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Talon

Talon

Blade's End P

Blade's End

Innate: Talon's abilities apply a stack of Wound to enemy champions and large monsters hit for 6 seconds, refreshing on basic attacks and subsequent applications and stacking up to 3 times.
Talon's next basic attack against an enemy with 3 Wound stacks is empowered to consume them all to cause the target to bleed, dealing 80 − 280 (based on level) (+ 210% bonus AD) total physical damage over 2 seconds, 5 − 17.5 (based on level) (+ 13.125% bonus AD) physical damage every 0.125 seconds over 2 seconds, increased to 110% damage against monsters. The target cannot gain Wound stacks during this time.
Noxian Diplomacy Q

Noxian Diplomacy

Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6

Cost: 40 Mana

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.

Physical Damage: 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145 (+ 100% bonus AD)

Critical Physical Damage: 98 / 128 / 158 / 188 / 218 (+ 150% bonus AD)

Rake W

Rake

Cooldown: 9/8.5/8/7.5/7

Cost: 50/55/60/65/70 Mana

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.

Physical Damage: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 (+ 40% bonus AD)

Physical Damage: 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 90% bonus AD)

Total Physical Damage: 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 / 270 (+ 130% bonus AD)

Slow: 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60%

Assassin's Path E

Assassin's Path

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 R

Shadow Assault

Cooldown: 100/80/60

Cost: 100 Mana

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.

Physical Damage: 90 / 135 / 180 (+ 100% bonus AD)

Bonus Movement Speed: 40 / 55 / 70%

Total Physical Damage: 180 / 270 / 360 (+ 200% bonus AD)

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Playing the matchup

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.

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.