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Choose Champion Build:
Spells:
Flash
Exhaust
Ability Order
Blade's End (PASSIVE)
Talon Passive Ability
Introduction

Talon is a very good damage dealer early game against squishy carries. He's exceptionally good because he's does burst damage and scales extremely well with pure AD. His ulti is what you use to kill with most of the time; it can also be used to escape if you're caught. Talon should take a solo lane, whether mid or top depending the matchup. However, he can also go bot with an aggressive support like


His Lore:
; Talon's earliest memories are the darkness of Noxus' underground passages and the reassuring steel of a blade. He remembers no family, warmth, or kindness. Instead, the clink of stolen gold and the security of a wall at his back are all the kinship he has ever craved. Kept alive only by his quick wits and deft thievery, Talon scraped out a living in the seedy underbelly of Noxus. His mastery of the blade quickly marked him as a threat, and Noxian guilds sent assassins to him with a demand: join their ranks or be killed. He left the bodies of his pursuers dumped in Noxus' moat as his response.
The assassination attempts grew increasingly dangerous until one assailant met Talon blade-for-blade in a match of strength. To his surprise, Talon was disarmed and facing down his executioner's sword when the assassin revealed himself to be General Du Couteau. The General offered Talon the choice between death at his hand, or life as an agent of the Noxian High Command. Talon chose life, on the condition that his service was to Du Couteau alone, for the only type of orders he could respect were from one he could not defeat. Talon remained in the shadows, carrying out secret missions on Du Couteau's orders that took him from the frigid lands of Freljord to the inner sanctums of Bandle City. When the general vanished, Talon considered reclaiming his freedom, but he had gained immense respect for Du Couteau after years in his service. He became obsessed with tracking down the general's whereabouts. Talon's suspicions led him to the doors of the Institute of War, where he joined the League of Legends in order to find those responsible for Du Couteau's disappearance.
''The three deadliest blademasters in all of Valoran are bound to the house of Du Couteau: my father, myself, and Talon. Challenge us, if you dare.'' - Katarina Du Couteau

This is your singe-target nuke. After casting the damage portion, your opponents take additional damage over time and are reveal for the duration. Since Noxian Diplomacy resets your auto-attack timer, you want to auto-attack once and then activate the spell immediately. The extra damage can mean a difference between getting a kill and watching the enemy walk away with 10 health.
Noxian Diplomacy works well with a



This is your farming tool. Once you have enough AD, you can use

Cutthroat
This is your gap closer and your one point-wonder. Cutthroat gives you a percentage damage boost, but does no damage on its own. You mainly want to use it to close the distance between fleeing enemies. Be mindful that you want to hold it for champions with

Cutthroat also applies an 1 second silence. Not much of a big deal, but you can use it to cancel channel spells like



This is your Ultimate. This is the spell the defines

This spell can used offensively and defensively. You typically want to use it deal as damage as possible to your target enemy. However, if you're caught out of position, you can use it to get away. The stealth and the MS steroid make it hard for your enemies to guess your position.
Mercy
This is your passive. It gives your auto-attacks a 10% damage boost if the target is under a Crowd Control effect (ex. slow, stun, blind, silence). Not too much of a big deal since you're relying on your spells to deal most of your damage. Think of it as a little boost.
Runes













Alternatives

Due to the recent patch,

's abilites, armour penetration, some attack damage, critical strike chance and a little buff on
Exhaust. I go zero in the defensive masteries because I don't believe talon will risk attack damage for a little bit of defense. I go fifteen again in utility masteries because this helps him gain maximum experience, reduces time spent dead, gives you more HP and MP regeneration, movement speed and a little buff on
Flash!


Core




Situational Items







In-game
You typically want to start off with a




Next you want to farm up for a



Your inventory should look like this by the mid game mark:






Resistances
Late game you want to finish your


If the enemy team has a lot for Crowd Control and magic damage, pick up a



If the enemy team's damage is well-balanced, get a




Alternatives



Ganking
If you took mid lane, your job is to farm up as much as possible and gank Top or Bot. You typically want to go for a gank when your enemy laner goes back to buy and heal. When this happens, push your lane to their turret and go ganking. Talon doesn't have any hard Crowd Control he can use to pin someone down. Instead, you want to let your Top or Bot lane is to start the fight for you. Let your


Teamfights
During teamfights, your job as an assassin is to jump their main damage dealer and kill them before they can do any damage to your team.



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