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the Blade's Shadow

Talon Mid build & stats

Assassin B 497 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
51.1%
Pick rate
1.8%
Ban rate
9.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
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Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
3,000 gold
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
3,300 gold
Eclipse
Eclipse
2,900 gold
9,200 gold
58.3% WR 12 games

Boots

Armored Advance
Armored Advance
1,200 gold
86.7% 15 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
60.0% WR
10 games · 2% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
55.7% 140 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Talon

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Talon wins 51.1% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (497 games).
  • Most common core: Black Cleaver → Death's Dance → Eclipse — 61% win rate over 31 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 48% of games with a 56% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Kassadin (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Fizz (30% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Eclipse
Eclipse
58.3% WR
12 games · 2% pick
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Eclipse
Eclipse
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang
83.3% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
80.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
58.7% WR
46 games · 9% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
39.5% WR
38 games · 8% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
55.9% WR
34 games · 7% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Eclipse Eclipse
 70.8% 10% (48)
Death's Dance Death's Dance
 70.8% 5% (24)
Black Cleaver Black Cleaver
 61.1% 11% (54)
Maw of Malmortius Maw of Malmortius
 57.1% 1% (7)
Bastionbreaker Bastionbreaker
 56.7% 6% (30)
Serylda's Grudge Serylda's Grudge
 53.8% 3% (13)
Edge of Night Edge of Night
 51.7% 6% (29)
Serpent's Fang Serpent's Fang
 48.8% 8% (41)
Youmuu's Ghostblade Youmuu's Ghostblade
 48.3% 6% (29)
Umbral Glaive Umbral Glaive
 46.8% 9% (47)
Voltaic Cyclosword Voltaic Cyclosword
 39.3% 6% (28)
Profane Hydra Profane Hydra
 37.5% 6% (32)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
57.1% WR
21 games · 4% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
58.3% WR
12 games · 2% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Magical Footwear Biscuit Delivery
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
60.0% WR
10 games · 2% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Biscuit Delivery Magical Footwear

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 61.4%20% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 42.4%7% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 50.0%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 55.7%28% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 60.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PBlade's End

    Talon's spells Wound champions and large monsters, stacking up to 3 times. When Talon attacks a champion with 3 stacks of Wound, they bleed for heavy damage over time.

  • QNoxian Diplomacy

    Talon stabs the target unit. If they are within melee range, this attack deals critical damage. If they are outside melee range, Talon will leap at his target before stabbing them. Talon refunds some health and cooldown...

  • WRake

    Talon sends out a volley of daggers that then return back to him, dealing physical damage every time it passes through an enemy. The returning blades deal bonus damage and slow units hit.

  • EAssassin's Path

    Talon vaults over any terrain or structure, up to a max distance. This ability has a low cooldown, but puts the used terrain on a long cooldown.

  • RShadow Assault

    Talon disperses a ring of blades and becomes Invisible while gaining additional Move Speed. When Talon emerges from Invisibility, the blades converge on his location. Each time the blades move, Shadow Assault deals physi...