Hi, my name is Remixt.

I'm a returning Diamond player working on that grind to master tier. In season 6 I had too much school/work on my plate and wasn't able to play League for about 10 months. I've spent about a month re-learning the game and now I am about ready to make the climb again. I used to main Talon in season 3 and after the rework I've enjoyed playing him again.

Talon is an extremely versatile mid lane assassin. Many players underestimate him, and that gives Talon players a big advantage.


His Q heals you if you cs with it which gives you an awesome utility for staying in lane longer, even against ranged opponents.

His E allows you to move around the map fluidly and you can take paths that are far less likely to be warded.

His W is a great mechanic for setting yourself up for a kill as it applies two stacks of his passive.

Finally, Talons R allows you to either get a quick kill or escape from a bad situation and the cooldown is relatively short.

A good Talon player is almost like having a second jungler because of his great mobility and kill potential.

Pros:
Huge burst damage
High mobility
Great split pusher
High escape potential

Cons
Difficult to position correctly
Extremely vulnerable to cc
Tanks can be hard to deal with
Team dependent

There are a lot of items that are good on Talon, but an important thing to note is that he needs to be very Gold efficient or his damage will fall off too much.

Ghostblade is extremely gold efficient and it has everything that Talon needs to be successful. Lethality plays a big factor in his mid game power spike, and the movement speed increase helps him roam/catch.

Duskblade and Hydra can be interchanged base on your playstyle. I like to go hydra first because it allows me to stay out longer because of the sustain. However, dusk-blade gives you a huge advantage for assassinations because of your ultimate. It triggers the true damage passive which is insane for bursting even bruisers.

I've seen alot of Talon players spend their early game under turret, trying their best to get farm with rake and Q.

This is a mistake most of the time. Talon has a stronger early game than most people think, and it's important to take advantage of it.

Use your q to jump to your opponent and auto twice to proc thunderlords, even against ranged champions you will win the trade because of the high burst of your q.

Level 2 and on: Rake first if its in range to hit both times. Then while your rake is traveling jump in with your q and proc your passive and thunderlords. If you have ult try to wait before using it so your q will be back off cooldown to finish off the opponent.

Will continue guide tomorrow.