Talonvs Nocturne
Talon vs Nocturne is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Talon wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Nocturne based on 60 games. Talon wins the early laning phase while Nocturne scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Talon build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Talon vs Nocturne 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.
Nocturne(50.0%)Who Wins the Talon vs Nocturne Matchup?
Talon vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
The Talon vs Nocturne matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 60 recent matches analyzed, Talon wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Nocturne'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 Nocturne outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Talon needs to press advantages before Nocturne reaches their power spikes, while Nocturne should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nocturne leads by 5.4s 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 Nocturne'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 Nocturne Laning Phase Breakdown
Talon is favored during the laning phase against Nocturne, 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 Nocturne
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Nocturne, providing the mobility and stats Talon needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Talon against Nocturne are Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge and Umbral Glaive. This combination gives Talon an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nocturne. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Talon vs Nocturne matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Talon51.9%Nocturne48.1%Talon48.5%Nocturne51.5%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Talon has a meaningful 51.9% win rate, outperforming Nocturne by 3.7 percentage points. Talon players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Nocturne takes over with a 51.5% win rate, leading Talon by 3.0 percentage points. Nocturne scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Talon must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Nocturne reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nocturne 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 Nocturne
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Talon maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Nocturne.
Talon matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.67% | 151 | 1.4 | 815 | 14,648 | 60.3% | 47.1% | |
| 52.71% | 129 | 1.1 | 793 | 13,096 | 57.1% | 48.5% | |
| 50.81% | 124 | 6.5 | 869 | 12,408 | 36.9% | 66.1% | |
| 40.74% | 111 | 1.3 | 862 | 14,411 | 40.8% | 40.7% | |
| 51.49% | 101 | 3.0 | 828 | 14,121 | 57.9% | 47.6% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 2.9 | 860 | 13,644 | 57.9% | 40.3% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 1.6 | 842 | 14,214 | 46.9% | 47.9% | |
| 45.45% | 90 | 6.4 | 922 | 13,070 | 46.5% | 44.4% | |
| 47.13% | 88 | 1.2 | 860 | 14,119 | 51.2% | 43.5% | |
| 45.24% | 85 | 1.5 | 806 | 13,632 | 35.9% | 53.3% | |
| 48.81% | 84 | 6.5 | 852 | 12,659 | 55.3% | 43.5% | |
| 49.40% | 83 | 5.3 | 829 | 13,506 | 47.5% | 51.2% | |
| 50.68% | 73 | 1.4 | 945 | 13,950 | 54.8% | 47.6% | |
| 47.83% | 70 | 6.5 | 852 | 13,294 | 56.0% | 43.2% | |
| 44.93% | 70 | 1.2 | 782 | 12,938 | 59.4% | 32.4% | |
| 48.48% | 67 | 1.1 | 873 | 14,096 | 50.0% | 47.4% | |
| 40.98% | 63 | 3.8 | 750 | 12,099 | 37.5% | 44.8% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 3.9 | 923 | 13,031 | 56.3% | 61.3% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 1.3 | 823 | 14,427 | 51.9% | 48.5% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 1.4 | 797 | 13,118 | 51.7% | 46.4% | |
| 42.11% | 57 | 1.2 | 821 | 15,217 | 33.3% | 48.5% | |
| 42.11% | 57 | 6.4 | 893 | 13,050 | 36.4% | 45.7% | |
| 42.86% | 56 | 1.4 | 872 | 15,318 | 37.5% | 46.9% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 3.5 | 835 | 12,662 | 44.4% | 36.0% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 6.0 | 835 | 11,910 | 52.9% | 51.4% | |
| 42.86% | 50 | 1.5 | 830 | 15,356 | 50.0% | 39.4% | |
| 44.90% | 50 | 1.6 | 782 | 14,672 | 52.6% | 40.0% | |
| 45.83% | 49 | 1.5 | 846 | 14,750 | 57.1% | 37.0% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 1.1 | 885 | 12,993 | 44.8% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 5.9 | 814 | 12,626 | 35.3% | 51.6% | |
| 39.58% | 48 | 1.5 | 745 | 12,922 | 30.8% | 50.0% | |
| 61.36% | 45 | 6.4 | 822 | 13,061 | 63.2% | 60.0% | |
| 29.55% | 45 | 1.3 | 955 | 15,338 | 18.2% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 1.3 | 831 | 13,892 | 40.7% | 50.0% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 1.3 | 854 | 14,306 | 55.0% | 52.2% | |
| 39.53% | 43 | 1.6 | 940 | 14,665 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 35.71% | 43 | 3.5 | 814 | 12,473 | 30.4% | 42.1% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 1.7 | 923 | 14,532 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 61.90% | 42 | 5.7 | 977 | 13,308 | 75.0% | 53.9% | |
| 62.50% | 40 | 1.6 | 872 | 15,025 | 46.7% | 72.0% | |
| 56.41% | 40 | 1.9 | 804 | 14,368 | 53.3% | 58.3% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 3.3 | 788 | 13,861 | 36.8% | 60.0% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 6.9 | 868 | 11,850 | 30.4% | 60.0% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.7 | 1,045 | 13,891 | 56.3% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 1.4 | 808 | 14,703 | 56.3% | 40.9% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 1.6 | 827 | 13,068 | 54.5% | 53.3% | |
| 51.43% | 36 | 6.6 | 873 | 12,558 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 2.1 | 781 | 13,791 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 7.1 | 922 | 12,428 | 45.0% | 43.8% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 6.1 | 828 | 12,663 | 46.7% | 61.9% | |
| 62.86% | 35 | 6.5 | 939 | 12,925 | 84.2% | 37.5% | |
| 67.65% | 35 | 1.2 | 904 | 14,843 | 42.9% | 85.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.3 | 788 | 13,216 | 53.3% | 55.0% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 1.3 | 771 | 13,712 | 53.3% | 47.4% | |
