Zaahenvs Talon
Zaahen vs Talon is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Talon wins with a 55.0% win rate (+10.0%) over Zaahen based on 20 games. Zaahen wins the early laning phase while Talon scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Zaahen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zaahen vs Talon matchup.
Zaahen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zaahen 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.
Talon(45.0%)Who Wins the Zaahen vs Talon Matchup?
Zaahen vs Talon Matchup Summary
The Zaahen vs Talon matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 20 recent matches analyzed, Talon wins with a 55.0% win rate compared to Zaahen's 45.0%, giving Talon a 10.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Zaahen controls the early laning stage, but Talon outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Zaahen 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 Zaahen leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Talon has a strong advantage in this matchup. Zaahen players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Talon 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.
Zaahen vs Talon Laning Phase Breakdown
Zaahen is favored during the laning phase against Talon, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Zaahen holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Zaahen Build Against Talon
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Talon, providing the mobility and stats Zaahen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zaahen against Talon are Stridebreaker, Sundered Sky and Death's Dance. This combination gives Zaahen 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 Talon. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zaahen vs Talon matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Zaahen50.0%Talon50.0%Zaahen41.7%Talon58.3%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Zaahen and Talon, with Zaahen holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Talon is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Zaahen. Extended games heavily favor Talon, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Zaahen has the edge early, but Talon gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Zaahen Runes Against Talon
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Zaahen the best tools to compete against Talon in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Zaahen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Zaahen'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 Zaahen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.43% | 267 | 1.1 | 696 | 12,606 | 52.1% | 52.7% | |
| 52.70% | 241 | 5.4 | 847 | 11,242 | 48.1% | 58.0% | |
| 46.75% | 231 | 4.8 | 1,145 | 12,277 | 50.5% | 43.8% | |
| 49.32% | 221 | 2.8 | 809 | 12,336 | 45.8% | 52.6% | |
| 42.20% | 218 | 4.3 | 745 | 11,813 | 39.6% | 44.4% | |
| 49.30% | 215 | 6.4 | 863 | 11,446 | 45.3% | 54.1% | |
| 46.94% | 196 | 5.8 | 865 | 11,317 | 44.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.98% | 168 | 5.7 | 848 | 11,731 | 48.7% | 56.5% | |
| 52.10% | 167 | 4.5 | 850 | 12,166 | 47.4% | 56.0% | |
| 46.06% | 165 | 6.5 | 838 | 12,327 | 57.3% | 34.9% | |
| 52.76% | 163 | 4.8 | 716 | 11,740 | 52.0% | 53.5% | |
| 44.52% | 155 | 1.4 | 718 | 12,255 | 50.7% | 38.8% | |
| 48.18% | 137 | 6.1 | 795 | 11,434 | 48.6% | 47.7% | |
| 47.41% | 135 | 1.5 | 697 | 11,598 | 43.8% | 51.6% | |
| 42.11% | 133 | 5.0 | 572 | 11,146 | 37.0% | 45.6% | |
| 49.62% | 131 | 5.5 | 907 | 11,872 | 50.8% | 48.5% | |
| 51.15% | 131 | 5.8 | 983 | 11,796 | 52.6% | 50.0% | |
| 55.47% | 128 | 1.9 | 733 | 12,330 | 60.9% | 49.1% | |
| 53.54% | 127 | 6.2 | 1,126 | 12,662 | 54.9% | 52.6% | |
| 43.55% | 124 | 6.3 | 927 | 11,037 | 38.8% | 49.1% | |
| 54.92% | 122 | 1.3 | 758 | 12,191 | 51.6% | 58.6% | |
| 52.54% | 118 | 2.0 | 786 | 12,085 | 47.5% | 57.6% | |
| 52.99% | 117 | 1.1 | 702 | 12,786 | 48.2% | 57.4% | |
| 46.36% | 110 | 1.1 | 694 | 12,948 | 42.5% | 49.2% | |
| 61.32% | 106 | 6.1 | 953 | 12,237 | 71.1% | 54.1% | |
| 62.26% | 106 | 6.5 | 890 | 12,623 | 67.3% | 57.4% | |
| 52.38% | 105 | 6.1 | 909 | 11,692 | 50.0% | 54.7% | |
| 55.24% | 105 | 6.3 | 895 | 12,994 | 56.5% | 54.2% | |
| 54.00% | 100 | 6.0 | 1,110 | 11,815 | 49.0% | 58.8% | |
| 54.55% | 99 | 6.5 | 846 | 12,196 | 58.5% | 50.0% | |
| 58.16% | 98 | 6.0 | 860 | 11,685 | 51.1% | 64.7% | |
| 51.02% | 98 | 5.0 | 851 | 12,476 | 53.2% | 49.0% | |
| 43.30% | 97 | 6.0 | 670 | 10,301 | 36.4% | 52.4% | |
| 46.24% | 93 | 6.9 | 917 | 12,143 | 43.8% | 48.9% | |
| 52.17% | 92 | 4.2 | 841 | 12,367 | 48.8% | 54.9% | |
| 56.04% | 91 | 1.7 | 854 | 12,135 | 46.9% | 66.7% | |
| 56.04% | 91 | 5.5 | 948 | 12,279 | 57.5% | 54.9% | |
| 53.57% | 84 | 1.5 | 806 | 12,800 | 66.0% | 37.8% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 5.8 | 840 | 11,826 | 28.1% | 60.4% | |
| 55.70% | 79 | 6.4 | 887 | 11,474 | 58.1% | 52.8% | |
| 49.35% | 77 | 1.1 | 732 | 12,638 | 51.4% | 47.5% | |
| 42.86% | 77 | 6.4 | 868 | 12,201 | 36.4% | 47.7% | |
| 53.33% | 75 | 1.9 | 821 | 12,733 | 54.0% | 52.6% | |
| 46.67% | 75 | 1.3 | 728 | 11,922 | 46.0% | 47.4% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 1.0 | 746 | 11,780 | 51.4% | 46.0% | |
| 51.43% | 70 | 0.9 | 784 | 12,347 | 46.0% | 57.6% | |
| 44.29% | 70 | 1.3 | 739 | 12,002 | 50.0% | 39.5% | |
| 52.86% | 70 | 1.5 | 750 | 12,644 | 46.1% | 56.8% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 4.1 | 720 | 11,709 | 44.1% | 65.5% | |
| 53.23% | 62 | 1.2 | 740 | 12,600 | 51.6% | 54.8% | |
| 67.21% | 61 | 1.3 | 855 | 12,855 | 54.5% | 82.1% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 6.8 | 866 | 12,570 | 60.0% | 31.0% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 1.9 | 781 | 12,029 | 57.6% | 48.0% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 6.2 | 796 | 11,319 | 31.0% | 72.4% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 5.7 | 890 | 12,300 | 48.0% | 63.6% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 0.9 | 638 | 12,062 | 55.0% | 51.4% | |
| 52.73% | 55 | 2.0 | 830 | 13,201 | 45.0% | 57.1% | |
