Talon vs Trundle Counter Pick

Pillar of Ice lays down impassable terrain, which usually works as a trap for the caster’s opponent. Against a champion whose Assassin’s Path clears any terrain on a short cooldown, though, the pillar just becomes one more wall to cross, and that reversal defines the whole matchup. Over 111 games on patch 16.13.1, Talon wins 56.8% of the time and is rated Easy. The sample is small, but it matches what the mechanics suggest.

Trundle is otherwise the tougher champion by a wide margin. His attack range is 175 to Talon’s 125, his move speed 350 to 335, and his base armour starts at 37 and climbs to 113.5. At level 18 he has 2,520 health against Talon’s 2,511. Chomp drains attack damage on hit, eating straight into the 68 attack damage Talon begins with, and Subjugate permanently steals a share of health, armour and magic resistance. King’s Tribute restores his health whenever a unit dies nearby, so a fought-over camp keeps refilling him at no cost. His weakness is that he has no good way to punish an opponent who simply walks away. Shadow Assault gives invisibility and move speed, Blade’s End applies its bleed regardless of how much armour he has stacked, and Frozen Domain provides its attack speed, move speed and bonus healing only while he stays inside it, so drawing out a fight on his own ground is rarely the plan. His stat-stealing numbers are listed on the Trundle champion page.