Talon

the Blade's Shadow

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Lore

Talon is the knife in the darkness, a merciless killer able to strike without warning and escape before any alarm is raised. He carved out a dangerous reputation on the brutal streets of Noxus, where he was forced to fight, kill, and steal to survive. Adopted by the notorious Du Couteau family, he now plies his deadly trade at the empire's command, assassinating enemy leaders, captains, and heroes… as well as any Noxian foolish enough to earn the scorn of their masters.

At a glance

Attack: 9 / 10
Defense: 3 / 10
Magic: 1 / 10
Difficulty: 7 / 10

Abilities

Passive
Blade'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.
Q
Noxian 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.
Cooldown
8/7.5/7/6.5/6s
Cost
40 ?
Range
575
W
Rake
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.
Cooldown
9/8.5/8/7.5/7s
Cost
50/55/60/65/70 ?
Range
650
E
Assassin'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.
Cooldown
0s
Cost
No cost
Range
725
R
Shadow 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.
Cooldown
100/80/60s
Cost
100 ?
Range
550

Base stats

Health: 658 (+109/lvl)
Health regen: 8.5 (+0.75/lvl)
Resource: 400 (+37/lvl)
Resource regen: 7.6 (+0.8/lvl)
Attack damage: 68
Attack speed: 0.63 (+2.9/lvl)
Armor: 30 (+4.7/lvl)
Magic resist: 36 (+2.05/lvl)
Move speed: 335
Attack range: 125

Playing as Talon

You can use Assassin's Path to get behind the enemy and set up for Noxian Diplomacy's melee attack.
Shadow Assault is a powerful escape tool, but can also be offensively used to assault a group.
Remember to pick your target before the fight. Focusing all of Talon's abilities on one target can be very rewarding, but splitting them up between many may leave you helpless.

Playing against Talon

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.
Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.
Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Skins (12)

Renegade Talon
Crimson Elite Talon
Dragonblade Talon◆
SSW Talon
Blood Moon Talon
Enduring Sword Talon◆
Talon Blackwood◆
Withered Rose Talon◆
High Noon Talon◆
Prestige High Noon Talon
Primal Ambush Talon◆
Grand Reckoning Talon