Talon

The Blade's Shadow

Assassin · Mana · Melee

About

Talon, the Blade's Shadow, is a assassin champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at melee range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 7 out of 10: a champion hard and needs practice to perform well.

Compared with other champions, Talon starts with above average HP (658), average armor (30) and average move speed (335). Attack range is 125 units.

Talon has 12 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack9

Defense3

Magic1

Difficulty7

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
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
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
R (Ultimate) · 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

Tips for playing 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.

Tips for 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.

Base stats

HP: 658 (+109 per level)
Mana: 400 (+37 per level)
Armor: 30 (+4.7 per level)
Magic resist: 36 (+2.05 per level)
Attack damage: 68
Attack speed: 0.625 (+2.9 per level)
Move speed: 335
Range: 125

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.