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Talon Mid build & stats

Assassin S 51 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
68.6%
Pick rate
1.2%
Ban rate
4.8%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

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

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Bastionbreaker
Bastionbreaker
3,000 gold
Eclipse
Eclipse
2,900 gold
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
3,000 gold
8,900 gold
77.8% WR each item separately

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
1,000 gold
90.0% 10 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
76.9% WR
13 games · 25% 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
68.6% 51 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Talon

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Talon wins 68.6% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (51 games).
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 49% of games with a 68% win rate.
  • Talon is an early-game champion: 90% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 67% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Eclipse
Eclipse
66.7% WR
3 games · 6% pick

Boots

Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
68.4% WR
19 games · 37% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
71.4% WR
14 games · 27% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
90.0% WR
10 games · 20% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Bastionbreaker Bastionbreaker
 88.9% 18% (9)
Umbral Glaive Umbral Glaive
 80.0% 10% (5)
Axiom Arc Axiom Arc
 80.0% 10% (5)
Serylda's Grudge Serylda's Grudge
 77.8% 18% (9)
Black Cleaver Black Cleaver
 75.0% 31% (16)
Eclipse Eclipse
 73.3% 59% (30)
Edge of Night Edge of Night
 68.4% 37% (19)
Voltaic Cyclosword Voltaic Cyclosword
 66.7% 47% (24)
Youmuu's Ghostblade Youmuu's Ghostblade
 65.0% 39% (20)
Death's Dance Death's Dance
 60.0% 10% (5)
Serpent's Fang Serpent's Fang
 58.3% 24% (12)
Profane Hydra Profane Hydra
 40.0% 10% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
76.9% WR
13 games · 25% 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
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
75.0% WR
12 games · 24% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Absolute Focus Scorch
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
60.0% WR
5 games · 10% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Magical Footwear Biscuit Delivery

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 68.0%49% 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. 66.7%47% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 68.6%100% 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...