Talon - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.2%
Pick Rate
2.4%

Talonvs Yorick

FAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Talon vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Yorick wins with a 83.3% win rate (+66.7%) over Talon based on 6 games. Yorick wins the early laning phase while Talon scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Talon build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Talon vs Yorick 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.

Compare against an opponent
Yorick - 16.7% win rateYorick(16.7%)
Talon - 16.7% win rate in this matchup
Talon
16.7% WR
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Yorick vs Talon matchup - 83.3% win rate
Yorick
83.3% WR

Who Wins the Talon vs Yorick Matchup?

Yorick wins the Talon vs Yorick matchup
Winner
Yorick
Matches: 6
16.7%
Win Rate
83.3%
3.8
CS / min
5.2
734
DMG / min
895
9,498
Gold / game
10,193
291
Heal / min
345
732
DMG Mitigated / min
572
0.3
CC / min
0.4
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Talon vs Yorick Matchup Summary

The Talon vs Yorick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 83.3% win rate compared to Talon's 16.7%, giving Yorick a 66.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yorick controls the early laning stage, but Talon outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yorick needs to press advantages before Talon reaches their power spikes, while Talon should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Yorick leads by 0.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick 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 Yorick 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 Yorick Laning Phase Breakdown

Yorick wins the laning phase against Talon in League of Legends

Yorick is favored during the laning phase against Talon, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Yorick holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
3.8Talon
5.2Yorick
Yorick significantly out-farms Talon by 1.3 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 20 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yorick a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Talon players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
734Talon
895Yorick
Yorick heavily out-damages Talon by 160 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Talon should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Yorick's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,498Talon
10,193Yorick
Yorick earns 695 more gold per game than Talon, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Yorick slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.3Talon
0.4Yorick
Both Talon and Yorick provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,023Talon
917Yorick
Talon heals and mitigates 107 more damage per minute than Yorick, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Talon to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Yorick.

Best Talon Build Against Yorick

Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Yorick, providing the mobility and stats Talon needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Talon against Yorick are Opportunity, Edge of Night and Youmuu's Ghostblade. This combination gives Talon an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Talon vs Yorick matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Talon early game win rateTalon0.0%
Yorick early game win rateYorick100.0%
Late Game
Talon
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Talon late game win rateTalon100.0%
Yorick late game win rateYorick0.0%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Talon. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Talon is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Talon, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Yorick must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Talon reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Talon 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 Yorick

Precision rune tree - Talon primary runes vs YorickPrecision
Conqueror - best Talon rune vs YorickTriumph - best Talon rune vs YorickLegend: Alacrity - best Talon rune vs YorickLast Stand - best Talon rune vs Yorick
Inspiration rune tree - Talon secondary runes vs YorickInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Talon rune vs YorickMagical Footwear - best Talon rune vs Yorick
100.0% WR

The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Talon the best tools to compete against Yorick 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.

