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What decides the mid lane matchup: Katarina 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.
Katarina
mid lane · Level six all-in
The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six.
Step off her daggers. Every trade she wins starts with one on the ground.
Katarina's damage routes through dagger pickups and resets; denying the dagger denies the combo, and grouped CC ends her ult.
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.
Katarina vs Talon: Common Questions
- Who wins Katarina vs Talon?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Katarina 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. Katarina: Step off her daggers. Every trade she wins starts with one on the ground. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances.
- How do you play the Katarina Talon matchup?
- It is a mid lane matchup between a level six all-in and a roaming assassin. Katarina's damage routes through dagger pickups and resets; denying the dagger denies the combo, and grouped CC ends her ult. 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 Katarina?
- Talon is a roaming assassin: Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave. Katarina is a level six all-in: The lane changes shape at the ultimate, so the window to build a lead closes at level six. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances. Katarina: Step off her daggers. Every trade she wins starts with one on the ground.
- How do I beat Talon as Katarina?
- 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.