Talon vs Katarina Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Talon is a assassin, Katarina a assassin/mage hybrid, and they meet in the Mid lane. 881 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Talon at a 44.4% win rate into Katarina. A deficit of 5.6 points is what earns Katarina its counter flag in this matchup.
Both champions are melee (Talon at 125, Katarina at 125), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
The exchange usually opens with Assassin’s Path (E) or Bouncing Blade (Q). Shadow Assault and Death Lotus are the two buttons that end the exchange outright. Resources split the two: Mana for Talon, None for Katarina.
Damage types split — physical from Talon, magic from Katarina — making that first resistance a real decision. The stat sheet reads 658 HP and 30 armour for Talon against 672 and 32 for Katarina. Scaling matters as well: Talon ends on 2511 HP, Katarina on 2508. Talon also hits harder before items — 68 AD to 58.
No hand-editing here — the Talon figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Katarina has the statistical edge. Talon wins 44.4% of the recorded games.
44.4% from Talon's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
881 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Talon build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Talon build page.