01 / Talon
At a glance
Learn Talon abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- Noxian DiplomacyContributes damage to the champion’s rotation.
- Assassin's PathAdds a utility effect to the champion’s kit.
- Shadow AssaultCan create an approach through concealment.
What can go wrong
- Noxian DiplomacyPractise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
- Assassin's PathRead the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
PBlade's End
Talon's spells Wound champions and large monsters, stacking up to 3 times. When Talon attacks a champion with 3 stacks of Wound, they bleed for heavy damage over time.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
QNoxian Diplomacy
Talon stabs the target unit. If they are within melee range, this attack deals critical damage. If they are outside melee range, Talon will leap at his target before stabbing them. Talon refunds some health and cooldown if this ability kills the target.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
WRake
Talon sends out a volley of daggers that then return back to him, dealing physical damage every time it passes through an enemy. The returning blades deal bonus damage and slow units hit.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
EAssassin's Path
Talon vaults over any terrain or structure, up to a max distance. This ability has a low cooldown, but puts the used terrain on a long cooldown.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
RShadow Assault
Talon disperses a ring of blades and becomes Invisible while gaining additional Move Speed. When Talon emerges from Invisibility, the blades converge on his location. Each time the blades move, Shadow Assault deals physical damage to enemies hit by at least one blade.
Check how the hidden state ends and what can reveal you. Choose a route before relying on concealment to approach or escape.
Talon combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Follow up with Rake
- W
- Q
- AA
With Talon, start with Rake, then continue through Noxian Diplomacy → Basic attack. Prepare 3 stacks for Blade's End. Count the attacks or hits that contribute before using its stronger effect.
Include Shadow Assault in the rotation
- W
- Q
- R
- AA
With Talon, start with Rake, then continue through Noxian Diplomacy → Shadow Assault → Basic attack. Prepare 3 stacks for Blade's End. Count the attacks or hits that contribute before using its stronger effect.
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Game plan by role
Talon · Jungle
Practise a repeatable clear before adding risky invades. Check nearby lane positions before entering the river or committing to a gank.
Prepare objectives by resetting, checking vision and moving with nearby allies. Avoid starting an objective solely because it has spawned.
Keep Smite and your escape plan in mind around contested objectives. Choose between engaging, covering a carry and keeping access to the objective.
Before your next fight, check: Noxian Diplomacy · Shadow Assault · Combos
Talon · Mid
Use the wave to control when trades happen. Keep a defensive option if the opposing jungler is missing, and avoid forcing a combo into a large enemy wave.
Move after checking the wave, vision and who can follow. A useful roam should not cost several uncontested waves for no clear opportunity.
Fight from a position where you can repeat your useful spells. Look for an opening after enemy control is spent instead of entering first by habit.
Before your next fight, check: Noxian Diplomacy · Shadow Assault · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Talon · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.