Talon

Talon Build

the Blade's Shadow

Role: Jungle Pick Rate: 5.1% Win Rate: 52.25%

Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Flash Flash
Smite Smite

Skill Priority

W Q E

Items

Start
Scorchclaw Pup
Core
Umbral Glaive Umbral Glaive
Ionian Boots of Lucidity Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Voltaic Cyclosword Voltaic Cyclosword
Late
Axiom Arc
Serylda's Grudge
Edge of Night

Runes

Most Played
Precision
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork 50.6% · 53% WR
Triumph
Triumph 58.4% · 52.7% WR
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity 51.1% · 52.7% WR
Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace 51.4% · 52.7% WR
Inspiration
Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight 21.9% · 50.8% WR
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear 1.3% · 52.1% WR
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling
Health Scaling
Best WR
Precision
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork 50.6% · 53% WR
Triumph
Triumph 58.4% · 52.7% WR
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity 51.1% · 52.7% WR
Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace 51.4% · 52.7% WR
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear 1.3% · 52.1% WR
Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight 21.9% · 50.8% WR
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling
Health Scaling

Skill Order

Q
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
W
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
R
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Win Rate by Elo

Iron Iron 40.71%
Bronze Bronze 45.98%
Silver Silver 47.87%
Gold Gold 48.52%
Platinum Platinum 49.43%
Emerald Emerald 50.45%
Diamond Diamond 51.52%
Master Master 54.75%
Grandmaster Grandmaster 55.05%
Challenger Challenger 49.12%
All Elos All Elos 51.54%

Best Counters and Matchups for Talon

See all counters for Talon

Top 5 Counters Against Talon

Rammus
44.8% WR -0.6%
Nasus
46.4% WR +1.0%
Nidalee
47.5% WR -0.5%
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo Matchup detail
48.0% WR -0.6%
Lee Sin
48.1% WR +0.2%

Top 5 Best Matchups for Talon

Zaahen
62.1% WR +14.7%
Karthus
59.0% WR +8.6%
Shen
58.8% WR +10.9%
Gwen
58.7% WR +8.5%
Quinn
57.5% WR +6.9%

