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Irelia vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Irelia

based on 2,242 Irelia vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Irelia came out of an examination of 2242 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Irelia encounters Talon in only 2.2% of her matches.

Irelia vs Talon Matchup Summary

Irelia does a good job of beating Talon. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Irelia versus Talon games, Irelia’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Talon.

Best Irelia vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraRavenous HydraTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Talon

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Talon Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Talon Image
7.6
< Kills >
8.4
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
5
< Assists >
6.3
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
211
< Minions Killed >
134
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.45
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.31
17,195
< Physical Damage >
21,118
6,149
< Magic Damage >
78
749
< True Damage >
1,319
24,094
< Damage Dealt >
22,515
31,507
< Damage Taken >
27,478
13,131
< Gold Earned >
12,506
2.42
< Towers >
1.32
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
11,074
< Total Healing >
6,577
15,179
< Experience >
14,426
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
6
117
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Talon with Irelia in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Irelia versus Talon counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Talon..

Irelia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Talon. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Talon

Who is Better, Irelia or Talon?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Talon, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes a good counter for Talon.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Irelia into Talon.

Additionally, Irelia also has some amount of utility and CC, 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Talon matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Irelia is an above average counter to Talon. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Irelia, we analyzed 2,242 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 Irelia 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

Irelia Build Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Irelia 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 suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average accumulates more CS relative to Talon. Champs who typically don't take 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Irelia versus Talon build consist of Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Irelia used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better countering Talon than with many other common builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 52.4% when playing against Talon with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Talon as Irelia, Irelia players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Irelia vs Talon battles, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Irelia are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.