# Talon Counters Who counters Talon? Best and worst picks against Talon by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Talon in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Talon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/) ## Page Content [Talon guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/) [Play against Talon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/how-to-play-against/) [Talon counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/talon/counters/) Best and worst picks against Talon in Jungle at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Ambessa, Skarner and Volibear beat Talon most often. ## Best picks against Talon Highest win rate versus Talon in Jungle. - 1 [Ambessa](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ambessa/) 140 games 59.3% - 2 [Skarner](https://baronbuff.com/champions/skarner/) 147 games 59.2% - 3 [Volibear](https://baronbuff.com/champions/volibear/) 208 games 56.7% - 4 [Bel'Veth](https://baronbuff.com/champions/belveth/) 351 games 56.1% - 5 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 217 games 55.8% - 6 [Dr. Mundo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/drmundo/) 175 games 55.4% - 7 [Xin Zhao](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xinzhao/) 302 games 55.0% - 8 [Wukong](https://baronbuff.com/champions/wukong/) 1,065 games 54.9% - 9 [Rammus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rammus/) 329 games 52.3% - 10 [Rek'Sai](https://baronbuff.com/champions/reksai/) 180 games 52.2% - 11 [Nunu & Willump](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nunu/) 295 games 52.2% - 12 [Aatrox](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aatrox/) 100 games 52.0% - 13 [Nocturne](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nocturne/) 681 games 51.7% - 14 [Hecarim](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hecarim/) 796 games 51.6% - 15 [Warwick](https://baronbuff.com/champions/warwick/) 559 games 51.2% ## Worst picks against Talon Lowest win rate versus Talon in Jungle. - 1 [Jax](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jax/) 154 games 40.9% - 2 [Udyr](https://baronbuff.com/champions/udyr/) 249 games 42.2% - 3 [Ivern](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ivern/) 145 games 43.5% - 4 [Poppy](https://baronbuff.com/champions/poppy/) 261 games 45.2% - 5 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 467 games 45.8% - 6 [Shaco](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shaco/) 814 games 46.1% - 7 [Zaahen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zaahen/) 378 games 46.3% - 8 [Shyvana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shyvana/) 629 games 46.7% - 9 [Olaf](https://baronbuff.com/champions/olaf/) 746 games 46.8% - 10 [Amumu](https://baronbuff.com/champions/amumu/) 344 games 47.7% - 11 [Nasus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nasus/) 1,252 games 47.9% - 12 [Karthus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/karthus/) 203 games 48.3% - 13 [Zac](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zac/) 333 games 48.6% - 14 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 158 games 48.7% - 15 [Viego](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viego/) 1,368 games 48.8% ## Best lane counters vs Talon Largest gold lead over Talon at 15 minutes in Jungle. - 1 [Briar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/briar/) 193 games +141 ## How to play against Talon Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Dodge the return hit of W before committing to trades; fighting after both hits gives him his burst setup. - Crash waves when he recalls or roams, then ping the target lane before following. - Ward over walls and jungle exits, not just river brush, because E lets him skip normal paths. - Hold self-peel for his flank instead of spending it to help a teammate poke. - Avoid starting Baron with dark flanks behind the pit; clear wall angles before committing damage to the objective. ## Where Talon is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Talon relies on fog and terrain to bypass frontlines, so deep vision makes his engages predictable. - Talon's burst is single-target and physical, leaving him weaker against grouped teams that survive his first combo. ## Talon counters: questions ### Who counters Talon in Jungle? At Gold+, Ambessa (59.3%), Skarner (59.2%) and Volibear (56.7%) have the highest win rates against Talon. ### Who does Talon counter? Talon wins most often against Jax (40.9%), Udyr (42.2%) and Ivern (43.5%). ### Who wins lane against Talon? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Briar (+141) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Talon. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Jungle Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jungle/) - [Briar counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/briar/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)