Playstyle: Talon Builds

  1. Adaptive & Execute

    3,722 Games

    First Strike
    Domination
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    45%

  2. Burst & Ability Haste

    2,685 Games

    Electrocute
    Precision
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    48%

  3. Adaptive & Mobility

    1,274 Games

    First Strike
    Domination
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    47%

Core Talon Item Build Order

Long Sword

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

The Collector
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility

4th

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

5th

Edge of Night
Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Ruby Crystal

6th

Long Sword

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Boots

2nd

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

The Collector
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility

4th

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

5th

Edge of Night
Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Ruby Crystal

6th

Core Talon Item Build Path

Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Duskblade of Draktharr
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Axiom Arc

Situational

Black Cleaver
Ravenous Hydra
Maw of Malmortius
Serpent's Fang
Spectral Cutlass
Mercury's Treads
Sword of the Divine

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

Talon Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Glacial AugmentUnsealed SpellbookFirst Strike
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearPerfect Timing
Future's MarketMinion DematerializerBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityTime Warp Tonic
PrecisionDominationSorceryResolve
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Blade's End

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Noxian Diplomacy

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Rake

W

W

W

W

W

Assassin's Path

E

E

E

E

E

Shadow Assault

R

R

R

Talon Skill Order

W

Q

E

Talon Guide

Key Insights
Talon can only consume
Talon
P
's stacks after landing 3 instances of ability damage.
If
Talon
Q
kills its target, Talon heals and 50% of the cooldown is refunded.
Melee
Talon
Q
's reset Talon's auto attack.
Talon
W
and
Talon
R
can proc
Talon
P
twice.
Talon
E
can only be used on the same wall once in a while.
Strengths
Has a very strong level 2 with
Talon
W
and
Talon
Q
to proc
Talon
P
.
Excels at roaming with
Talon
E
.
Has a lot of outplay potential with
Talon
E
/
Talon
R
.
Synergizes well with
Eclipse
,
Youmuu's Ghostblade
,
Edge of Night
,
Black Cleaver
,
Ravenous Hydra
, and
Serylda's Grudge
. Can opt for
Prowler's Claw
,
Duskblade of Draktharr
, or
Goredrinker
when needed.
Weaknesses
Has trouble entering teamfights.
Needs a lead to stay ahead, and falls off if he doesn't get one.
Struggles against most crowd control.
If
Talon
W
misses, he can be punished.