| 38.18% | 55 | 4.7 | 782 | 11,483 | 33.3% | 44.0% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 5.4 | 697 | 11,551 | 44.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 6.2 | 979 | 11,233 | 55.9% | 55.0% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 5.8 | 722 | 12,202 | 60.0% | 41.4% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 1.3 | 757 | 12,557 | 57.1% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 2.1 | 765 | 11,786 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 1.1 | 745 | 11,619 | 64.0% | 38.5% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 2.3 | 837 | 12,782 | 42.1% | 61.3% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 1.4 | 622 | 12,928 | 45.0% | 48.3% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 2.4 | 755 | 12,310 | 53.9% | 36.4% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 6.0 | 830 | 11,237 | 44.4% | 42.9% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 5.2 | 945 | 11,837 | 38.1% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 4.4 | 806 | 12,136 | 38.9% | 65.4% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 5.5 | 710 | 11,228 | 31.6% | 58.3% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 5.9 | 850 | 11,883 | 64.3% | 35.7% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 2.2 | 853 | 12,790 | 52.4% | 65.0% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 5.2 | 710 | 11,363 | 58.8% | 39.1% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 1.2 | 808 | 12,840 | 60.0% | 61.1% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 1.2 | 625 | 11,901 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 5.7 | 618 | 10,525 | 35.7% | 43.5% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 2.2 | 709 | 12,289 | 64.7% | 38.9% | |
| 62.86% | 35 | 6.2 | 790 | 11,304 | 56.3% | 68.4% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.4 | 701 | 12,562 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 3.0 | 681 | 12,530 | 63.6% | 40.0% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.1 | 592 | 12,455 | 69.2% | 47.1% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 6.1 | 922 | 11,919 | 83.3% | 52.9% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 5.6 | 809 | 11,099 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 1.2 | 763 | 11,467 | 28.6% | 38.5% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 5.4 | 741 | 11,637 | 63.6% | 46.1% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.0 | 699 | 13,305 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 2.6 | 709 | 12,212 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 686 | 13,741 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 942 | 11,977 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.3 | 574 | 12,058 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.0 | 619 | 11,275 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.4 | 673 | 11,082 | 63.6% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 4.9 | 1,036 | 12,826 | 0.0% | 87.5% | |
| 78.57% | 14 | 1.8 | 686 | 13,240 | 87.5% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.2 | 471 | 10,000 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 4.7 | 603 | 11,533 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 3.1 | 728 | 12,773 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.8 | 811 | 12,454 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 3.0 | 721 | 11,248 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 827 | 12,062 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 765 | 11,821 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.1 | 616 | 11,010 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.6 | 1,053 | 12,391 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 6.2 | 681 | 11,145 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.3 | 716 | 11,725 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.4 | 714 | 11,787 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.1 | 552 | 12,152 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.2 | 966 | 14,410 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.4 | 702 | 13,150 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 793 | 11,496 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 776 | 10,727 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 946 | 9,390 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 406 | 8,803 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 1,041 | 12,062 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
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Zaahen vs Talon - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Zaahen do against Talon in League of Legends?
Talon wins the Zaahen vs Talon matchup with a 55.0% win rate compared to Zaahen's 45.0%, a 10.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 20 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Zaahen do against Talon in the early game?
In the early game, Zaahen has the advantage against Talon with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Zaahen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Zaahen do against Talon in the late game?
In the late game, Talon takes over the Zaahen vs Talon matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Talon scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Zaahen vs Talon matchup?
Talon wins the matchup against Zaahen with a 55.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 10.0 percentage point advantage means Talon is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 20 games analyzed.
What is the best Zaahen build against Talon?
The best Zaahen build against Talon includes Stridebreaker, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance with Mercury's Treads. 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 Zaahen runes against Talon?
The best Zaahen runes against Talon use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Zaahen vs Talon matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Zaahen counter Talon?
No, Zaahen struggles against Talon with only a 45.0% win rate. Talon has the advantage in this matchup. Zaahen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Talon's lead.
How do I play Zaahen against Talon?
When playing Zaahen against Talon, play cautiously and avoid Talon's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Talon has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.