Talon

Radiant Wukong··2 votes·299 views

Noxian Diplomancy's range increased to 650 from 550.

Reason - Cutthroat used to have 700 range, this made targets such as Tristana Caitlyn KogMaw Jinx Anivia Ashe Annie Varus Zyra accessible when they auto-attacked.

The issue with Cutthroat wasn't its range, but it's movement as a blink. This gave my favorite anti-mage absolutely 0 counterplay and mid lane caster mages were at his mercy, allowing Talon to blink behind them on their skillshot activation and kill them while they were silenced.

The silence is gone, the movement is a now a dash. I understand his roaming potential and being able to wall leap to catch his victims where he wants them, but this still leaves a lot to be desired in his laning phase.

Instead of 700 range, I'm requesting 650, Caitlyn auto-attack range, so that he actually has the opportunity to close the gap on any auto-attacking champ whose auto-attacks aren't being buffed by an ability (with the exception of late game Tristana who I think should be brought in line with Caitlyn).

Melee assassins aren't supposed to be freely challenged by the carries (especially ranged carries) meant to be their targets.

Even if it isn't a flat 100 range increase, it could 20 range added as a passive per unique champion kill.

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Masala Chai1 votes

That would make his laning extremely oppressive, and make Talon next to impossible to kite when he already has other tools at his disposal to gapclose.

Alex h87213 votes

except he doesn't have other gapclose, at least not reliably, he has ult w/ the MS boost but long cooldown, and he has E which before you rank it up has a long cooldown per wall, so neither of those is a reliably available gapcloser.

Radiant Wukong1 votes

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That would make his laning extremely oppressive, and make Talon next to impossible to kite when he already has other tools at his disposal to gapclose.

Leaving lane to jump over a wall isn't a gap closer and it's obvious. Furthermore, ranged casters and carries should be kiting with their abilities and farming with their auto-attack. If you auto-attack an assassin as ranged carry or caster, you deserve death.

After level 6, no carry (ranged or melee) or ranged caster should feel comfortable engaging an assassin by themselves.

Radiant Wukong1 votes

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