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How to Win Darius vs Talon Counter MatchupDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Darius in LoLDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Darius

based on 2,773 Darius vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Darius came out of an evaluation of 2773 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Darius is forced to battle against Talon in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Darius vs Talon Matchup Summary

Darius does a average job of beating Talon. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Darius against Talon rounds, Darius’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Darius vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageForce of NatureTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Talon as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Talon

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

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.

Darius vs Talon Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Talon Image
6.9
< Kills >
8.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.9
4.3
< Assists >
6
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
173
< Minions Killed >
140
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.34
16,758
< Physical Damage >
21,891
92
< Magic Damage >
72
3,995
< True Damage >
1,232
20,846
< Damage Dealt >
23,195
32,137
< Damage Taken >
27,397
12,151
< Gold Earned >
12,672
2.36
< Towers >
1.45
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
7,778
< Total Healing >
6,058
14,840
< Experience >
14,589
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
6
162
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Talon with Darius in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Darius vs. Talon matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Darius normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Talon

Who is Better, Darius or Talon?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Talon, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Darius does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Talon.

Additionally, Darius also has almost no amount 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Talon matchups, Darius is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Darius is a decent counter for Talon. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo44.9% winrateTeemoTeemo45.1% winrateLilliaLillia45.2% winrateZyraZyra45.2% winrate

Darius Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateOlafOlaf55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.9% 5160 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.9% 5818 GamesZacZac+ 53.5% 2449 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7927 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Darius, we analyzed 2,773 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 Darius 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Darius versus Talon build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Talon than with most other common builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 50.1% battling Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Talon as Darius, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Darius vs Talon LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

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