Matchup

Annie
Annie
17%
83%

vs

47.4%

over 603 games

Talon
Talon
90%
10%
Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threatSplit push

Skill matchup

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Talon

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1Mage
Zhonya's Hourglass
2vs AD
Stormsurge
3vs Tank

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Hextech Rocketbelt
5Mage tank

Summoner spells

41470%
41225%

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Bloodletter's Curse
vs Tank
Cryptbloom
vs Tank

DPS

Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Luden's Echo
Mage
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Mage tank
Blackfire Torch
Mage

Other options

Mejai's Soulstealer
Rod of Ages
HP
85.7% WR7 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
AnnieAnnie
TalonTalon
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

Talon's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Blade's End (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s9s0s
67s9s0s1m40
96s8.5s0s1m40
116s8s0s1m20
166s7s0s1m
186s7s0s1m

Playing against Talon

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Ward the walls and passages: Talon roams by vaulting over walls with E, regular wards aren't enough.

2

His W is his main lane poke: dodge it and he lacks damage.

3

Talon scales poorly into late game: if he doesn't snowball, he becomes useless.

4

Armor is effective: all his damage is AD. Zhonya's is excellent against him.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026