Talonvs Nasus
Talon vs Nasus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Nasus wins with a 69.2% win rate (+38.5%) over Talon based on 26 games. Nasus 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 Nasus 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.
Who Wins the Talon vs Nasus Matchup?
Talon vs Nasus Matchup Summary
The Talon vs Nasus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 26 recent matches analyzed, Nasus wins with a 69.2% win rate compared to Talon's 30.8%, giving Nasus a 38.5 percentage point advantage. Nasus 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 sustain, where Nasus leads by 1,312 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nasus 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 Nasus 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 Nasus Laning Phase Breakdown
Talon is favored during the laning phase against Nasus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Talon holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Talon Build Against Nasus
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Nasus, providing the mobility and stats Talon needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Talon against Nasus are Voltaic Cyclosword, 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 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nasus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Talon vs Nasus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Talon30.0%
Nasus70.0%Talon31.3%Nasus68.8%Nasus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 70.0% win rate — a 40.0 percentage point lead over Talon. This lopsided early game means Nasus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nasus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 68.8% win rate — 37.5 points above Talon. Extended games heavily favor Nasus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Nasus 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 Nasus
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Talon the best tools to compete against Nasus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Talon matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.38% | 69 | 1.3 | 884 | 12,949 | 46.9% | 46.0% | |
| 55.93% | 59 | 4.5 | 899 | 12,578 | 71.4% | 47.4% | |
| 46.55% | 58 | 1.3 | 763 | 12,484 | 51.9% | 41.9% | |
| 42.86% | 56 | 3.2 | 906 | 11,180 | 43.3% | 42.3% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 1.2 | 784 | 13,512 | 41.2% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 1.2 | 767 | 12,138 | 41.4% | 63.2% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 5.9 | 823 | 10,407 | 38.1% | 52.2% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 5.8 | 946 | 12,645 | 46.7% | 57.1% | |
| 35.71% | 42 | 5.8 | 866 | 10,940 | 36.4% | 35.0% | |
| 59.52% | 42 | 1.3 | 826 | 13,551 | 55.6% | 62.5% | |
| 35.71% | 42 | 3.1 | 855 | 11,578 | 28.6% | 42.9% | |
| 38.10% | 42 | 2.4 | 857 | 12,576 | 35.3% | 40.0% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 1.2 | 851 | 13,577 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 40 | 1.5 | 851 | 14,354 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 5.7 | 832 | 13,211 | 57.1% | 38.7% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 1.3 | 718 | 12,664 | 31.3% | 57.1% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 2.9 | 964 | 14,615 | 50.0% | 48.0% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 1.4 | 862 | 12,466 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 1.3 | 925 | 15,260 | 55.6% | 57.7% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 4.7 | 848 | 13,274 | 54.5% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 1.3 | 808 | 13,596 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 65.63% | 32 | 1.1 | 834 | 13,663 | 62.5% | 68.8% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 5.4 | 775 | 11,113 | 50.0% | 68.8% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 5.6 | 893 | 12,834 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 1.5 | 861 | 15,034 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 30.77% | 26 | 2.0 | 974 | 13,503 | 30.0% | 31.3% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.3 | 929 | 13,130 | 70.0% | 43.8% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 931 | 15,786 | 66.7% | 63.2% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 789 | 14,709 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.0 | 1,000 | 12,690 | 71.4% | 41.2% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.4 | 889 | 11,438 | 53.3% | 55.6% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 4.9 | 916 | 12,725 | 14.3% | 47.1% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 1.5 | 874 | 14,940 | 16.7% | 52.9% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.3 | 945 | 15,056 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.0 | 714 | 10,978 | 71.4% | 45.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.2 | 981 | 14,472 | 0.0% | 61.5% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.5 | 738 | 9,696 | 55.6% | 22.2% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.0 | 781 | 11,503 | 42.9% | 45.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 3.0 | 797 | 13,243 | 83.3% | 54.5% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.5 | 804 | 11,179 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 5.9 | 980 | 11,818 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.3 | 778 | 11,750 | 40.0% | 54.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.7 | 842 | 11,100 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 1.6 | 868 | 13,059 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.6 | 878 | 13,692 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 1.3 | 1,007 | 13,156 | 50.0% | 72.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.5 | 766 | 10,861 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.2 | 853 | 10,538 | 60.0% | 22.2% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 1.1 | 784 | 13,875 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 5.5 | 752 | 11,493 | 33.3% | 30.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.5 | 858 | 14,287 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.2 | 658 | 10,393 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.4 | 814 | 10,968 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 707 | 11,376 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.4 | 1,056 | 11,243 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.8 | 722 | 13,897 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.8 | 841 | 10,845 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 670 | 11,364 | 33.3% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.9 | 860 | 13,310 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 3.7 | 843 | 8,650 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.8 | 870 | 11,057 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.6 | 760 | 12,769 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.6 | 960 | 11,987 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.3 | 873 | 14,685 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.3 | 849 | 9,378 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 4.1 | 1,055 | 14,301 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 917 | 11,214 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.7 | 786 | 12,463 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 815 | 11,594 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.0 | 1,090 | 13,322 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 696 | 15,628 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.6 | 888 | 15,511 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.4 | 741 | 10,209 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 681 | 12,253 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.3 | 708 | 11,235 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 3.8 | 931 | 15,663 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 975 | 13,194 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.6 | 1,085 | 15,846 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.4 | 802 | 14,281 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.6 | 937 | 15,086 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 764 | 10,269 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 720 | 14,415 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 745 | 11,305 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 1,039 | 15,075 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 886 | 14,801 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 793 | 14,449 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 741 | 9,967 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 954 | 12,075 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 578 | 8,692 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 763 | 10,497 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Talon vs Nasus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Talon do against Nasus in League of Legends?
Nasus wins the Talon vs Nasus matchup with a 69.2% win rate compared to Talon's 30.8%, a 38.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 26 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Talon do against Nasus in the early game?
In the early game, Nasus has the advantage against Talon with a 70.0% win rate versus 30.0%. Nasus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Talon do against Nasus in the late game?
In the late game, Nasus takes over the Talon vs Nasus matchup with a 68.8% win rate compared to 31.3%. Nasus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Talon vs Nasus matchup?
Nasus wins the matchup against Talon with a 69.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 38.5 percentage point advantage means Nasus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 26 games analyzed.
What is the best Talon build against Nasus?
The best Talon build against Nasus includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Nasus?
The best Talon runes against Nasus use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 25.0% win rate in the Talon vs Nasus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Talon counter Nasus?
No, Talon struggles against Nasus with only a 30.8% win rate. Nasus has the advantage in this matchup. Talon players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nasus's lead.
How do I play Talon against Nasus?
When playing Talon against Nasus, play cautiously and avoid Nasus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nasus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.