Assassin

Talon

The Blade's Shadow

Talon is the knife in the darkness, a merciless killer able to strike without warning and escape before any alarm is raised. He carved out a dangerous reputation on the brutal streets of Noxus, where he was forced to fight, kill, and steal to survive.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Blade's End
Q
Noxian Diplomacy
W
Rake
E
Assassin's Path
R
Shadow Assault

Talon

Overview

On patch 16.21, Talon is rated A tier in the jungle, winning 51.5% of 6,423 ranked games with a 6.6% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Fleet Footwork with Flash and Smite and builds Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive, Bastionbreaker, and Boots of Swiftness.

Talon struggles most against Udyr (28.6%), Zac (36.7%), and Fiddlesticks (37.9%) and does best against Aatrox (81.8%), Teemo (60.9%), and Hecarim (60.4%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 6,423 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

51.5%

Win rate

6.6%

Pick rate

6.4K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Talon

You can use Assassin's Path to get behind the enemy and set up for Noxian Diplomacy's melee attack.
Shadow Assault is a powerful escape tool, but can also be offensively used to assault a group.
Remember to pick your target before the fight. Focusing all of Talon's abilities on one target can be very rewarding, but splitting them up between many may leave you helpless.

Playing against Talon

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.
Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.
Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

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Matchups

All Talon matchups

Strong against

Aatrox81.8%22
Teemo60.9%23
Hecarim60.4%101
Kindred60.0%40
Ivern60.0%20

Weak against

Udyr28.6%21
Zac36.7%60
Fiddlesticks37.9%58
Bel'Veth39.7%73
Warwick39.9%301

Abilities

P
Blade's End
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.
Q
Noxian Diplomacy
Talon stabs the target unit. If they are within melee range, this attack deals critical damage. If they are outside melee range, Talon will leap at his target before stabbing them. Talon refunds some health and cooldown if this ability kills the target.
Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6Cost: 40Range: 575
W
Rake
Talon sends out a volley of daggers that then return back to him, dealing physical damage every time it passes through an enemy. The returning blades deal bonus damage and slow units hit.
Cooldown: 9/8.5/8/7.5/7Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 650
E
Assassin's Path
Talon vaults over any terrain or structure, up to a max distance. This ability has a low cooldown, but puts the used terrain on a long cooldown.
Cooldown: 0Cost: 0Range: 725
R
Shadow Assault
Talon disperses a ring of blades and becomes Invisible while gaining additional Move Speed. When Talon emerges from Invisibility, the blades converge on his location. Each time the blades move, Shadow Assault deals physical damage to enemies hit by at least one blade.
Cooldown: 100/80/60Cost: 100Range: 550