- Win Rate
- 49.6%
- Pick Rate
- 2.2%
- Ban Rate
- 3.1%
Talon vs Zac
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,896
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Talon vs Zac is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Zac wins with a 68.8% win rate (+37.5%) over Talon based on 32 games. Zac 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 Zac 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 Talon vs Zac?
Talon wins 31.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 18.0% and 48.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.9% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −17.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 32 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Zac is favored in this matchup: Talon wins 31.3% of 32 games, and the whole 95% range (18.0–48.6%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 17.7 points worse for Talon than both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict (48.9%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Talon usually wins the lane: 765 gold ahead of Zac at 15 minutes on average (32 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Talon players pick Edge of Night far more often against Zac: 28.7% of their other Jungle games, 50.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Talon and Zac played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Talon's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Talon vs Zac Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Talon vs Zac Win Rate by Game Length
Talon's win rate against Zac by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Talon's results against Zac in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Talon vs Zac Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)TalonTalon gold at 15: +765
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Talon Changes Against Zac
Choices Talon players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Edge of NightItemUsually28.7%vs Zac50.0%+21.3 pts
Axiom ArcItemUsually16.6%vs Zac31.3%+14.7 pts
Mortal ReminderItemUsually3.0%vs Zac12.5%+9.5 pts
Sorcerer's ShoesBootsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zac3.1%+3.1 pts
Mosstomper Seedling + Health PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zac3.1%+3.1 pts
Best Talon Build vs Zac
Usual Talon build (Jungle)
78.3% win rate · 23 games
Against Zac
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 28 Talon games against Zac carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Talon's standard build instead.
- Zac usually completes Mosstomper Seedling first, at 0.3 min (median of 22 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Talon Runes vs Zac
Usual Talon runes (Jungle)
Fleet Footwork
51.3% win rate · 710 games
Against Zac
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Talon draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Talon matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
Other Talon Matchups
Hardest for Talon
Easiest for Talon
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Talon vs Zac FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Talon vs Zac?
Zac is favored in this matchup: Talon wins 31.3% of 32 games, and the whole 95% range (18.0–48.6%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Talon's win rate against Zac?
Talon wins 31.3% of 32 Jungle games against Zac on patch 26.20 (95% range 18.0–48.6%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 48.9% would be expected.
Does Talon counter Zac?
No — it is the other way around: Talon wins only 31.3% of 32 games against Zac, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Talon or Zac?
Talon usually wins the lane: 765 gold ahead of Zac at 15 minutes on average (32 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Talon outscale Zac?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zac strongest against Talon?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zac is ahead of Talon beyond the margin of error.
What should Talon build against Zac?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Talon's usual Jungle core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Serpent's Fang, Serylda's Grudge. The biggest change against Zac: Edge of Night (28.7% usually, 50.0% here).
What runes should Talon use against Zac?
Use Talon's usual Fleet Footwork page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.