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the Blade's Shadow

Talon build & stats

Assassin 3 games · patch 16.9
Win rate
100.0%
Pick rate
15.8%
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 16.9

Built from single items

Start with

Long Sword
Long Sword
350 gold
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk
1,000 gold
100.0% 3 games

Best three items so far

Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
2,750 gold
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
3,000 gold
8,750 gold
100.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
100.0% 3 games

Then, depending on the game

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
100.0% 3 games

Max order

Rake W Noxian Diplomacy Q Assassin's Path E
100.0% 3 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.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Hubris 1
Hubris
Axiom Arc 2
Axiom Arc
Serylda's Grudge 3
Serylda's Grudge
100.0% WR
3 games · 100% pick

Starting items

Long Sword
Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk
100.0% WR
3 games · 100% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
100.0% WR
3 games · 100% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 100% (3)
100.0% 100% (3)
100.0% 100% (3)
100.0% 100% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
100.0% WR
2 games · 67% 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

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 100.0%100% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 100.0%100% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Rake W Noxian Diplomacy Q Assassin's Path E 100.0%3 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (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...