Talon the Blade's Shadow

Assassin

TALON STATS

Attack
  • Attack Damage
    68 ( + 3.1 )
  • Attack Speed
    0.625 ( +0%)
  • Attack Range
    125
  • Critical Hit Chance
    0 ( + 0 )
Defense
  • HP
    658 ( + 109 )
  • HP Regeneration
    8.5 ( + 0.75 )
  • Armor
    30 ( + 4.7 )
  • Magic Resistance
    36 ( + 2.05 )
Other
  • Mana
    400 ( + 37 )
  • Mana Regenration
    7.6 ( + 0.8 )
  • Move Speed
    335

TALON SPELLS

  • Blade's End
    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.

  • Noxian Diplomacy
    Noxian Diplomacy
    • Cost: 40
    • Range: 575

    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.

  • Rake
    Rake
    • Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
    • Range: 650

    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.

  • Assassin's Path
    Assassin's Path
    • Cost: 0
    • Range: 725

    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.

  • Shadow Assault
    Shadow Assault
    • Cost: 100
    • Range: 550

    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.

TALON COUNTER/TIPS

Talon Ally Tips

  • 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.
  • Strong against:

Talon Enemy Tips

  • 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.

How to counter Talon:

TALON Build

TALON SUMMONER SPELLS

Flash

TALON REFORGED RUNES

Domination

ElectrocuteSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter

Sorcery

Nimbus CloakTranscendence

TALON ABILITY ORDER

Noxian Diplomacy 1 4 5 7 9
Rake 2 8 10 12 13
Assassin's Path 3 14 15 17 18
Shadow Assault 6 11 16

TALON ITEMS

START

Long SwordRefillable Potion

EARLY GAME

Tear of the GoddessCaulfield's WarhammerBoots

CORE BUILD

Profane HydraYoumuu's GhostbladeIonian Boots of Lucidity

LATEGAME

Axiom ArcSerpent's Fang

SITUATIONAL

Edge of NightBlack CleaverGuardian Angel

TALON SUMMONER SPELLS

SmiteFlash

TALON REFORGED RUNES

Domination

ElectrocuteSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter

Sorcery

Nimbus CloakWaterwalking

TALON ABILITY ORDER

Noxian Diplomacy 1 4 5 7 9
Rake 2 8 10 12 13
Assassin's Path 3 14 15 17 18
Shadow Assault 6 11 16

TALON ITEMS

START

EmberknifeRefillable Potion

EARLY GAME

BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

CORE BUILD

Profane HydraYoumuu's GhostbladeIonian Boots of Lucidity

SITUATIONAL

Serpent's FangBlack CleaverGuardian AngelEdge of Night

TALON SKINS

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

TALON 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.