Xerath vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Xerath
based on 3,174 Xerath vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Talon
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several important Xerath against Talon matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Xerath normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Talon. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Talon
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Who is Better, Xerath or Talon?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes an ok counter for Talon.
While Xerath does have a lower winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Talonas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Talon. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath in order 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Xerath versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Talon than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 49.9% battling Talon with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Talon as Xerath, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Xerath vs Talon matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% winrate overall.
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