.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Blitzcrank, we analyzed 3,155 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 Blitzcrank 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Talon. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Blitzcrank versus Talon build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Talon than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 53.7% when countering Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Talon as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Blitzcrank vs Talon battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Blitzcrank are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.