Diana vs Talon
How to Beat Talon as Diana
based on 3,456 Diana vs Talon matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Talon Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Talon Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Talon as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Talon
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
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.
Diana vs Talon Counter Stats
How to Counter Talon with Diana in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several vital Diana against Talon counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Talon..
Diana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Talon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Diana and Talon
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Who is Better, Diana or Talon?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Diana usually wins when playing against Talon, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Diana makes a good counter to Talon.
While Diana does have a higher winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Diana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Diana into Talon.
Moreover, Diana has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Diana vs Talon matchups, Diana is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Diana is a decent counter for Talon. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Diana against Talon.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Diana to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Diana versus Talon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Diana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Talon than with many other typical builds. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 51.8% battling Talon with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Talon as Diana, Diana players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Diana vs Talon clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.
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