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Talon vs Gragas

Talon
vs
44.5%

over 155 games

Gragas
Analyze a draft with Talon

Hard matchup

Heavy AP damageStrong engageHeavy CCVery tanky

Build vs Gragas

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Talon: Umbral Glaive, Voltaic Cyclosword, Edge of Night, Boots of Swiftness, Bastionbreaker, Serpent's Fang, Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling

Core build

Umbral Glaive
1
Voltaic Cyclosword
2
Edge of Night
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bastionbreaker
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite99%
SmiteDot1%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Bastionbreaker
Serpent's Fang
Lord Dominik's Regards
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Axiom Arc
Serylda's Grudge
Hubris
Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
Mortal Reminder
Death's Dance
Black Cleaver
B. F. Sword
52.4% WR21 games
PrecisionPrecision
Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Gragas's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Happy Hour (P)

Gragas periodically heals upon using a skill.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s5s14s–
68s5s14s1m40
96s5s14s1m40
116s5s14s1m25
166s5s13s1m10
186s5s12s1m10

Playing as Talon

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Three spells, then an auto

    Apply three Blade's End (passive) stacks by hitting with your spells, then strike with an auto: the target starts bleeding and takes heavy damage over time.

  2. Use Noxian Diplomacy up close

    Cast Noxian Diplomacy (Q) in melee range when you can: instead of the leap, it lands a critical strike. If it kills, it heals you and comes back faster.

  3. Bring your blades back on your target

    During Shadow Assault (R), break invisibility with an auto or Noxian Diplomacy (Q): the blades then converge on your target instead of coming back to you.

  4. Push, then roam over the walls

    Push your wave, then roam by vaulting walls with Assassin's Path (E): the spell comes back fast, but you can only cross the same wall again after a long delay.

Playing against Gragas

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay behind your minions

    Stay behind your minions: Body Slam (E) stops on the first enemy it meets, minions included.

  2. Get out of the barrel zone fast

    Get out of the Barrel Roll (Q) area right away: the longer the barrel sits on the ground, the more its explosion hurts and slows.

  3. Step up after a missed E

    Step up when Body Slam (E) hits nobody: its cooldown isn't reduced and stays at 14 to 12 seconds.

  4. Spread out from your allies

    Spread out from your allies: Explosive Cask (R) knocks every enemy away from the impact, which can split you up or send you toward his team.

Other Talon matchups

Patch 16.21.1