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How to Win Volibear vs Talon Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Volibear

based on 1,610 Volibear vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Volibear resulted from an examination of 1610 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Volibear encounters Talon in only 2.0% of his matches.

Volibear vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a below average job of beating Talon. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Volibear vs Talon games, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Talon.

Best Volibear vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateThornmailHullbreakerSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Talon as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Talon Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Talon with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Volibear versus Talon matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Talon..

Volibear often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Talon

Who is Better, Volibear or Talon?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when facing off against Talon, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a bad counter to Talon.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Volibear also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Volibear into Talon.

Furthermore, Volibear also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Volibear is a bad counter to Talon. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Talon.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Volibear, 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 Talon as Volibear 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

To truly master Volibear to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear typically gets a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Volibear versus Talon build include Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Talon than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Talon with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Talon as Volibear, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Volibear vs Talon LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Talon as Volibear are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.