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Talon Jungle build & stats

Assassin S 1,792 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
52.2%
Pick rate
7.9%
Ban rate
17.3%
Division
Master
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 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
450 gold
53.8% 65 games

Build in this order

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
2,800 gold
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000 gold
Edge of Night 3
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
8,800 gold
62.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
62.3% 69 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
60.7% WR
28 games · 2% pick
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

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 Smite
50.7% 893 games

Max order

Rake W Noxian Diplomacy Q Assassin's Path E
53.6% 153 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 52.2% of games as Jungle on patch 16.16 (1,792 games).
  • Most common core: Umbral Glaive → Bastionbreaker → Voltaic Cyclosword — 60% win rate over 68 games.
  • Take Fleet Footwork as keystone: picked in 68% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Rammus (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Ekko (24% over 41 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 17% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Bastionbreaker 2
Bastionbreaker
Voltaic Cyclosword 3
Voltaic Cyclosword
48.6% WR
35 games · 2% pick
Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Bastionbreaker 2
Bastionbreaker
Edge of Night 3
Edge of Night
60.0% WR
10 games · 1% pick
Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Edge of Night 3
Edge of Night
62.5% WR
8 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
50.7% WR
75 games · 4% pick
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
53.8% WR
65 games · 4% pick
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
35.0% WR
20 games · 1% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
58.5% WR
335 games · 19% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
48.7% WR
199 games · 11% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
62.3% WR
69 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
63.0% 5% (81)
62.2% 7% (127)
59.5% 4% (79)
58.0% 11% (193)
57.1% 10% (175)
55.5% 26% (467)
55.3% 14% (253)
52.3% 32% (575)
51.3% 4% (76)
51.2% 45% (802)
49.8% 12% (221)
45.8% 11% (201)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
51.4% WR
296 games · 17% pick
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

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
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
57.0% WR
172 games · 10% pick
Fleet Footwork Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace Magical Footwear Cosmic Insight
Inspiration Inspiration + Domination Domination
52.4% WR
105 games · 6% pick
First Strike Cash Back Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight Sudden Impact Treasure Hunter

Keystones

  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 50.9%36% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 50.0%9% 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. 51.0%3% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 47.9%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 50.7%50% pick
  • Smite Ignite Smite + Ignite 48.3%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Rake W Noxian Diplomacy Q Assassin's Path E 53.6%153 games

Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (52%), W → Q → W (39%), Q → W → W (100%).

  • 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...