Talon Mid Build

Talon Champion Guide

Role: Assassin

Lane: Midlane

Talon Mid performs best with a build featuring Youmuu's Ghostblade, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Opportunity, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. The most effective rune setup for Talon Mid includes Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, paired with Absolute Focus and Scorch in the secondary tree.

Talon Champion Abilities

Blade's End

Talon's abilities wound champions for a short duration, stacking up to three times. When Talon basic attacks a fully wounded target, they bleed for 80-280 (+2.1 per bonus attack damage) physical damage over 2 seconds (levels 1-11). Talon's abilities will also wound all monsters for 110% damage. P

Noxian Diplomacy

Talon leaps to a target, dealing 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145 (+1.0 bonus attack damage) physical damage on arrival. If cast within melee range, Talon does not leap but instead critically strikes his target for 150%. Whenever Noxian Diplomacy kills a unit, Talon heals for 10-70 (depending on level) and 50% of its cooldown is refunded. Q

Rake

Talon sends out a volley of daggers in a cone that return after a short delay. The initial hit deals 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 (+0.4 per bonus attack damage). The return hit deals 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+0.9 per bonus attack damage), and slows for 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% for 1 second.

Rake deals 100% damage against monsters.

The traveling and returning pass each cannot affect the same enemy more than once. W

Assassin's Path

Talon vaults over the nearest structure or terrain in a target direction. The vault's speed is affected by Talon's movement speed. Talon cannot vault over the same section of terrain for 160 / 135 / 110 / 85 / 60 seconds. E

Shadow Assault

Talon disperses a ring of blades outwards and gains stealth for up to 2.5 seconds while gaining 40% movement speed. When Talon emerges from stealth, the blades converge on his location. Each time a blade passes through an enemy, they take 80 / 120 / 160 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage. Each enemy can only be damaged once at the start of the ability and once at the end.

The blades can be redirected to the target of Talon's first basic attack. R

Talon Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Talon Runes

Talon Items

Talon Ability Order

Talon Matchups Overview

Strong against

Malzahar

Aurelion Sol

Corki

Yone

Xerath

Hwei

Weak against

Kayle

Jayce

Pantheon

Garen

Irelia

Diana

Talon Tips and Tricks

Talon is one of the strongest early game champions. Look for an early first blood to get an early lead. Flank in team fights to make it easier for you to take down squishy champions with your R. As Talon is an assassin, look for picks on enemies who are walking around the map alone. Ambush enemies who go to ward alone as they’re easy to kill.

Talon Best Build, Runes and Items

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Talon Mid build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus and Scorch in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health in defense, depending on the matchup. Build Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Opportunity. Complete the build with Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Serpent's Fang. Max your abilities in the order of W - Q - E.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health for your rune shards. Start with Eclipse, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Black Cleaver. Finish the build with Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, and Serpent's Fang. Max your abilities in the order of W - Q - E.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Talon Mid build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Absolute Focus with Scorch in the secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health for your rune shards. Start with Profane Hydra, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Youmuu's Ghostblade. Finish the build with Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. Max your abilities in the order of W - Q - E.

Situational Talon Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you may want to consider building situational items or taking specific runes. Carefully analyze the game state, your team composition, and the champions you are facing to plan your Talon build accordingly. For rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.