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Playing Against Talon
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
AD Assassin jungler that ignores map geometry. He uses to create illegal gank paths and relies on landing three ability hits to proc his massive bleed. He wants to snowball early and end before you build armor.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Three red mark segments around your character | If he hits you with 3 spells, his next auto-attack causes a massive bleed. Do not let him land the auto if you see 3 stacks. | |
| A short dash or a blue-ish melee stab | In melee range, this CRITS. If he's further away, it's just a gap closer. Keep your distance so he doesn't get the melee crit damage. | |
| A fan of daggers that go out and return | The return trip deals more damage and slows. Most importantly, it's 2 stacks of . Sidestep the return blades at all costs. | |
| Parkour vault over walls | Low cooldown mobility. However, the specific wall he jumps gets a red outline and goes on a massive 160-60s cooldown. He can't use the same wall twice in a fight. | |
| A ring of blades while he turns invisible | Gives him movement speed and stealth. The blades deal damage twice (out and in). He usually uses this to reach your backline or escape a collapse. |
Respect
- !Creative Gank Paths→Standard river wards are useless. Because of , he can jump from behind your own towers or over the thickest jungle walls.
- !The Level 2-3 Invade→He is one of the strongest early duelists. If he lands both ways and a melee , his bleed + Ignite will kill almost any jungler.
- !Melee Range Combat→Standing on top of him guarantees his crits and makes it impossible to miss the return part of .
- !Roaming Speed→Even if you track him, he moves across the map faster than any other jungler by spamming . Your lanes are never truly safe.
Punish
- +Missed on the return→If he misses the return blades, he cannot proc with a single . This is your window to trade back heavily.
- +Early Jungle Clear→His first clear is somewhat slow and he gets low on HP. If you play a strong duelist like Warwick or Lee Sin, invade his second buff.
- +Wall Cooldowns (160-60s)→Look for the red outlines on terrain. If he just jumped a wall to gank, he has no escape path back over that same wall. Corner him there.
- +Pre-6 Teamfights→Without , he is very linear. If you see him coming, CC him immediately and he can't stealth away to reset.
Laning Tips
- •Place wards deep in his jungle camps (Raptors/Wolves) rather than in bushes to see which walls he is jumping.
- •If you are a laner, stay away from the walls near the jungle. It gives him a shorter jump distance for into .
- •Stack early armor. Even a single Cloth Armor or Plated Steelcaps severely reduces his Lethality effectiveness.
- •Save your displacement CC (like knockbacks) for when he uses to dash at you.
- •If he goes invisible with , walk toward where he cast it or toward your tower. Don't just run in a straight line.
- •Ping 'Missing' the moment he leaves vision. He can reach mid-lane from the jungle in roughly 5 seconds using .
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠He will always look for a flank. Do not tunnel vision on the enemy frontline; keep your eyes on the side walls.
- ⚠Use Oracles Lens (Sweeper) as soon as he uses to track his shimmer while he is invisible.
- ⚠Group tight. Talon excels at picking off isolated targets, but struggles if he has to jump into 5 people with CC.
- ⚠Zhonyas Hourglass or Guardian Angel completely shuts down his reset potential. If he can't get a kill, he usually dies shortly after jumping in.
- ⚠If you see 3 stacks of on you, Flash immediately before he can land the basic attack to proc the bleed.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached