Matchup

Vi
Vi
73%
27%

vs

48.5%

over 1836 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs Talon

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword
1vs Tank
The Collector
2vs Tank
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sundered Sky
5Bruiser

Summoner spells

411100%
11140%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank
Profane Hydra
vs Tank
Axiom Arc
vs Tank
Umbral Glaive
vs Tank

DPS

Sundered Sky
Bruiser
Trinity Force
DPS
Eclipse
DPS
Immortal Shieldbow
DPS
Essence Reaver
DPS

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
65.0% WR20 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ViVi
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