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How to Win Vex vs Talon Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Vex in LoLVex is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Assassin

How to Beat Talon as Vex

based on 1,605 Vex vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Talon as Vex resulted from an analysis of 1605 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Vex is forced to battle against Talon in only 2.2% of their games.

Vex vs Talon Matchup Summary

Vex has done a average job of countering Talon. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Vex versus Talon matches, Vex’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Vex vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vex to level upq
>
Second ability for Vex to level upw
>
Last skill for Vex to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Vex

Advice to Win Against Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Vex vs Talon Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Talon Image
7.8
< Kills >
8.5
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
7.6
< Assists >
6.2
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
166
< Minions Killed >
135
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.47
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,518
< Physical Damage >
20,581
22,778
< Magic Damage >
72
883
< True Damage >
1,174
25,181
< Damage Dealt >
21,828
19,918
< Damage Taken >
28,616
11,937
< Gold Earned >
12,791
1.87
< Towers >
1.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
2,237
< Total Healing >
6,523
14,573
< Experience >
14,814
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
7
562
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Talon with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several significant Vex versus Talon matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Vex often has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Talon

Who is Better, Vex or Talon?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually fairs equally well when playing against Talon, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Vex does have a higher winrate than Talon, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vex into Talon.

Additionally, Vex also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vex vs Talon matchups, Vex is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Vex is a decent counter for Talon. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vex against Talon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.4% 2787 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 10271 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 3594 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 53.6% 211 Games

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Vex, we analyzed 1,605 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 Talon as Vex 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vex to counter Talon during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Vex versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better when facing Talon than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Talon with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Talon as Vex, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Vex vs Talon battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you need to see Vex versus Talon tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every match run with these champions.