Despite not being popular in the middle lane for a long time, Talon, who has been playing the role of jungler lately, seems to be making a name for himself for a while.
Talon, who has managed to annoy many players with his unmatched mobility, can also use the entire Summoner’s Rift as his own playground when played as a jungler.
Talon CTs: Strong opponents against Talon
- Vi
- Rammus
- Sejuani
- Hecarim
- Udyr
Although Talon can use his mobility very well, he is not very good at head-on combat against tank or offtank characters, as he is an assassin at his core. That’s why Rammus, Sejuani-style characters can give Talon a hard time with their crowd control and potential to be a tank.
All the abilities of Talon, who can become invisible with the circle he creates:
- Passive / Blade Blade: Talon’s abilities inflict wounds on champions and large monsters, stacking up to 3 times. When Talon attacks a champion with 3 wound charges, their target takes massive damage over time and bleeds
- Q / Noxian Diplomacy: Talon stabs the target unit. If the target unit is within melee range, this attack deals critical damage. If out of melee range, Talon dashes to his target, stabbing it. Talon regains some health and cooldown if this ability kills the target
- W / Slash: Talon swings and pulls daggers, dealing physical damage each time they slash at enemies. Blades deal bonus damage during their turn and slow units they hit
- E / Killer’s Path: Talon jumps over any surface shape or structure for a certain distance. This ability has a short cooldown but puts the jumped surface shape on a long cooldown
- R / Shadow Strike: Talon forms a circle with his blades and becomes invisible, gaining bonus movement speed. When Talon’s invisibility ends, the blades are drawn to his location. Each time the blades move, Shadow Strike deals physical damage to enemies hit by at least one blade.
What are Shadow of the Blade Talon’s strengths and weaknesses?
Talon’s powerful features:
- Being very successful in mobility
- Can deal very high damage in the early phase thanks to the bleeding passive
- Able to use the surprise attack factor well
Talon can inflict unexpected high damage in a short time, especially in the early stages, thanks to the bleeding feature from his passive. In addition, he can perform surprise attacks very successfully with the invisibility of his ultimate ability, which he unlocks from level 6, and the mobility from his E ability.
Talon’s weak features:
- Being vulnerable to tank or offtank characters
- Very weak against crowd control abilities
- Decreased performance against multiple enemy groups
As Talon is an assassin, as we mentioned, Tank characters are out of his target. As with many assassins, when his crowd control abilities are at a level that can get in the way of his escape, the result is usually death. In addition, since the character’s skill kit is mainly based on single targets, he cannot show his full performance when there is more than one enemy.
How to play Talon in LoL?
- Talon is one of the hardest characters to catch in the game. That’s why you can lose track very easily by using your E skill well.
- Be sure to select your target before attacking. Your Talon will be more effective on single targets than on multiple targets
- Remember that you need 3 abilities to activate your passive
Talon is a character that can do very high damage in the early stages. But in order to achieve this, you need to activate the passive, that is, you need to hit your W ability 2 times. Talon’s escapism ability is unmatched in-game. That’s why you can dodge your enemies very easily with your E ability. Choose your target well before attacking, as Talon’s abilities are based on destroying individual targets.
How to play against Talon, how to beat Talon?
- Talon desperately needs his ultimate to escape instant combat. That’s why he can be a pretty obvious target when his ult is on cooldown.
- Be careful in the early stages when playing against Talon. You can give a very quick “First Blood” especially if you underestimate Talon’s passive
- Talon needs to hook the spin portion of his W ability to activate his passive. By playing a little carefully, you can remove the part of the passive effect a little bit.
Talon is a unique character when it comes to mobility, but he needs his ultimate to get out of instant battles. This can make the character quite fragile when his ultimate ability is not active. Talon has a huge damage advantage, especially in the early stages, thanks to his passive. It’s okay not to take this lightly. Also, the most effective way for Talon to activate his passive lies in his full W-handling. If you can avoid at least the turn portion of W, you can ease your situation a bit.
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