Talonvs Irelia
Talon vs Irelia is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Talon wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Irelia based on 16 games. Talon wins the early laning phase while Irelia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Talon build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Talon vs Irelia 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.
Irelia(50.0%)Who Wins the Talon vs Irelia Matchup?
Talon vs Irelia Matchup Summary
The Talon vs Irelia matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Talon wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Irelia's 50.0%, giving Talon a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Talon controls the early laning stage, but Irelia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Talon needs to press advantages before Irelia reaches their power spikes, while Irelia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Irelia leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Talon has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Irelia'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.
Talon vs Irelia Laning Phase Breakdown
Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Talon, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Irelia holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Talon Build Against Irelia
Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Irelia, providing the mobility and stats Talon needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Talon against Irelia are Eclipse, Sundered Sky and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Talon an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Irelia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Talon vs Irelia matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Talon66.7%Irelia33.3%Talon40.0%Irelia60.0%Talon dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Irelia. This lopsided early game means Talon can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Irelia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Talon. Extended games heavily favor Irelia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Talon must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Irelia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Irelia survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Talon Runes Against Irelia
Domination
Precision
The Domination primary with Precision secondary combination helps Talon maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Irelia.
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 Irelia - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Talon do against Irelia in League of Legends?
Talon wins the Talon vs Irelia matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Irelia's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Talon do against Irelia in the early game?
In the early game, Talon has the advantage against Irelia with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Talon players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Talon do against Irelia in the late game?
In the late game, Irelia takes over the Talon vs Irelia matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Irelia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Talon vs Irelia matchup?
Talon wins the matchup against Irelia with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Talon is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.
What is the best Talon build against Irelia?
The best Talon build against Irelia includes Eclipse, Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver with Armored Advance. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Irelia?
The best Talon runes against Irelia use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Talon vs Irelia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Talon counter Irelia?
Yes, Talon has a favorable matchup against Irelia with a 50.0% win rate. Talon slightly edges out Irelia in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Talon against Irelia?
When playing Talon against Irelia, 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.