Talon vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Talon
based on 3,174 Talon vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Talon vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Talon in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Talon vs. Xerath counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xerath. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Talon often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Talon and Xerath
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Who is Better, Talon or Xerath?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xerath, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Talon makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Talon does have a higher win rate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Talon also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Talon into Xerathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Talon has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Talon vs Xerath matchups, Talon is the better champ 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 Xerath. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Talon against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Talon to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xerath. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Talon versus Xerath build include Edge of Night, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Talon used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Xerath than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Talon boasted an average winrate of 50.1% battling Xerath with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Xerath as Talon, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Talon vs Xerath counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.
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