How to beat Talon
Common role: Mid / Jungle
A roaming assassin who parkours the map and one-shots squishies.
Best counters vs Talon
Champions with the highest win rate against Talon on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Fiddlesticks57.1%99 games
- 2
Nasus56.5%194 games
- 3
Master Yi55.7%288 games
- 4
Hecarim55.5%182 games
- 5
Fizz57.5%31 games
- 6
Bel'Veth54.6%104 games
- 7
Xin Zhao54.1%184 games
- 8
Zyra54.2%61 games
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What makes Talon dangerous
Talon opens with a rake (W) bleed, closes with a jumping Q for bonus damage, and vaults over walls with his passive to gank and roam constantly. His ultimate goes invisible and detonates blades for lethal burst. Left alone he snowballs the whole map.
How to play against Talon
- 1Ward your flanks and river — his wall-hops mean ganks come from anywhere.
- 2Buy an early armor item or Seeker's/Cloth — his combo is all physical burst.
- 3Don't walk up low: he needs the full W→Q combo, so deny him the jump range.
- 4Track his roams and ping mid — a Talon who can't snowball falls off hard.
Weaknesses to exploit
- ✓Falls off in the late game versus tanks and grouped teams.
- ✓No escape when his E is on cooldown — collapse and kill him.
- ✓Very gankable; a well-warded lane shuts his roams down.
- ✓Struggles into armor and any peel for the carry.
Abilities & how to counter them
What each of Talon's abilities does — and how to play around it.
P
KlingenspitzeTalons Fähigkeiten fügen Champions und großen Monstern Wunden zu, die sich bis zu 3 Mal steigern. Wenn Talon einen Champion mit 3 Wunden angreift, erleidet dieser eine Blutung, die schweren Schaden über Zeit verursacht.
Strong: three bleed stacks trigger a big execute, rewarding his full combo. Weak: needs the whole W→Q combo to stack — deny one hit and the execute falls short.
Q
Noxianische DiplomatieTalon sticht auf die Zieleinheit ein. Wenn sie in Nahkampfreichweite ist, fügt der Angriff kritischen Schaden zu. Wenn sie außerhalb seiner Nahkampfreichweite ist, springt Talon zu seinem Ziel und sticht dann zu. Talon erhält etwas Leben und Abklingzeit zurück, wenn diese Fähigkeit ein Ziel tötet.
Strong: a gap-closing strike with bonus damage up close. Weak: has a fixed jump range — stay spaced so he can't reach with the empowered hit.
W
KlingensalveTalon schleudert eine Reihe Klingen, die anschließend zu ihm zurückkehren. Jedes Mal, wenn eine der Klingen einen Gegner durchdringt, erleidet dieser normalen Schaden. Die zurückkehrenden Klingen verursachen zusätzlichen Schaden und verlangsamen getroffene Einheiten.
Strong: a fan of blades that applies bleed and slows on the return. Weak: skillshot with a gap in the middle — sidestep the return blades.
E
Weg des AssassinenTalon springt über Terrain und Gebäude (sofern die Distanz nicht zu groß ist). Die Fähigkeit selbst hat eine niedrige Abklingzeit, das Terrain hingegen eine hohe.
Strong: vaults over any wall for unmatched roam and gank pressure. Weak: short cooldown but a fixed one — catch him when it's down.
R
SchattenangriffTalon schleudert einen Ring aus Klingen, wird unsichtbar und erhält zusätzliches Lauftempo. Wenn Talon wieder sichtbar wird, treffen die Klingen an seiner Position aufeinander. Immer wenn die Klingen sich bewegen, verursacht „Schattenangriff“ normalen Schaden an Gegnern, die von mindestens einer Klinge getroffen wurden.
Strong: goes invisible and rains blades for lethal burst. Weak: control wards and pings track him; the blades take time to return — react and Zhonya/QSS.
Itemization
Armor and health shut down his burst: Plated Steelcaps, Seeker's Armguard into Zhonya's, Randuin's. Grouping with a peel support neutralizes his picks.
This guide covers Talon's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.
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