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Vladimir vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Vladimir

based on 2,654 Vladimir vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Vladimir resulted from an analysis of 2654 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Vladimir fights Talon in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Vladimir vs Talon Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a ok job of countering Talon. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Vladimir against Talon games, Vladimir’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Talon.

Best Vladimir vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltCosmic Drive

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vladimir to level upq
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Second ability for Vladimir to level upe
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Last skill for Vladimir to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Talon

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Talon Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Talon Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.3
5.3
< Deaths >
6.5
6.1
< Assists >
6
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
191
< Minions Killed >
137
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.48
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,077
< Physical Damage >
22,906
24,414
< Magic Damage >
84
365
< True Damage >
1,348
25,857
< Damage Dealt >
24,338
33,746
< Damage Taken >
28,128
12,120
< Gold Earned >
12,611
2.02
< Towers >
1.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
29,301
< Total Healing >
6,893
15,253
< Experience >
14,683
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
6
136
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Talon with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several strategic Vladimir against Talon counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon..

Vladimir typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Talon. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Talon

Who is Better, Vladimir or Talon?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Talon.

While Vladimir does have a higher win rate than Talon, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Talonas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vladimir has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Talon matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Vladimir is a decent counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Talon.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Vladimir, we analyzed 2,654 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 Vladimir 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 truly master Vladimir in order to counter Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Talon than with most other common builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 50.8% battling Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Talon as Vladimir, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Vladimir vs Talon counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

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