Talon vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Talon
based on 947 Talon vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Talon vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Talon vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Talon
Tips for Playing as Talon against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Talon vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Talon in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some valuable Talon versus Zilean matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Talon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Talon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Talon typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zilean. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Talon and Zilean
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Who is Better, Talon or Zilean?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Talon usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zilean, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Talon makes an ok counter to Zilean.
While Talon does have a lower winrate than Zilean, when facing one another, Talon also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Talon into Zileanas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Talon also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Talon vs Zilean matchups, Zilean 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 for Zilean. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Talon against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Talon in order to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Talon often gets more CS relative to Zilean. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to have in your Talon versus Zilean build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Profane Hydra. When Talon incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Zilean than with many other common item sets. In fact, Talon had an average winrate of 49.0% when countering Zilean with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zilean 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Talon vs Zilean matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.
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