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Talon vs Ambessa

What is Talon's win rate vs Ambessa?

In Mid, Talon wins 38% against Ambessa across 61 observed ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Talon behind by 175 gold.

Talon at 15:00

Typical gap to Ambessa, from 60 games that reached 15:00.

Does Talon counter Ambessa?

Too close to call. Talon sits at 38% over 61 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Ambessa as Talon

The median first death in this lane comes at 4:11; the level 6 spike lands around 5:50. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Talon build in Mid?

The most-finished Talon core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night: 56.4% across 422 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Youmuu's Ghostblade (7,026 games).

Skill plan: Talon players max W first and take W at level 1.

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