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

Talon vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Talon in LoLTalon is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Talon

based on 1,610 Talon vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Volibear as Talon resulted from an analysis of 1610 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Talon fights Volibear in only 2.0% of his games.

Talon vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Talon has done a good job of beating Volibear. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Talon versus Volibear games, Talon’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Talon vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Talon Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcHubris

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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W
2
Q
3
W
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E
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Talon

Tips for Playing as Talon against Volibear

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.

Talon vs Volibear Counter Stats

Talon Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Volibear Image
8.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.3
< Assists >
5.6
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
135
< Minions Killed >
140
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.46
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.54
21,899
< Physical Damage >
11,454
73
< Magic Damage >
8,270
1,177
< True Damage >
687
23,150
< Damage Dealt >
20,411
27,295
< Damage Taken >
33,480
12,587
< Gold Earned >
11,729
1.45
< Towers >
2.53
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
6,294
< Total Healing >
8,274
14,562
< Experience >
14,501
18
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
190
< Time Dealing CC >
572

How to Counter Volibear with Talon in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Talon against Volibear counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Volibear. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Talon typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Volibear. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Talon and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Talon
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Talon
Volibear

Who is Better, Talon or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Talon usually wins when trying to fight Volibear, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Talon makes a good counter to Volibear.

While Talon does have a higher winrate than Volibear, when they face off with one another, Talon also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Talon into Volibearas his relative depth means that 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 Volibear. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Talon vs Volibear matchups, Talon is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Talon is an above average counter to Volibear. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Volibear.

Additional Information for Talon Players

How We Calculated Our Talon vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Talon, we analyzed 1,610 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 Volibear 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Talon to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Talon often picks up a similar amount of CS as Volibear. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Talon versus Volibear build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Talon used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Volibear than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Volibear with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Volibear as Talon, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Talon vs Volibear fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

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