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How to Win Ziggs vs Talon Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Talon

How to Beat Talon as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Talon as Ziggs

based on 1,076 Ziggs vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Ziggs resulted from an evaluation of 1076 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs is forced to battle against Talon in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a below average job of countering Talon. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Ziggs against Talon games, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Ziggs vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Talon

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Talon Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Talon Image
5.1
< Kills >
9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
7.8
< Assists >
6
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
2.04
171
< Minions Killed >
138
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.46
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.33
854
< Physical Damage >
21,777
23,182
< Magic Damage >
72
358
< True Damage >
1,259
24,394
< Damage Dealt >
23,108
18,086
< Damage Taken >
28,595
11,565
< Gold Earned >
12,883
2.77
< Towers >
1.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
1,469
< Total Healing >
6,732
13,599
< Experience >
15,016
21
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
6
248
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Talon with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several strategic Ziggs versus Talon counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Talon..

Ziggs often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Talon

Who is Better, Ziggs or Talon?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when trying to fight Talon, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Talon.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate compared to Talon, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ziggs into Talon.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ziggs is a bad counter to Talon. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Talon.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,076 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Talon build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Talon than with many other common builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when playing against Talon with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Talon as Ziggs, Ziggs players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ziggs vs Talon fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.

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