| 40.00% | 31 | 5.5 | 752 | 11,584 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 6.2 | 807 | 12,428 | 36.4% | 45.0% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 6.1 | 886 | 12,734 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 4.5 | 803 | 12,416 | 46.1% | 58.8% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 3.9 | 854 | 12,639 | 35.3% | 38.5% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.8 | 805 | 12,885 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.4 | 859 | 13,584 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.5 | 810 | 15,547 | 25.0% | 57.9% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 3.7 | 850 | 13,990 | 69.2% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 27 | 1.1 | 713 | 12,329 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.0 | 789 | 11,480 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.5 | 793 | 13,184 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.1 | 789 | 11,956 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 920 | 14,733 | 41.7% | 53.9% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 854 | 13,446 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 795 | 12,600 | 55.6% | 56.3% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.9 | 965 | 13,855 | 77.8% | 53.9% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 1.1 | 844 | 14,645 | 50.0% | 23.1% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 3.9 | 947 | 14,727 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 998 | 13,793 | 55.6% | 63.6% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 851 | 13,582 | 55.6% | 36.4% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 1.4 | 917 | 14,651 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 7.0 | 1,011 | 13,387 | 44.4% | 63.6% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 3.3 | 1,051 | 13,861 | 62.5% | 27.3% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 1.2 | 1,027 | 16,326 | 66.7% | 69.2% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.7 | 1,049 | 13,706 | 28.6% | 45.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.2 | 802 | 13,807 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.2 | 806 | 12,391 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 4.4 | 992 | 13,321 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 1.9 | 704 | 12,697 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.9 | 773 | 14,802 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 14 | 1.6 | 864 | 14,926 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.7 | 805 | 15,175 | 75.0% | 30.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 2.5 | 763 | 12,090 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.6 | 862 | 15,180 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.8 | 802 | 13,736 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 2.7 | 780 | 14,052 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 2.8 | 787 | 12,088 | 71.4% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 2.6 | 808 | 12,808 | 28.6% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 4.2 | 821 | 12,854 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.4 | 974 | 15,453 | 0.0% | 54.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 853 | 13,003 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 879 | 11,513 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 986 | 14,954 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 1,084 | 16,238 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.5 | 1,040 | 13,568 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.9 | 858 | 12,923 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.3 | 975 | 13,451 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.7 | 873 | 13,518 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.1 | 1,047 | 13,571 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 747 | 11,774 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.1 | 740 | 14,074 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.4 | 1,087 | 18,602 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.9 | 959 | 14,972 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.6 | 954 | 14,169 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.7 | 1,011 | 17,877 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 992 | 14,513 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 805 | 13,439 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 1,061 | 16,121 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 915 | 14,817 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Talon vs Nocturne - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Talon do against Nocturne in League of Legends?
Talon wins the Talon vs Nocturne matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Nocturne's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 60 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Talon do against Nocturne in the early game?
In the early game, Talon has the advantage against Nocturne with a 51.9% win rate versus 48.1%. 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 Nocturne in the late game?
In the late game, Nocturne takes over the Talon vs Nocturne matchup with a 51.5% win rate compared to 48.5%. Nocturne scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Talon vs Nocturne matchup?
Talon wins the matchup against Nocturne with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Talon is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 60 games analyzed.
What is the best Talon build against Nocturne?
The best Talon build against Nocturne includes Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, Umbral Glaive with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Nocturne?
The best Talon runes against Nocturne use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Talon vs Nocturne matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Talon counter Nocturne?
Yes, Talon has a favorable matchup against Nocturne with a 50.0% win rate. Talon slightly edges out Nocturne in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Talon against Nocturne?
When playing Talon against Nocturne, 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.