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How to deal with Talon

JeaneGreene·10/30/2018, 8:06:14 PM·2 votes·1,505 views

How do I counterplay Talon in lane. (I play mostly AP mages with the occasional Leblanc sprinkled in).

My issues: He has really high kill pressure at level 2+, zoning me out of my cs. He has a really hard to bait escape (as it is very commital) He has crazy high damage.

My failed “solutions”: Building armor isn’t worth it despite the “proposition.” As the game goes on it loses value and as such isn’t a viable buy. Harassing at level 1 only works with Viktor, and even then he usually retaliates quite seriously come level 2. Out sustain him: his mana costs are pretty irrelevant.

My successful solutions: Focus on the long game. He doesn’t scale very well into late game so plan for it and make every cs count. If Talon is getting antsy, bait him into a CC lock near a tower for a potential (not guarenteed) kill. In Mid Game, aim to stop him with the best CC whenever possible: Death.

Anyone else got tips on how to deal with spooky scary Talon?

9 Comments

420 grams10/30/2018, 8:41:23 PM2 votes

Dealing with Talon doesn't mean winning lane. It means not falling TOO behind and out scaling him.

sneakydoug10/30/2018, 8:15:19 PM1 votes

Focus on the long game.

ForFoxSakes10/30/2018, 8:16:43 PM1 votes

He's melee and very susceptible to poke especially if you're longer ranged mage
Shove lane hard and he'll need to use his abilities to CS rather than to chunk you down

LilxPaprika10/30/2018, 8:31:20 PM1 votes

run smite and deminionizer and perma wave clear minions from safety. << purely experimental also try the summoner switching rune, so you can have barrier exhaust etc.

Souji10/30/2018, 10:34:20 PM1 votes

Farm up, play safe and make sure to ping your team if he disappears from vision. Spam ping if you have to. If he can't kill you, he will just roam and if he's roaming you can either follow him or try and get tower. Just focus on scaling up as others have said. He'll fall off come late game plus if you build some armor and health he can't burst you as hard the later the game goes. If you have CC save it for when he tries going in on you or a teammate. His Q is a linear line and keep walls warded. Don't walk too close to walls if you dont have vision on him because he might jump them and kill you. In that case I would probably suggest zhonyas.