Patch History

V14.17
  • Noxian Diplomacy Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where using Flash during the dash animation would reset the cooldown of Noxian Diplomacy. Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where it could be casted twice if it was casted at max range.
V14.15
  • Noxian Diplomacy New Effect: Now always dashes to the target within 150 units regardless of cast distance. Undocumented: Ranged dash now places the ability on cooldown after the dash is completed, rather than immediately after casting.
V14.12
  • Noxian Diplomacy Stab cast time changed to attack windup from 0.25 seconds.
  • Rake Outgoing base damage increased to 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 from 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80. Monster damage reduced to 100% from 105%.
V14.2
  • Withered Rose Talon Rake Bug Fix: VFX no longer extends past the spell's hitbox.
V13.24
  • Noxian Diplomacy New Effect: Dash cast now resets his basic attack timer as well.
V13.6
  • Stats Base mana increased to 400 from 377.
  • Blade's End Base damage increased to 80 − 280 (based on level) from 75 − 255 (based on level). Bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)210% bonus AD from 200%.
  • Rake Mana cost reduced to 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 from 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75.
V12.22
  • Stats Base mana reduced to 377 from 377.2.
V12.10
  • Stats Base health increased to 658 from 588. Health growth increased to 109 from 95. Armor growth increased to 4.7 from 3.5. Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
  • Noxian Diplomacy Base heal reduced to 9 − 55 (based on level) from 10 − 70 (based on level).
V12.12
  • General Adjusted splash artwork for Prestige High Noon Talon.
  • Stats Base health increased to 658 from 588. Health growth increased to 109 from 95. Armor growth increased to 4.7 from 3.5. Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
  • Noxian Diplomacy Base heal reduced to 9 − 55 (based on level) from 10 − 70 (based on level).
V12.3
  • Shadow Assault Bug Fix: Blades no longer briefly disappear for a frame on cast of the VFX.
V12.2
  • Rake Damage against monsters reduced to 105% from 130%.
V12.1
  • Noxian Diplomacy Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it could sometimes hit untargetable enemy champions.
V11.24 - December 15th Hotfix
  • Noxian Diplomacy Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where its target would not refund its cooldown. Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it would cancel his next basic attack.
  • Rake Damage against monsters reduced to 130% from 150%.
V11.24
  • Blade's End Bug Fix: Abilities blocked by spell shields no longer improperly apply their mark VFX.
  • Noxian Diplomacy Bug Fix: Now properly refunds its cooldown if the target becomes invalid during the cast time of the melee version. Bug Fix: Ranged version no longer restarts its cooldown upon completing the dash.
  • Assassin's Path Bug Fix: Dash is no longer interrupted if the caster blocks a displacement with a spell shield.
  • Shadow Assault Bug Fix: Blades no longer converge to the ranged version of Noxian Diplomacy's target if that ability is cast while rooted.
V11.18
  • Noxian Diplomacy Base damage reduced to 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145 from 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 / 165.
  • Rake Damage against monsters increased to 150% from 100%.
V11.12
  • Rake Initial base damage reduced to 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 from 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105. Initial bonus AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)40% bonus AD from 55%. Return base damage increased to 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 from 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 / 145. Return bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)80% bonus AD from 70%.
V11.10
  • Noxian Diplomacy Bonus AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100% bonus AD from 110%.
V11.4
  • Rake Cooldown reduced to 9 / 8.5 / 8 / 7.5 / 7 seconds from 9 seconds at all ranks. Initial pass bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)55% bonus AD from 40%.
  • Shadow Assault Bug Fix: No longer causes the caster to become visible while stealthed if they reset Duskblade of Draktharr's Nightstalker during the invisibility.
V11.1
  • Noxian Diplomacy Bug Fix: Now properly grants a mana charge when equipped with Tear of the Goddess.
V10.25
  • Rake Return base damage increased to 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 from 45 / 65 / 85 / 105 / 125.
V10.11
  • Noxian Diplomacy Mana cost increased to 40 from 30. Heal reduced to 10 − 70 (based on level) from 20 − 71 (based on level).
V10.7
  • Rake Base damage reduced to 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 from 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110. Return base damage reduced to 45 / 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 from 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130. Return AD ratio increased Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)70% bonus AD from 60%.
V10.6
  • General Recommended items updated.
V10.4
  • Blade's End New Effect: Bleed now deals 120% damage against monsters. New Effect: Now triggers against all monsters.
V8.14
  • Rake Return base damage reduced 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130 from 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 / 170.
V8.10
  • Assassin's Path Bug Fix: Will now be less likely to vault him in the opposite direction than was intended.
V8.9
  • Noxian Diplomacy Bug Fix: Range increased to 575 from 500.
V8.6
  • Blade's End Base damage increased to 75 − 245 (based on level) from 75 − 175 (based on level).
  • Shadow Assault Bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100% bonus AD from 80%.
V8.4
  • Stats Base magic resistance increased to 39 from 32.1. Base armor reduced to 30 from 32.
V8.3
  • Stats Base health regeneration reduced to 8.5 from 8.51.
V8.2
  • Noxian Diplomacy New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.
V7.22
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 68 from 60. Base armor increased to 32 from 26.88. Base health increased to 588 from 583. Health growth increased to 95 from 90.
