Skip to content
the Blade's Shadow

Talon build & stats

Assassin B 59 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.5%
Pick rate
3.3%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

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

Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius
3,100 gold
Eclipse
Eclipse
2,900 gold
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
9,000 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
50.0% 16 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
66.7% WR
9 games · 15% 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

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
50.0% 54 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 52.5% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (59 games).
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 47% of games with a 43% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Edge of Night
Edge of Night
The Collector
The Collector
Eclipse
Eclipse
100.0% WR
3 games · 5% pick
The Collector
The Collector
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
33.3% WR
3 games · 5% pick
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
The Collector
The Collector
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
66.7% WR
3 games · 5% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
41.7% WR
24 games · 41% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
50.0% WR
16 games · 27% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
83.3% WR
6 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
83.3% 10% (6)
62.5% 41% (24)
61.1% 31% (18)
57.1% 47% (28)
57.1% 24% (14)
55.6% 15% (9)
54.5% 56% (33)
52.0% 42% (25)
50.0% 14% (8)
50.0% 10% (6)
47.2% 61% (36)
30.0% 17% (10)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
55.0% WR
20 games · 34% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
16 games · 27% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Triumph
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
66.7% WR
9 games · 15% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Taste of Blood Treasure Hunter

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 42.9%47% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 55.6%31% 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. 63.6%19% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 50.0%92% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 66.7%5% 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...