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How to Win Sylas vs Talon Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Sylas

based on 2,804 Sylas vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Sylas faced off against Talon 2804 times. Using so many games with Sylas vs Talon gives us confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to crush Talon. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Sylas has to counter Talon in only 2.2% of his games.

Sylas vs Talon Matchup Summary

Sylas does a ok job of beating Talon. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champions face each other in. In Sylas against Talon matches, Sylas’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Talon.

Best Sylas vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameRod of AgesCryptbloomHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sylas to level upw
>
Second ability for Sylas to level upe
>
Last skill for Sylas to max outq

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Talon as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Talon

Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

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.

Sylas vs Talon Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Talon Image
8.4
< Kills >
8.9
7.4
< Deaths >
7.1
6.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
129
< Minions Killed >
135
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.32
976
< Physical Damage >
22,840
22,018
< Magic Damage >
81
812
< True Damage >
1,221
23,806
< Damage Dealt >
24,142
30,966
< Damage Taken >
27,893
11,659
< Gold Earned >
12,721
1.54
< Towers >
1.43
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
7,957
< Total Healing >
6,485
13,769
< Experience >
14,451
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
6
280
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Talon with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several important Sylas vs. Talon matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Sylas typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Talon

Who is Better, Sylas or Talon?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Talon, when facing one another, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Talon.

Furthermore, Sylas also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Talon. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sylas against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

MalphiteMalphite54.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZiggsZiggs53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 53.2% 1441 GamesBardBard+ 53.4% 3585 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.6% 1305 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 5383 Games

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Sylas, we analyzed 2,804 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 Sylas 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

Sylas Build Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Sylas versus Talon build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Talon than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average winrate of 50.0% battling Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Talon as Sylas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Sylas vs Talon counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Talon as Sylas are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.