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Talon vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Talon in LoLTalon is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Talon

based on 2,196 Talon vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Galio as Talon came out of an evaluation of 2196 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Talon has to counter Galio in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Talon vs Galio Matchup Summary

Talon has done a average job of beating Galio. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Talon against Galio matches, Talon’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Galio.

Best Talon vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSundered SkyEdge of NightEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Talon's passive ability p
Talon's q ability q
Talon's w ability w
Talon's e ability e
Talon's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Galio as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Galio

Shadow Assault is a powerful escape tool, but can also be offensively used to assault a group.

You can use Assassin's Path to get behind the enemy and set up for Noxian Diplomacy's melee attack.

Remember to pick your target before the fight. Focusing all of Talon's abilities on one target can be very rewarding, but splitting them up between many may leave you helpless.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Talon vs Galio Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Galio Image
9
< Kills >
5.8
7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.3
< Assists >
9.5
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
141
< Minions Killed >
138
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.41
22,942
< Physical Damage >
466
57
< Magic Damage >
19,900
1,235
< True Damage >
529
24,234
< Damage Dealt >
20,896
28,019
< Damage Taken >
24,841
12,821
< Gold Earned >
10,924
1.45
< Towers >
1.64
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,366
< Total Healing >
2,368
14,539
< Experience >
13,620
18
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
11
188
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Galio with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Talon versus Galio matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Galio. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Talon often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Galio. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Talon and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Galio

Who is Better, Talon or Galio?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Galio, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Talon makes an ok counter for Galio.

While Talon does have a lower win rate than Galio, when facing one another, Talon also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Galioas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Talon has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Talon against Galio.

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Talon, we analyzed 2,196 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 Galio as Talon 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

To truly master Talon in order to counter Galio 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Galio. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Talon versus Galio build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Talon bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Galio than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Galio with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Galio as Talon, Talon players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Talon vs Galio matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.

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