Gragas vs Talon

Gragas
vs
Not enough games
Talon
Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threat

Build vs Talon

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Gragas: Tear of the Goddess, Rod of Ages, Fimbulwinter, Sorcerer's Shoes, Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Dark Seal, Luden's Echo.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Rod of Ages
2
Fimbulwinter
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Lich Bane
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport64%
FlashDot36%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Lich Bane
Shadowflame
Dark Seal
Luden's Echo
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff
Cosmic Drive
Stormsurge
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Gragas

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Let your barrel charge

    Let Barrel Roll (Q) charge before detonating it: damage and slow grow the longer it sits on the ground, and if you don't recast it, it explodes on its own.

  2. Drink before you engage

    Drink Drunken Rage (W) before engaging: drinking takes 1 second, then you take less damage and your next auto hits every nearby enemy.

  3. Charge through a clear path

    Engage with Body Slam (E) through a path without minions: you stop on the first enemy you meet, and hitting reduces its cooldown.

  4. Send them toward your team

    After Body Slam (E), cast Explosive Cask (R) behind your target: the blast knocks enemies away from the impact, sending them toward your team.

Playing against Talon

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge his blades on the return

    Get out of the path of Rake (W), especially on the return: the returning blades slow you, and each spell that hits brings you closer to Blade's End (passive).

  2. Push to keep him in lane

    Push your wave whenever you can: he then has to stay and farm instead of roaming by vaulting walls with Assassin's Path (E).

  3. Engage when his ult is on cooldown

    If you can engage, go for him while Shadow Assault (R) is on cooldown: it's his main way out of a fight, and it comes back in 100 to 60 seconds.

  4. Ping as soon as he disappears

    Ping your team as soon as he leaves your vision, and ward the paths behind walls: Assassin's Path (E) lets him vault walls to roam through the jungle.

Patch 16.21.1