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What decides the mid lane matchup: Irelia vs Talon in League of Legends
What decides the mid lane
A tactical read of the mid lane matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Irelia
mid lane · Lane bully
Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
Keep the wave thin. Her all-in scales with every minion she can dash through.
Irelia's Q resets off low-health minions, so a stacked wave is a highway to your face; thin waves cage her.
Talon
mid lane · Roaming assassin
Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave.
He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances.
Talon's wall-hop opens roam paths no other mid has; the counter is fast missing pings and side-lane wards, not chasing him.
Irelia vs Talon: Common Questions
- Who wins Irelia vs Talon?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Irelia against Talon to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Irelia: Keep the wave thin. Her all-in scales with every minion she can dash through. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances.
- How do you play the Irelia Talon matchup?
- It is a mid lane matchup between a lane bully and a roaming assassin. Irelia's Q resets off low-health minions, so a stacked wave is a highway to your face; thin waves cage her. Talon's wall-hop opens roam paths no other mid has; the counter is fast missing pings and side-lane wards, not chasing him.
- What should I know about Talon vs Irelia?
- Talon is a roaming assassin: Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave. Irelia is a lane bully: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances. Irelia: Keep the wave thin. Her all-in scales with every minion she can dash through.
- How do I beat Talon as Irelia?
- Talon's wall-hop opens roam paths no other mid has; the counter is fast missing pings and side-lane wards, not chasing him. He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Talon you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.