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No counterplay. A good ahri will always keep her charm for when you try to all in. Need a gank to win lane unless they are bad.
Annie
Super annoying. Good Annie will always keep here passive stun ready to cc you. Plus she one shots faster than you somehow. Take null orb and electrocute. Play for roams.
Tristana
Kill. The. Furry. Just pick pantheon or something into this thing. Unless you get a gank and she doesn't use her w in time, you cant ever kill her or get cs without getting shot in the throat.
Malphite
No. Big scary rock. Need ganks. A lot of them... Just ban it.
Heimerdinger
Good heimers are really annoying. You cant cs and have to pray for a jungle gank or for the heimer to waste stun. Take null orb and electrocute.
Irelia
If the Irelia knows how to hit stuns then its a really hard lane. Try to use your q to q to minions and dodge her E. Take conqueror and ignite into her to win the long trades. Her W can mitigate most of your damage if you take a bad timed trade.
Cassiopeia
If you get a jungle gank early then its a really free lane. Otherwise she will poke your ass to death and then with conq or phase rush will run you down and spit in you.
Lucian
Good lucians will know how to space and make the lane unplayable. Play to roam. If your jungle ganks you it's a free wqr one shot. Take electrocute.
Renekton
He will stab you and then run away. Take conqueror and hope to out bruiser him.
Viego
Diego trades really hard and has insane sustain. Look to abuse him at level 2. After he hits first item you lose the lane. Look to dodge his w then use your w q aa combo to trade. If he hits w he wins. If he misses w he loses.
Pyke
Hard lane. He has infinite sustain so you NEED a gank. Otherwise you'll have to kill him at level 2. At level 6 unless you are ahead you can never 1v1 him because of his EXECUTE.
Diana
Can take conqueror or electrocute. Skill matchup. Dodge the Q and you can trade for free. Her W shield makes it annoying to trade, so look to trade with her before she levels it. When you both get items she wins unless she's behind. Very hard to outplay diana as she has 2 dashes and cc in her ult.
Lissandra
You never see Lissandra. But her R makes her invulnerable and you have to try to kill her early. She pokes a lot, does a lot of damage, has mobility, and has free zhonyas.
Zed
Zed cheesers like to take triple pot so you'll have to match that sustain with 3 pots as well. Have to kill him at level 2 or you need a gank. Whoever gets first blood wins the lane. He out damages you when he's ahead, but you out damage him when you're ahead. Zed is a total BS champ. He is able to outplay you when he's behind so you have to always be careful. Take electrocute. Pray that your micro is good enough.
Anivia
Hurts like hell if she hits stun. You can bait stun by stepping forward then using q aa w to proc electrocute and gtfo. Impossible to roam because she will perma shove into you with R. Just play for lane and/or jungle skirmishes.
Fizz
You win before level 6, but after 6 its really hard to win any trade unless you know for sure his r is down. Do NOT follow fizz roams as he can easily turn around and one shot you.
Galio
Very easy level 1,2, & 3. Easy trades unless you get ganked, until he backs. After he backs and gets fat he is impossible to kill. If you're looking to kill him after he gets tanky then take conq. Otherwise take electrocute and look to roam.
Katarina
Kat used to be a free matchup, but now with AD kat its a decent bit harder to win. Whoever gets first kill/first gank wins the lane. Take null orb and electrocute to out damage her.
LeBlanc
Good LBs are very sneaky. Itll be close to impossible to hit both w's so try to play around jungler, or roam to get fed and one shot her. another matchup where if you get behind, you get steamrolled.
Rumble
Rumble is a very weird pick in mid. He may seem tanky at first, but is actually really squishy. Look for really short trades and avoid trading until level 6, unless he gives a free trade to you.
Pantheon
Crutch pick. Play conqueror and beat his ass at level two. Do NOT trade at level one and wait for him to waste his 5 stacks. Then you can all in and kill him. Ganks are free. If he gets ahead you are screwed. Worst comes to worst you can play to outscale, which sounds weird but most pantheons have brain damage and they'll be super easy to outplay.
Viktor
Easy lane until he scales. Bully him until that happens and getting a gank or two is always nice. his stun is very weird. Just don't stand in it. If you press q on him then he has nowhere to go.
Brand
Annoying champ. All point and click abilities besides his stun (which has a huge hitbox). Once again take null orb and electrocute. Pretty easy to solo kill if he misses his stun (Q).
Sylas
As long as they arent faker, its an easy lane. Dodge E2 and its a free trade. Take null orb and electrocute or conqueror works into him. Be careful of his w. If he does a w max then he will heal ~300 hp every 5-6 seconds.
Syndra
As long as you make sure not to step in range/vicinity of her q's then she cant stun you. if she misses her stun, then all in and its free. If she gets ahead she will one shot you. Take electrocute.
Lux
Good luxes will play like Ahris and hold onto root forever. If they get impatient and use it early then dodge it and one shot them.