  • Blade's End Base damage increased to 75 − 175 (based on level) from 60 − 160 (based on level).
  • Noxian Diplomacy Base damage increased to 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 / 165 from 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160.
  • Rake Base damage increased to 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 / 170 from 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160.
V7.18
  • Blood Moon Talon Blade's End Bug Fix: VFX are now more visible on elevated terrain.
V7.14
  • Noxian Diplomacy Changed several interactions where it overwrotes any spell queuing commands, instead forcing the caster to immediately begin basic-attacking once the ability completed.
V7.7
  • Noxian Diplomacy Base damage reduced to 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 from 80 / 110 / 120 / 140 / 160.
V7.3
  • SSW Talon Rake Bug Fix: Blades no longer look like Talon's normal blades on the return trip for everyone else but him.
V7.1
  • Stats Mana regeneration growth increased to 0.75 from 0.5.
  • Blade's End Slightly bumped up brightness of passive particles.
  • Noxian Diplomacy Heal increased to 20 − 71 (based on level) from 17 − 51 (based on level).
V6.22
  • General New ability icons. Attack frame improved.
  • Stats Base movement speed reduced to 335 from 350. Health growth increased to 90 from 85. Base attack damage increased to 60 from 55. Base attack speed reduced to 0.625 from 0.668. Attack speed growth increased to 2.9% from 2.7%.
  • Blade's End (new innate) New Innate: Talon's abilities Wound enemy champions and epic monsters damaged for a 6 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. When Talon attacks a fully stacked enemy, they bleed for 60 − 160 (based on level) Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 200% bonus AD) physical damage over the next 2 seconds. Rake and Shadow Assault will not apply multiple stacks for multiple blades, but will apply up to two stacks for the outward and inward effects.
  • Noxian Diplomacy Revised Active: Talon strikes his target, dealing them 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 / 160 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 100% bonus AD) physical damage. If cast from melee range, Talon will critically strike them instead for 「 120 / 150 / 180 / 210 / 240 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 150% bonus AD) physical 」「 150% 」 damage. Whenever Noxian Diplomacy kills a unit, Talon restores 17 − 51 (based on level) health and refunds 50% of its cooldown. Cooldown increased to 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6 seconds from 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4. Mana cost reduced to 30 at all ranks from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60. Range: 550 / 170..
  • Rake Cooldown reduced to 9 seconds at all ranks from 10. Mana cost reduced to 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 from 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80. Slow increased to 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% from 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%. Slow duration reduced to 1 second from 2. New Effect: Slow now only applies when the blades return. New Effect: Now has a 0.7 seconds delay before returning to Talon. Range increased to 900 from 750. Arc reduced to 22° from 40°. Outgoing damage changed to 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 40% bonus AD) from 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 60% bonus AD). Return damage increased to 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 60% bonus AD) from 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 60% bonus AD). Total damage changed to 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 / 270 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 100% bonus AD) from 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 120% bonus AD).
  • Assassin's Path (new E) Active: Talon dashes over the target structure or piece of terrain, with the dash's speed based on his own movement speed. Talon cannot cast Assassin's Path on the same piece of terrain for a set duration. Can vault over player-made terrain as well. Cooldown: 2 seconds Per-Target Cooldown: 160 / 135 / 110 / 85 / 60 seconds (can be reduced by cooldown reduction) A red ring will highlight used terrain to Talon.
  • Shadow Assault Base damage per hit reduced to 80 / 120 / 160 from 120 / 170 / 220. AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)80% bonus AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)75% bonus AD. New Effect: Blades now have a minimum lifetime of 0.8 seconds before returning to Talon. New Effect: If Talon breaks stealth with a basic attack or Noxian Diplomacy, the blades will converge on his target's location instead of his own. New Effect: Now has way more blades. Stealth reclassified as Invisibility.

Recommended build

What players actually run on Talon on the current patch: summoner spells, skill priority, starting, core and late items, runes and skill order.

Every entry comes with its pick rate (how often it is chosen) and, where available, its win rate. For runes, Most Played is the page the majority takes and Best WR the variant that wins most among those with enough games: when they differ, the second is usually the sharper choice, the first the safer one.

Win rate by elo

Talon's win rate in each rank tier, from Iron to Challenger, plus all tiers combined.

A champion that climbs with rank is usually one that rewards mechanics or game knowledge; one that peaks in low elo is often easy to pick up and punished by better players. Read the tier you play in, not the average. Tiers with no data for this patch are hidden.

Counters and matchups

A preview of the counters page: the five opponents Talon struggles against the most, and the five it beats most often, on the current patch.

Percentages are Talon's own win rate in each duel, with the gap to its overall win rate. The full lists, with every matchup that has enough games, are on the counters page linked below each table.

Patch history

Balance changes that touched Talon, patch by patch, most recent first, as published in the official patch notes.

The ten latest patches are shown, the older ones fold out. Use it to read the win rate movements above: a jump right after a patch is usually a buff or a nerf, not a change in how people play the champion.