TalonVSYasuo
What decides the mid lane matchup: Talon vs Yasuo 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.
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.
Yasuo
mid lane · Lane bully
Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave.
Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him.
Talon vs Yasuo: Common Questions
- Who wins Talon vs Yasuo?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked mid lane games of Talon against Yasuo to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances. Yasuo: Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave.
- How do you play the Talon Yasuo matchup?
- It is a mid lane matchup between a roaming assassin and a lane bully. Talon's wall-hop opens roam paths no other mid has; the counter is fast missing pings and side-lane wards, not chasing him. Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him.
- What should I know about Yasuo vs Talon?
- Yasuo is a lane bully: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Talon is a roaming assassin: Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave. Yasuo: Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave. Talon: He roams off his first shove. Ping missing loudly and ward your side river entrances.
- How do I beat Yasuo as Talon?
- Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him. Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Yasuo 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.