Talon vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Talon
based on 1,055 Talon vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Talon vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Talon in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several important Talon vs. Karthus counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..
Talon typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Karthus
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Who is Better, Talon or Karthus?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when facing off against Karthus, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Talon makes an ok counter for Karthus.
While Talon does have a lower win rate than Karthus, when facing one another, Talon also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Karthusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Talon also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Talon vs Karthus matchups, Karthus is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Talon is a somewhat poor counter for Karthus. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Talon in order to counter Karthus during both the lane 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 above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon usually picks up more CS relative to Karthus. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Talon versus Karthus build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Talon incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Karthus than with many other common builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Karthus with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of beating Karthus as Talon, Talon players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Talon vs Karthus counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.
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