How to Play Talon Top: Tips & Power Spikes (26.19)

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Gold vs lane at 15: +163

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Talon Power Spikes (Patch 26.19)

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When Talon Top gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Talon wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Talon's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Talon hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Talon can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Talon can start or win.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Talon Top Laning Plan

Talon plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Talon Top is 163 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 59% of games. Talon averages 1.71 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Talon Mid and Late Game

What Talon does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Talon wins 20.2 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Playing Talon

You can use Assassin's Path to get behind the enemy and set up for Noxian Diplomacy's melee attack.
Shadow Assault is a powerful escape tool, but can also be offensively used to assault a group.
Remember to pick your target before the fight. Focusing all of Talon's abilities on one target can be very rewarding, but splitting them up between many may leave you helpless.

Playing Against Talon

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.
Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.
Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

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How to Play Talon FAQ - Patch 26.19

When does Talon power spike?

Talon's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16.

How do you play Talon Top?

From this patch's ranked data, Talon wins by playing to these strengths: play for the late game.

Talon How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes