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Talon vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Talon in LoLTalon is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Viktor as Talon

based on 1,143 Talon vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Talon resulted from an evaluation of 1143 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Talon is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.4% of his matches.

Talon vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Talon has done a ok job of countering Viktor. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs battle each other in. In Talon vs Viktor rounds, Talon’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Talon vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightVoltaic CycloswordSerylda's GrudgeHubris

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
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R
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Talon vs Viktor Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Viktor Image
8.7
< Kills >
6.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
6.8
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
136
< Minions Killed >
190
0.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.46
21,029
< Physical Damage >
667
77
< Magic Damage >
25,131
1,177
< True Damage >
678
22,284
< Damage Dealt >
26,477
28,649
< Damage Taken >
19,061
12,810
< Gold Earned >
12,276
1.38
< Towers >
1.99
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,938
< Total Healing >
1,637
14,922
< Experience >
15,227
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
10
193
< Time Dealing CC >
278

How to Counter Viktor with Talon in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some strategic Talon versus Viktor matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor..

Talon often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Viktor. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Talon and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Viktor

Who is Better, Talon or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Viktor, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Talon makes an ok counter to Viktor.

While Talon does have a higher win rate than Viktor, when facing one another, Talon also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Talon into Viktoras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Talon also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Talon vs Viktor 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 team fights.

Talon is a decent counter for Viktor. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Talon against Viktor.

Other Champion Matchups Against Talon

Talon Loses Against

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Talon Wins Against

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Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Talon, we analyzed 1,143 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 Viktor 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Talon in order to counter Viktor during both the laning 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 presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Talon versus Viktor build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Talon included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Viktor than with most other common item sets. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 50.2% battling Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Viktor as Talon, you should use 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 sets we have analyed for Talon vs Viktor counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Talon are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.