to yall talon mains

Stand in my X·Jan 6, 2016·4 votes·777 views

Any tips on playing him? I started playing him and i really enjoy him, but im silver 5 so im far from being really good, so yeah, any tips?

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TheThundersRoarJan 6, 20162 votes

Used to main this guy for a while back in season 3 (or 4). I still pick him to counter champions like . Here goes:

Optimal burst combo: W - E - auto+Q - R, run ahead of them, using the movespeed to gain distance and prepare for a panic flash, then exit stealth with an auto and W again. Tiamat during the burst if you have it. Ignite if you must.

E first if you are too far. If you're low or can be hit by CC, save your auto-Q-Tiamat to exit stealth, as that minimizes the time you're vulnerable.

Max R>W>Q>E, use W sparingly and you won't run into mana issues. Do not harass with it until level 4 unless getting a gank. It uses too much mana to be damage-efficient. Optimally, use it to hit the enemy midlaner and farm a couple caster minions early game.

Runes: Usual AD. Masteries: I like 12-18-0 with Thunderlord's (duh).

Start item 1036 and build it into item 3134 first thing, then get item 1001 .

If fed, rush item 3142 . Otherwise, get item 3077 and then item 3117 . The goal of this is to W + Tiamat to farm the minions fast, then use mobis to roam bot/top/kill the jungler at wolves.

Your strategy is to waveclear and roam. Get kills off of other lanes. Consider item 3341 and/or item 2043 . Just make sure you are well-farmed and well-pushed in the early-midgame. You should have item 3117 item 3142 item 3077 by midgame.

After that, pretty much anything (that isn't stupid) goes. item 3071 item 3812 item 3508 are all generally good. item 3036 item 3139 item 3156 are all nice situational items. Talon has a nice flexible build. Armor pen and AD both do nice work.

Finishing item 3074 is gold-inefficient in terms of AD, only finish it if you want the sustain without consuming mana, otherwise don't finish until later.

Late-game burst: From outside the enemy screen, activate Youmuu's THEN ult, and charge in with mobis at a lone squishy, E to them and faceroll. Works if not starved (you only get one hit of your ult in this way, and Youmuu's active is nearly dead). If done from the right distance (ult blades too far to be seen, but you're close enough to reach an enemy), you can literally be better than Rengar at unexpected assassinations. You will pop literally out of nowhere and delete them.

Late-game burst costs around 250 mana, account for that before you fight. If you have a item 3071 , try to hit the entire team with your ult, and after you burst the enemy squishy(ies) and ensure your safety, run back in and help shred the enemy tanks. You can slow them, damage them, and shred them for your ADC.

You can E onto enemy minions to W a pussy enemy midlaner and chase or to escape a gank. Keep an eye for that.

Have fun with Talon :D

Stand in my XJan 6, 20161 votes

Thank you so much!!! [slayer-jinx-wink]

The Griefer KingJan 6, 20161 votes

e>r>spam laugh

Stand in my XJan 6, 20161 votes

ty*[slayer-jinx-wink]*

ModWulf HelhammerJan 6, 20161 votes

Max Q first, get Trinity Force for Sheen procs, and crit hybrid is best. Go Hydra first, then sheen, essence reaver, trinity force, IE, GB, and pick up CDR boots early, swapping them later for merc treads or anther situational once you have enough CDR.

And while I know I'm not that great at Talon, my knowledge comes a friend who mains Talon, and does so with efficancy

Mecha MaIphiteJan 6, 20161 votes

W max is generally acknowledged to be better simply because it gives you poke in lane and decent waveclear. Youmou's is a great rush, usually you want to sit on Tiamat for a bit because Ravenous isn't really worth finishing until later.

ModWulf HelhammerJan 6, 20161 votes

The wave clear from not maxing W is made up with Hydra, and Q does more damage when you are trying to kill someone (hence the sheen. A spellblade-crit-Q will do a TON of damage)

Mecha MaIphiteJan 6, 20161 votes

It's hard to all-in someone early on because you simply won't have enough damage. W helps a lot, because you can wear down your opponent to around 3/5 health before going in and collecting a kill.