Ryze
Very weird matchup. Similar to brand that he has all point and click abilities. If he gets a small lead its hard to come back. Get a gank. Kill him. Then its a free lane.
Taliyah
Never really seen a Taliyah in ranked, but take electrocute and wait for her to attempt to all in. After that then you're free to combo her and one shot her.
Yasuo
Garbage. Take conqueror to out sustain him and out damage him. 1 point in w and then max the hell out of q. Just dodge his early tornadoes and you'll be fine. You can start q into this matchup and try to walk up for an aa q aa for free electrocute proc if u take it instead of conqueror. He has infinite dashes so it's impossible to hit both w's when wave crashes at mid. If he gets ahead... You're dead.
Azir
He can farm from across the map, so try to get level 2 and kill him then. Or else you'll need a gank. Play to roam and get fed. Then you can one shot him when you come back.
Orianna
Fairly easy matchup for talon. Ori has no peel besides phase rush. TRy to avoid her Q poke at level one, then all in at level 2. Her ult will hurt, so if you aren't ahead already then you'll have to flash to make a play. Roaming is advised if the Ori player plays safe.
Qiyana
Easy lane. Play far from walls and use w to cover her grass q. Ganks are free against her. Trade at level 1 with auto q auto and then kill her at level 2.
Akali
Easy lane. 2 points into w and then max out q. Very hard to lose trades when you can outrun her with your w slow. At level 6 either bait her R1 or get her low enough to w q r ignite one shot (electrocute). If you take conqueror then the lane is slightly harder.
Ekko
Very easy to out trade at levels 1, 2, & 3. Dodge first part of his q and its a free trade because he just cant out damage you. Try to bait his e then follow with q aa w aa. Free trade, free lane. Watch out for 6. A lot of ekkos don't upgrade r right away to bait you. Try to bait his r by faking an all in without using your own r. Then one shot him with w q r aa. Must take electrocute.
Kassadin
Free.
Aurelion Sol
Never seen a sol in ranked.
Zoe
Free lane. Dodge sleep or dance around her until she uses it. She has 0 mobility so once you get on her she needs to burn sums to run, then you one shot her next time. Take electrocute and null orb.
Twisted Fate
Pretty easy lane. Dodge his triple card and after he pulls a card and throws it look for an all in right away. He can counter roam very easily which is his main threat.
Veigar
Free lane. Dont get caught out in his cage, and you can just strafe all his skill shots anyways. If you get ganked, you die. If he gets ganked, he dies. Simple as that.
Vel'Koz
Strange champ. As long as you can get on top of him, its a free flash burn. Super easy to solo kill, but if he gets ahead he will one shot you all the time.
Xerath
Free enough. If they know how to hit stun then its a little bit harder. Bait the stun similar to syndra ahri and lux, and then all in and one shot them. Ganks are appreciated.
Yone
Free lane. Early poke with w, then w q aa at level 2 and he should learn that he can never trade until 6. Flash his r and then just combo him. DO NOT ROAM UNLESS HE IS DEAD. He takes towers so damn fast. If he has half an item then he can take 3/5 of your tower in one roam timer. Take conqueror or electrocute. Beware of the r + q3 which is ~3 seconds of cc.
Ziggs
Free lane. Farm safely to level 2 and then q aa w should burn flash. His lunch box is annoying but if he's the slightest bit off with it then its still a free kill. Jungle ganks are appreciated.
Vladimir
Free lane. Vlad NEEDS to farm and scale so as long as you keep him away from minions with W, then eventually you can wqr and one shot him before he presses w (blood pool).
Kayle
Free.
Zilean
Nobody plays Zilean mid... But if you do, just q onto him. He has no mobility besides a speed up which you can q to or use r to match the speed. At 6 with his GA he gets annoying to kill.
Rammus
Free laning when you are queued with a rammus. They taunt and you get full combo for free. Insane dives.
Nunu & Willump
Another tank gank heavy jungle. Sets you up really well to snowball.
Rek'Sai
Super helpful ganks.
Shaco
Great ganks with fear.
Alistar
Alistar supports are insane. 2 junglers ganking your lane. Its so free.
Yuumi
Just have Yuumi press E and its GG.
Zac
Insanely free ganks, especially when you take electrocute. Zac Talon is guaranteed to burn sums off the enemy mid every gank.
Shen
Allows you to play suicidal. With Shen R you can dive anywhere at any time.
Fiddlesticks
Absolute CC and damage machine. Flash fear in ganks is too good to pass up. Fiddle R and W in teamfights will make him the primary target, rather than you.
Hecarim
It's a hecarim gank. What more do you ask for? Hec also works very well when diving/assassinating the backline.
Ekko
Makes for an insane dive comp. He has great zoning with his w and can close gaps like talon.
Volibear
Easy tower dives and reliable enough stun.
Master Yi
You carry early, he presses Q in the late game. Easy.
