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What decides the mid lane matchup: Kassadin 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.
Kassadin
mid lane · Scaling carry
Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them.
Bully him every level before six. He has no answer to early aggression.
Kassadin is among the weakest pre-6 mids and unstoppable at level sixteen; every early plate and kill is time bought.
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.
Kassadin vs Talon: Common Questions
- Who wins Kassadin vs Talon?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Kassadin 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. Kassadin: Bully him every level before six. He has no answer to early aggression. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances.
- How do you play the Kassadin Talon matchup?
- It is a mid lane matchup between a scaling carry and a roaming assassin. Kassadin is among the weakest pre-6 mids and unstoppable at level sixteen; every early plate and kill is time bought. 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 Kassadin?
- Talon is a roaming assassin: Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave. Kassadin is a scaling carry: Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances. Kassadin: Bully him every level before six. He has no answer to early aggression.
- How do I beat Talon as Kassadin?
- 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.