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How to Win Kog'Maw vs Talon Counter MatchupKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Kog'Maw

based on 595 Kog'Maw vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Talon as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 595 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw fights Talon in only 2.0% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Talon Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a average job of countering Talon. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Kog'Maw versus Talon rounds, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Kog'Maw vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Talon as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Talon

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

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.

Kog'Maw vs Talon Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Talon Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.9
7.3
< Deaths >
6.9
7
< Assists >
6
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
167
< Minions Killed >
138
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.37
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.33
9,780
< Physical Damage >
22,314
12,995
< Magic Damage >
75
2,858
< True Damage >
1,241
25,635
< Damage Dealt >
23,630
22,433
< Damage Taken >
28,062
12,264
< Gold Earned >
12,746
1.99
< Towers >
1.37
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
5,183
< Total Healing >
6,305
13,277
< Experience >
14,813
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
7
294
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Talon with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Kog'Maw vs. Talon matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Kog'Maw normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Talon

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Talon?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when facing off against Talon, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate than Talon, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Talon.

Moreover, Kog'Maw also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Talon matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

Bel'VethBel'Veth41.3% winrateMilioMilio42.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner42.9% winrateAniviaAnivia44.5% winrate

Kog'Maw Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.5% winrateRumbleRumble55.2% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 595 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 Kog'Maw 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

Kog'Maw Build Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw typically gets a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Talon build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Talon than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 50.3% battling Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Talon as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Kog'Maw vs Talon counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

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