Bard
Bard roams are always helpful to set you up for ganks. Plus his healing is super useful.
Synergies
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Rammus
Free laning when you are queued with a rammus. They taunt and you get full combo for free. Insane dives.
Nunu & Willump
Another tank gank heavy jungle. Sets you up really well to snowball.
Rek'Sai
Super helpful ganks.
Shaco
Great ganks with fear.
Alistar
Alistar supports are insane. 2 junglers ganking your lane. Its so free.
Yuumi
Just have Yuumi press E and its GG.
Zac
Insanely free ganks, especially when you take electrocute. Zac Talon is guaranteed to burn sums off the enemy mid every gank.
Shen
Allows you to play suicidal. With Shen R you can dive anywhere at any time.
Fiddlesticks
Absolute CC and damage machine. Flash fear in ganks is too good to pass up. Fiddle R and W in teamfights will make him the primary target, rather than you.
Hecarim
It's a hecarim gank. What more do you ask for? Hec also works very well when diving/assassinating the backline.
Ekko
Makes for an insane dive comp. He has great zoning with his w and can close gaps like talon.
Volibear
Easy tower dives and reliable enough stun.
Master Yi
You carry early, he presses Q in the late game. Easy.
Bard
Bard roams are always helpful to set you up for ganks. Plus his healing is super useful.
If it's a melee matchup feel free to auto the minions to shove. Whoever gets level 2 first usually wins, and with the strongest level 2 in the game you'll always win... Unless you get level 2 ganked... That's not nice. Into most mages, aim to get 3-4 CS from the first wave. Let them push into you and then hard shove the second wave to get level 2 first. Then kill them. Check the matchup sections for a better understanding of how to play into each laner. If you have to burn flash and ignite for a very early solo kill, then it is 100% worth, because you can snowball jungle and other lanes very easily.
Early Mid Game (5 minutes)
Start to roam mainly to bot lane, unless the top is squishy. Always help your jungle, especially at scuttles. It gets them ahead and in return, they'll gank your lane.
Mid Game (10 minutes)
Keep roaming and putting pressure on the map. Always make sure to come back to a wave otherwise you'll fall behind in CS. If you are ~0/3 at this point, then just play for lane. If you are ~3/0 then keep it up and keep roaming and helping jungle.
Late Mid Game (20 minutes)
Hopefully at this point your team has secured most objectives, and you've snowballed your lead. You should be the win condition and should be able to walk into any fight and easily 1v2, 1v3, or 1v4. Keep getting pressure on the map and pray that your teammates know how to take towers. In the next 5 minutes or so, you should start to group up, wipe their team, and then end the game.
Late Game (30 minutes)
You start to fall off unless you are very very fed (10/0/0). At this point your main goal should be to either 1v9 if you haven't already, or if you are behind then you need to one shot the enemy adc and/or the squishy mid/support. If your team cant win fights when the enemy's adc is dead... then just FF.
Jungle Clear
Talon's jungle clear is insanely bad and I would never recommend Talon jungle to anybody. Usually start with bot leash, preferable on red side. From here you can do red blue gromp into a gank/scuttle, or red raptors krugs into scuttle. The red blue gromp clear gives you about a 3:10 time clear, ending at around 50% HP. The red side full clear leaves you at ~25% HP at 3:30. Takon jungle is very bad compared to other junglers such as Hecarim, Nunu, Volibear, or Kayn, due to other junglers being able to gank more, and clear faster.
Jungle Ganking
Talon's ganks are overall VERY weak. You only have a built-in slow inside of your kit and even then, it is hard to hit (only being able to be proc-ed with second w). This makes it only viable to take scuttle fights, or use flash and/or R during ganks. Talon's best attribute is his level 2 kill potential, but in jungle, he doesn't have a guaranteed opponent to kill. Because of this it is hard for talon to get ahead and snowball. Since you can only gank with R or flash, you wont have any gank opportunities for a while, but you'll have to force ganks due to your clear being so bad. Do not play talon jungle.
Talon Combos
Basic Combos
w + q + r + aa = Standard one shot combo for electrocute
w + q + aa = normal trading combo
r + q + w + aa = chasing combo
e + r + q + w + aa = Invis over wall into full combo
w + r + q + aa = chasing combo
Advanced Combos
w + flash + q + aa = full w to enemy with flash then q aa for passive proc
w + aa + q + aa + goredrinker + r + aa + q + aa + goredrinker + w = slowest combo for bruiser talon. Maxes out damage. Never use this for electrocute talon.
w + flash + aa + q + aa = w then flash into your opponent. Then auto q auto for passive proc.
Escape Artist - When you are caught out.
flash + e = flash to a wall then e over it
r + e = invis then RUN
q + e = q to a minion then e a wall
e + r + e = scouting over a wall and running away
**ALL OF THESE COMBOS CAN MAKE USE OF IGNITE. IGNITE BEFORE OR AFTER FULL COMBO**
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