Talonvs Graves
Talon vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Graves wins with a 54.3% win rate (+8.6%) over Talon based on 70 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Talon build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Talon vs Graves matchup.
Talon Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Talon 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.
Graves(45.7%)Who Wins the Talon vs Graves Matchup?
Talon vs Graves Matchup Summary
The Talon vs Graves matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 70 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 54.3% win rate compared to Talon's 45.7%, giving Graves a 8.6 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 strong advantage in this matchup. Talon players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Graves overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Talon vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Talon, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Talon Build Against Graves
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Talon needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Talon against Graves are Hubris, Axiom Arc and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Talon an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 57.1% win rate across 7 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Talon vs Graves matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Talon45.5%Graves54.5%Talon46.0%Graves54.0%Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Talon. This lopsided early game means Graves can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.0% win rate — 8.1 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 Talon Runes Against Graves
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Talon the best tools to compete against Graves in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Talon matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Talon'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 Talon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.71% | 70 | 1.4 | 803 | 13,647 | 45.5% | 46.0% | |
| 51.47% | 68 | 6.2 | 869 | 13,148 | 48.1% | 53.7% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 1.4 | 797 | 13,764 | 46.1% | 46.3% | |
| 67.24% | 58 | 1.3 | 815 | 14,583 | 73.1% | 62.5% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 1.2 | 884 | 14,192 | 45.8% | 35.7% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 3.7 | 936 | 13,460 | 52.4% | 45.2% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 3.2 | 895 | 14,163 | 55.6% | 52.4% | |
| 35.42% | 48 | 1.5 | 771 | 12,598 | 38.1% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 6.0 | 922 | 12,023 | 30.4% | 59.1% | |
| 35.71% | 42 | 1.6 | 844 | 13,406 | 26.3% | 43.5% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 5.3 | 897 | 12,472 | 57.1% | 36.8% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 3.8 | 898 | 13,582 | 50.0% | 52.4% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 4.0 | 918 | 13,752 | 58.8% | 59.1% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 5.1 | 862 | 12,266 | 42.9% | 41.2% | |
| 22.22% | 36 | 1.4 | 865 | 14,807 | 23.1% | 21.7% | |
| 31.43% | 35 | 5.9 | 878 | 12,981 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 1.3 | 972 | 14,613 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 5.9 | 774 | 11,282 | 35.3% | 52.9% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 1.2 | 799 | 14,223 | 50.0% | 70.6% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 6.3 | 912 | 14,139 | 42.9% | 52.0% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 5.6 | 885 | 12,916 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 6.3 | 906 | 12,691 | 66.7% | 56.3% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 5.9 | 882 | 12,250 | 55.6% | 40.9% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 1.3 | 900 | 15,995 | 44.4% | 40.9% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.7 | 923 | 12,109 | 63.6% | 52.6% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.3 | 795 | 14,676 | 46.1% | 64.7% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 6.7 | 934 | 12,916 | 31.3% | 76.9% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 1.4 | 915 | 14,092 | 53.3% | 35.7% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 6.3 | 790 | 12,399 | 38.5% | 46.7% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 1.2 | 849 | 14,979 | 36.4% | 43.8% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 6.5 | 805 | 12,510 | 42.9% | 38.5% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 1.9 | 929 | 15,060 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 1.8 | 950 | 14,937 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 765 | 14,955 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 1.3 | 815 | 13,961 | 40.0% | 21.4% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.4 | 893 | 13,719 | 63.6% | 46.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.3 | 947 | 13,950 | 33.3% | 58.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 2.3 | 837 | 13,870 | 66.7% | 36.4% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.6 | 935 | 12,198 | 76.9% | 20.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.2 | 707 | 13,509 | 70.0% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 3.8 | 947 | 15,246 | 66.7% | 43.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.0 | 847 | 12,260 | 75.0% | 30.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.7 | 865 | 12,827 | 55.6% | 58.3% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 3.0 | 963 | 14,932 | 37.5% | 61.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.5 | 699 | 11,124 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.9 | 807 | 11,559 | 12.5% | 66.7% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 1.5 | 893 | 14,954 | 60.0% | 21.4% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.1 | 832 | 11,986 | 57.1% | 41.7% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.2 | 992 | 12,677 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.4 | 931 | 14,568 | 22.2% | 44.4% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.2 | 721 | 11,747 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.8 | 820 | 12,923 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.6 | 877 | 13,728 | 44.4% | 28.6% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 6.3 | 873 | 11,942 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.3 | 916 | 12,422 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 0.9 | 896 | 14,614 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 806 | 12,139 | 60.0% | 30.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 5.8 | 777 | 12,911 | 28.6% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 3.5 | 718 | 12,721 | 57.1% | 75.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.3 | 782 | 12,107 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.2 | 781 | 14,546 | 75.0% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 4.2 | 915 | 14,227 | 71.4% | 42.9% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.1 | 988 | 14,062 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.0 | 929 | 13,038 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 4.0 | 925 | 12,476 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 1.5 | 760 | 13,239 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 4.0 | 922 | 14,319 | 33.3% | 30.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.4 | 970 | 13,396 | 66.7% | 14.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.3 | 827 | 15,597 | 75.0% | 37.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.5 | 918 | 13,939 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.4 | 855 | 15,038 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.2 | 913 | 14,557 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 4.6 | 956 | 11,384 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 3.2 | 920 | 11,299 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.1 | 968 | 12,985 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.3 | 926 | 15,480 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 5.4 | 1,016 | 13,563 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.5 | 1,028 | 13,317 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.7 | 764 | 15,321 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 928 | 15,645 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 666 | 9,414 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 950 | 12,548 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.4 | 977 | 14,540 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 3.1 | 897 | 14,657 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.4 | 933 | 13,109 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.9 | 742 | 11,022 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 732 | 11,774 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.6 | 773 | 12,176 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.0 | 891 | 13,421 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.0 | 967 | 15,584 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.5 | 850 | 15,739 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 2.6 | 736 | 12,984 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 4.7 | 1,049 | 16,322 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.0 | 891 | 13,376 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.7 | 895 | 12,164 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.3 | 957 | 18,329 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.5 | 1,089 | 17,297 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.8 | 734 | 9,498 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 771 | 12,852 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.1 | 746 | 11,765 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.0 | 883 | 14,328 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 720 | 9,410 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 860 | 15,221 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 853 | 12,813 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 749 | 11,274 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 939 | 13,187 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 749 | 14,257 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Talon vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Talon do against Graves in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Talon vs Graves matchup with a 54.3% win rate compared to Talon's 45.7%, a 8.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 70 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Talon do against Graves in the early game?
In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Talon with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Talon do against Graves in the late game?
In the late game, Graves takes over the Talon vs Graves matchup with a 54.0% win rate compared to 46.0%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Talon vs Graves matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Talon with a 54.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 8.6 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 70 games analyzed.
What is the best Talon build against Graves?
The best Talon build against Graves includes Hubris, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 57.1% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Talon runes against Graves?
The best Talon runes against Graves use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Talon vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Talon counter Graves?
No, Talon struggles against Graves with only a 45.7% win rate. Graves has the advantage in this matchup. Talon players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Graves's lead.
How do I play Talon against Graves?
When playing Talon against Graves, play cautiously and avoid Graves's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Graves has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.