Talon matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.71%701.480313,64745.5%46.0%
51.47%686.286913,14848.1%53.7%
46.27%671.479713,76446.1%46.3%
67.24%581.381514,58373.1%62.5%
40.38%521.288414,19245.8%35.7%
48.08%523.793613,46052.4%45.2%
54.17%483.289514,16355.6%52.4%
35.42%481.577112,59838.1%33.3%
44.44%456.092212,02330.4%59.1%
35.71%421.684413,40626.3%43.5%
47.50%405.389712,47257.1%36.8%
51.28%393.889813,58250.0%52.4%
58.97%394.091813,75258.8%59.1%
42.11%385.186212,26642.9%41.2%
22.22%361.486514,80723.1%21.7%
31.43%355.987812,98128.6%33.3%
55.88%341.397214,61375.0%45.5%
44.12%345.977411,28235.3%52.9%
60.61%331.279914,22350.0%70.6%
50.00%326.391214,13942.9%52.0%
46.88%325.688512,91640.0%50.0%
61.29%316.390612,69166.7%56.3%
45.16%315.988212,25055.6%40.9%
41.94%311.390015,99544.4%40.9%
56.67%306.792312,10963.6%52.6%
56.67%301.379514,67646.1%64.7%
51.72%296.793412,91631.3%76.9%
44.83%291.491514,09253.3%35.7%
42.86%286.379012,39938.5%46.7%
40.74%271.284914,97936.4%43.8%
40.74%276.580512,51042.9%38.5%
50.00%261.992915,06050.0%50.0%
57.69%261.895014,93775.0%50.0%
52.00%251.276514,95571.4%44.4%
29.17%241.381513,96140.0%21.4%
54.17%241.489313,71963.6%46.1%
45.83%241.394713,95033.3%58.3%
52.17%232.383713,87066.7%36.4%
52.17%236.693512,19876.9%20.0%
60.87%231.270713,50970.0%53.9%
50.00%223.894715,24666.7%43.8%
54.55%226.084712,26075.0%30.0%
57.14%211.786512,82755.6%58.3%
52.38%213.096314,93237.5%61.5%
42.86%211.569911,12438.5%50.0%
45.00%205.980711,55912.5%66.7%
31.58%191.589314,95460.0%21.4%
47.37%196.183211,98657.1%41.7%
42.11%196.299212,67744.4%40.0%
33.33%181.493114,56822.2%44.4%
44.44%186.272111,74766.7%33.3%
41.18%176.882012,92325.0%55.6%
37.50%161.687713,72844.4%28.6%
75.00%166.387311,94280.0%66.7%
50.00%166.391612,42266.7%40.0%
40.00%150.989614,61442.9%37.5%
40.00%156.380612,13960.0%30.0%
46.67%155.877712,91128.6%62.5%
66.67%153.571812,72157.1%75.0%
64.29%146.378212,10766.7%62.5%
35.71%141.278114,54675.0%20.0%
57.14%144.291514,22771.4%42.9%
64.29%145.198814,06283.3%50.0%
38.46%136.092913,03860.0%25.0%
61.54%134.092512,47640.0%75.0%
23.08%131.576013,23933.3%14.3%
30.77%134.092214,31933.3%30.0%
38.46%131.497013,39666.7%14.3%
50.00%121.382715,59775.0%37.5%
58.33%121.591813,93950.0%66.7%
41.67%121.485515,03840.0%42.9%
54.55%116.291314,55775.0%42.9%
45.45%114.695611,38420.0%66.7%
27.27%113.292011,29920.0%33.3%
63.64%117.196812,98571.4%50.0%
36.36%111.392615,48025.0%42.9%
72.73%115.41,01613,563100.0%57.1%
27.27%116.51,02813,31720.0%33.3%
54.55%111.776415,32125.0%71.4%
60.00%101.192815,64550.0%62.5%
30.00%103.56669,41428.6%33.3%
30.00%106.895012,54833.3%25.0%
55.56%92.497714,54066.7%50.0%
33.33%93.189714,65733.3%33.3%
75.00%81.493313,10966.7%100.0%
37.50%82.974211,02233.3%50.0%
50.00%86.273211,77450.0%50.0%
37.50%83.677312,17666.7%20.0%
37.50%81.089113,42140.0%33.3%
42.86%72.096715,58450.0%40.0%
28.57%71.585015,73950.0%20.0%
14.29%72.673612,9840.0%25.0%
14.29%74.71,04916,3220.0%16.7%
71.43%77.089113,376100.0%60.0%
42.86%75.789512,16433.3%50.0%
28.57%72.395718,329100.0%16.7%
57.14%71.51,08917,297100.0%25.0%
16.67%63.87349,4980.0%100.0%
33.33%66.477112,8520.0%40.0%
33.33%63.174611,7650.0%50.0%
50.00%66.088314,32866.7%33.3%
33.33%66.27209,41066.7%0.0%
80.00%52.686015,221100.0%66.7%
80.00%55.485312,813100.0%50.0%
20.00%55.574911,27433.3%0.0%
60.00%54.293913,187100.0%33.3%
40.00%51.074914,25733.3%50.0%

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Talon vs Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Talon do against Yorick in League of Legends?

Yorick wins the Talon vs Yorick matchup with a 83.3% win rate compared to Talon's 16.7%, a 66.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Talon do against Yorick in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Talon with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Yorick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Talon do against Yorick in the late game?

In the late game, Talon takes over the Talon vs Yorick matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Talon scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Talon vs Yorick matchup?

Yorick wins the matchup against Talon with a 83.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 66.7 percentage point advantage means Yorick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Talon build against Yorick?

The best Talon build against Yorick includes Opportunity, Edge of Night, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Armored Advance. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Talon runes against Yorick?

The best Talon runes against Yorick use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Talon vs Yorick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Talon counter Yorick?

No, Talon struggles against Yorick with only a 16.7% win rate. Yorick has the advantage in this matchup. Talon players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yorick's lead.

How do I play Talon against Yorick?

When playing Talon against Yorick, play cautiously and avoid Yorick's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Yorick in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.