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How to Win Maokai vs Talon Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Maokai

based on 3,252 Maokai vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Talon as Maokai resulted from an analysis of 3252 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Maokai has to counter Talon in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Talon Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of beating Talon. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.7% of games the champions face each other in. In Maokai versus Talon games, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Talon.

Best Maokai vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernLocket of the Iron SolariLiandry's TormentFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Talon as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Talon

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Talon Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Talon Image
2.9
< Kills >
8.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.9
13.1
< Assists >
6.2
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
49
< Minions Killed >
138
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.31
1,778
< Physical Damage >
21,994
11,568
< Magic Damage >
89
1,028
< True Damage >
1,230
14,374
< Damage Dealt >
23,314
29,432
< Damage Taken >
28,125
9,428
< Gold Earned >
12,602
1.48
< Towers >
1.36
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
9,651
< Total Healing >
6,484
11,635
< Experience >
14,531
48
< Vision Score >
18
20
< Wards Placed >
6
435
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Talon with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several vital Maokai against Talon counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Maokai often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Talon. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Talon

Who is Better, Maokai or Talon?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Talon, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a great counter to Talon.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Talon.

Additionally, Maokai has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This 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 Maokai vs Talon matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Maokai is a great counter to Talon. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Maokai, we analyzed 3,252 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai on average gets less CS as Talon. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Maokai versus Talon build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Talon than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 53.7% when playing against Talon with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Talon as Maokai, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Maokai vs Talon matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Maokai are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.