Matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threatSplit push

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

Build vs Talon

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Kraken Slayer
1DPS
Stormrazor
2DPS
Edge of Night
3vs Tank

Standard

Gluttonous Greaves
4
Profane Hydra
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

414100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Profane Hydra
5vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank

DPS

Infinity Edge
DPS
100.0% WR1 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
QuinnQuinn
TalonTalon
Careful
Neutral
Neutral

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