Gravesvs Talon
Graves vs Talon is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Graves wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.3%) over Talon based on 23 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Talon matchup.
Graves Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Talon(52.2%)Who Wins the Graves vs Talon Matchup?
Graves vs Talon Matchup Summary
The Graves vs Talon matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 23 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 52.2% win rate compared to Talon's 47.8%, giving Graves a 4.3 percentage point advantage. Graves dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Talon players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Graves leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Talon's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Graves vs Talon Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Talon, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Graves Build Against Talon
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Talon, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Talon are The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow and Youmuu's Ghostblade. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Talon. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Talon matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Graves50.0%Talon50.0%Graves54.5%Talon45.5%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Graves and Talon, with Graves holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.5% win rate — 9.1 points above Talon. Extended games heavily favor Graves, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Graves holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Talon players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Graves Runes Against Talon
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Graves to press their advantage against Talon, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Graves's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.09% | 173 | 1.6 | 785 | 13,836 | 54.5% | 35.3% | |
| 47.75% | 111 | 1.6 | 859 | 14,475 | 41.3% | 52.3% | |
| 46.34% | 82 | 1.6 | 801 | 13,983 | 34.2% | 56.8% | |
| 52.44% | 82 | 1.7 | 786 | 14,270 | 45.2% | 56.9% | |
| 45.45% | 66 | 1.9 | 1,035 | 13,292 | 45.2% | 45.7% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 1.6 | 845 | 15,671 | 47.8% | 50.0% | |
| 60.32% | 63 | 1.6 | 749 | 14,632 | 66.7% | 54.5% | |
| 52.38% | 63 | 1.6 | 864 | 14,344 | 43.8% | 61.3% | |
| 53.23% | 62 | 1.6 | 746 | 14,590 | 51.9% | 54.3% | |
| 58.06% | 62 | 1.4 | 774 | 13,450 | 65.5% | 51.5% | |
| 65.00% | 60 | 1.5 | 846 | 15,148 | 70.4% | 60.6% | |
| 55.93% | 59 | 1.4 | 737 | 12,971 | 46.9% | 66.7% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 1.5 | 782 | 13,638 | 51.7% | 56.0% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 1.7 | 933 | 15,946 | 53.3% | 52.9% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 1.8 | 865 | 14,745 | 55.0% | 51.7% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 1.4 | 889 | 13,955 | 47.6% | 54.2% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 1.9 | 713 | 13,161 | 45.0% | 60.9% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 1.7 | 766 | 13,844 | 43.5% | 68.4% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 1.5 | 826 | 14,951 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 32.50% | 40 | 1.4 | 756 | 13,337 | 44.4% | 22.7% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 1.7 | 864 | 14,266 | 47.6% | 41.2% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.4 | 661 | 13,369 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 2.3 | 664 | 13,260 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 1.8 | 749 | 13,462 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 1.7 | 752 | 13,626 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 64.71% | 34 | 1.5 | 950 | 16,137 | 60.0% | 68.4% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 1.8 | 903 | 14,974 | 41.7% | 54.5% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 1.9 | 865 | 13,552 | 61.9% | 46.1% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.5 | 877 | 13,913 | 42.1% | 54.5% | |
| 63.33% | 30 | 1.6 | 977 | 14,722 | 57.1% | 68.8% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.6 | 987 | 14,598 | 53.3% | 40.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.7 | 780 | 14,032 | 46.1% | 61.5% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 1.5 | 721 | 13,108 | 25.0% | 70.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.8 | 860 | 13,454 | 64.3% | 36.4% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.4 | 729 | 13,282 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.6 | 846 | 15,408 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.6 | 723 | 13,368 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.0 | 843 | 13,266 | 37.5% | 41.7% | |
| 26.32% | 19 | 1.7 | 792 | 14,460 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.8 | 811 | 12,104 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.3 | 777 | 13,671 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.5 | 914 | 15,184 | 25.0% | 54.5% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 3.0 | 943 | 17,475 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 1.3 | 561 | 12,216 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.0 | 708 | 12,833 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 2.1 | 978 | 16,909 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 2.1 | 867 | 13,510 | 44.4% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.4 | 547 | 11,551 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.4 | 755 | 13,660 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.5 | 817 | 12,635 | 12.5% | 83.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.8 | 940 | 17,886 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 3.2 | 1,015 | 15,080 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.5 | 771 | 12,939 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.3 | 755 | 13,418 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 848 | 12,439 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 774 | 13,124 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 2.8 | 901 | 14,471 | 33.3% | 85.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.2 | 828 | 14,385 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 7.2 | 947 | 14,676 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.8 | 940 | 12,912 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.6 | 890 | 14,629 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 900 | 15,071 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.6 | 795 | 16,022 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 796 | 12,735 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.8 | 796 | 15,157 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.9 | 859 | 14,368 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.9 | 799 | 15,075 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.5 | 1,093 | 16,096 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 4.9 | 886 | 15,348 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.8 | 1,007 | 16,032 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 709 | 11,697 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 905 | 14,358 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 794 | 11,355 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Graves vs Talon - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Graves do against Talon in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Graves vs Talon matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to Talon's 47.8%, a 4.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 23 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Graves do against Talon in the early game?
In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Talon with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Graves do against Talon in the late game?
In the late game, Graves takes over the Graves vs Talon matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to 45.5%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Graves vs Talon matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Talon with a 52.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 4.3 percentage point advantage means Graves is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 23 games analyzed.
What is the best Graves build against Talon?
The best Graves build against Talon includes The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 80.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Graves runes against Talon?
The best Graves runes against Talon use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Graves vs Talon matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Graves counter Talon?
Yes, Graves has a favorable matchup against Talon with a 52.2% win rate. Graves has a solid advantage over Talon in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Graves against Talon?
When playing Graves against Talon, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.