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Draven vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Draven in LoLDraven is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Draven

based on 2,772 Draven vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our data, Draven battled Talon 2772 times. Using so many matchups for Draven versus Talon gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a pro build to wreck your enemy. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Draven is forced to battle against Talon in only 2.3% of his games.

Draven vs Talon Matchup Summary

Draven has done a ok job of beating Talon. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Draven versus Talon matches, Draven’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Talon.

Best Draven vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

OpportunityImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
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Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Talon as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Talon

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Talon Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Talon Image
8.6
< Kills >
8.5
7
< Deaths >
6.7
5.6
< Assists >
6.1
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
175
< Minions Killed >
135
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.32
22,392
< Physical Damage >
21,085
126
< Magic Damage >
82
454
< True Damage >
1,183
22,973
< Damage Dealt >
22,351
23,068
< Damage Taken >
27,068
13,858
< Gold Earned >
12,484
2.32
< Towers >
1.39
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
6,890
< Total Healing >
6,189
12,426
< Experience >
14,299
15
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
6
86
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Talon with Draven in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some influential Draven versus Talon counter statistics that can help you understand the differences between the pair. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Talon..

Draven normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Draven and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Talon

Who is Better, Draven or Talon?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Talon, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Draven makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Draven does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Talonas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven vs Talon matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Draven is a decent counter for Talon. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Draven against Talon.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Draven, we analyzed 2,772 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 Draven 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven most often gets a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Draven versus Talon build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Draven combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Talon than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 50.9% battling Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Talon as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Draven vs Talon counters, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Draven are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.