Talon is a highly mobile assassin who excels at quickly eliminating priority targets and roaming across the map. His unique wall-scaling ability allows him to create unexpected gank paths and escape routes.

Core Abilities

• Passive (Blade's Edge): Inflicts stacking wounds on enemies. At 3 stacks, targets bleed for bonus damage.
• W (Rake): Throws blades outward and back, dealing damage and slowing enemies
• Q (Noxian Diplomacy): Lunges at target, dealing critical damage at melee range
• E (Assassin's Path): Vaults over terrain with individual wall cooldowns
• R (Shadow Assault): Surrounds Talon with blades, grants invisibility and movement speed

Ability Order

• Max W > Q > E
• Take R at levels 6/11/16

Key Combos

• Standard Burst: W > Q > AA > R > AA
• Maximum Damage: W > AA > Q > R > AA

Strengths

• Exceptional map mobility
• High burst damage
• Strong roaming potential
• Quick wave clear
• Effective early game

Weaknesses

• Vulnerable to CC
• Squishy build
• Countered by defensive items (Zhonya's, Exhaust)
• Falls off in late game

Best Matchups

• Immobile mages
• Squishy carries
• Early-game assassins

Counter Matchups

• Tanks
• Bruisers
• Yasuo-type fighters

Talon excels in punishing positioning mistakes and roaming to side lanes. Focus on shoving waves and looking for roam opportunities while maintaining vision control to enable safe wall-scaling routes.

Build primarily AD and lethality items to maximize burst potential, adjusting boots and later items based on enemy composition and defensive itemization.

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