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How to Win Talon vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupTalon is in the a tier of champions

Talon vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Talon in LoLTalon is in the b tier of champions
Assassin
TankFighter

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Talon

based on 1,225 Talon vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our data, Talon fought Jarvan IV 1225 times. With so many matchups for Talon versus Jarvan IV provides us faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a solid build to crush your opponent. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Talon fights Jarvan IV in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Talon vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Talon does a ok job of countering Jarvan IV. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions face one another in. In Talon vs Jarvan IV matches, Talon’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jarvan IV.

Best Talon vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

OpportunityEdge of NightVoltaic CycloswordYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 ForceMagic Resist
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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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Talon vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Jarvan IV Image
8.7
< Kills >
6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.1
< Assists >
12.6
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
141
< Minions Killed >
40
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.53
22,064
< Physical Damage >
14,218
66
< Magic Damage >
1,449
1,178
< True Damage >
918
23,308
< Damage Dealt >
16,585
27,917
< Damage Taken >
32,485
12,837
< Gold Earned >
11,768
1.46
< Towers >
1.88
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
6,411
< Total Healing >
12,743
14,764
< Experience >
13,607
18
< Vision Score >
25
6
< Wards Placed >
7
190
< Time Dealing CC >
489

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Talon versus Jarvan IV matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jarvan IV..

Talon normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Jarvan IV. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Talon and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Talon or Jarvan IV?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jarvan IV, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Talon makes an ok counter to Jarvan IV.

While Talon does have a lower win rate than Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Talon also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Talon has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Talon vs Jarvan IV matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Talon is a somewhat poor counter to Jarvan IV. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Talon against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Talon, we analyzed 1,225 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 Jarvan IV 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 to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon usually picks up much more CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Talon versus Jarvan IV build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Talon incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Jarvan IV than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Talon had an average win rate of 49.8% when playing against Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Jarvan IV as Talon, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Talon vs Jarvan IV face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Talon are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.