Talon
Champions that beat Talon
- Bel'Vethjungle
Bel'Veth's Royal Maelstrom E channel gives her damage reduction and lifesteal that outlast Talon's bleed. Above and Below W knocks him up and refreshes Void Surge Q in that direction, so her four directional dashes stay up through the whole trade.
- Briarjungle
Briar's Head Rush Q leaps and stuns Talon mid Assassin's Path E exit, breaking his wall-vault setup at the landing frame. Certain Death R is a cross-map fear-lock that he has no spell shield to break.
- Cassiopeiamid
Cassiopeia's Miasma W carpets the ground Talon must walk through, slowing him into Twin Fang E range for the empowered burst. Her passive movement speed (she cannot wear boots) lets her kite him while Rake W fails to chunk fast enough.
- Fiddlesticksjungle
Crowstorm (R) AOE locks Talon out of the Noxian Diplomacy (Q) plus Shadow Assault (R) burst sequence. Reap (E) silence cancels the Shadow Assault recast, and Bountiful Harvest (W) sustain out-lasts the Rake (W) bleed burst window cleanly.
- Garentop
Decisive Strike (Q) silence cancels the Assassin's Path (E) parkour mid-vault and Courage (W) active soaks the Noxian Diplomacy (Q) plus Shadow Assault (R) burst. Talon has no engage tool after the dash so he stalls in lane while Perseverance (P) regens.
- LeBlancmid
LeBlanc's Distortion W double-dashes out of Rake W's return slow before Noxian Diplomacy Q's leap can connect, and Ethereal Chains E roots him mid-vault for chain CC. Sigil of Malice Q applies a mark she detonates with E for burst, and Mimic R recasts the same lockdown combo.
- Lissandramid
Self-cast Frozen Tomb (R) Stasis wastes Shadow Assault (R) invisibility window — he reappears with no target and burns his combo. Ring of Frost (W) roots Talon after he uses Assassin's Path (E) over the wall and Glacial Path (E) creates the gap his ranged Rake (W) cannot close.
- Malzaharmid
Malzahar's Void Shift passive spell shield eats Talon's first Rake W, breaking the Wound stack chain at the start. Nether Grasp R is point-click suppression that cancels Talon's Shadow Assault R wind-up.
- Pantheonsupport
Pantheon's Shield Vault W is a point-click stun-dash that hits Talon mid Assassin's Path E exit, freezing him at the wall-vault landing frame. Comet Spear Q out-pokes him from outside Rake W range, Aegis Assault E shield-blocks Noxian Diplomacy Q damage.
- Rammusjungle
Rammus's Defensive Ball Curl W returns damage to anyone who basic-attacks him and stacks armor that Talon's lethality cannot strip, while Spiked Shell turns that armor into extra attack damage. Frenzying Taunt E locks Talon in place for the whole trade.
- Veigarmid
Talon Assassin's Path (E) wall hop forces him into a fixed landing spot, and Veigar drops Event Horizon (E) on the landing path so the cross-perimeter stun locks him for the W Dark Matter and Primordial Burst (R) execute window. Blade's End passive bleed cannot land during stun.
- Warwickjungle
Warwick's Jaws of the Beast Q heals him for the damage it deals and Eternal Hunger heals him on-hit once he is below 50% health, tripled below 25%. He out-sustains Talon's burst in extended skirmishes, and Blood Hunt W speeds him toward anyone under half health.
- Wukongjungle
Warrior Trickster (W) breaks Talon target lock the moment Noxian Diplomacy (Q) gap-close burst lands on the clone, wasting his Blade's End passive bleed setup. Nimbus Strike (E) dash lands on him after Assassin's Path (E) wall hop burns and Crushing Blow (Q) armor shred kills.
Champions Talon beats
- Anniemid
Annie's Disintegrate Q is short-range and her Pyromania stun requires four ability charges Talon doesn't let her accumulate. Assassin's Path E vaults onto her from a side angle she cannot pre-stun, Noxian Diplomacy Q closes the gap before Tibbers R summon resolves.
- Caitlynbot
Caitlyn's only escape is 90 Caliber Net E self-knockback and Yordle Snap Trap W needs pre-placement Talon can sidestep via wall-vault. Shadow Assault R grants invisibility past her trap zones, Noxian Diplomacy Q leap-crit chunks her HP.
- Dr Mundojungle
Noxian Diplomacy (Q) crit plus Shadow Assault (R) reset bursts Mundo before Maximum Dosage (R) can recover damage. Rake (W) bleeds bypass the Heart Zapper (W) regen tick window, and Assassin's Path (E) repositions for the Blade's End (P) execute.
- Gravesjungle
Graves's only repositioning tool is Quickdraw E which leaves him stuck in melee after the dash. Assassin's Path E vaults into his jungle from a brush angle he cannot ward, Talon lands on him mid Smoke Screen W cloud.
- Karthusjungle
Karthus has no dash to escape Assassin's Path E vault, and Defile E channel drain costs mana he cannot afford in lane. Noxian Diplomacy Q closes the gap from the wall-vault landing, Rake W stacks Wound for the bleed.
- Kassadinmid
Talon hits two-item powerspike around minute 14 while Kassadin is still on his first item — Noxian Diplomacy (Q) crit plus the Blade's End (P) bleed at three stacks bursts him through the Null Sphere (Q) shield, which only absorbs magic damage.
- Naafirimid
Naafiri's Darkin Daggers Q only hits harder once the target is already bleeding, and she has no spell shield to eat Talon's first Rake W. Assassin's Path E catches her mid Eviscerate dash recovery.
- Neekomid
Assassin's Path (E) wall-jump dodges Tangle-Barbs (E) root entirely and Noxian Diplomacy (Q) bleed plus Rake (W) chip damage punish Pop Blossom (R) channel windup. Shadow Assault (R) invisibility bursts Neeko before her 1.25s stun connects through Shapesplitter (W) clone.
- Quinntop
Quinn's Blinding Assault Q nearsights Talon instead of blinding him, so Noxian Diplomacy Q's leap-crit lands in full. Vault E is a single hop with no chain dueling tool, and Behind Enemy Lines R is a channel she has to start before he arrives.
- Sennasupport
Senna has no dash and only Curse of the Black Mist E invisibility for self-peel. Shadow Assault R puts Talon next to her via the river flank, Noxian Diplomacy Q's crit plus Blade's End bleed deletes her HP before Dawning Shadow R can fire.
- Twitchjungle
Twitch has no dash whatsoever and Ambush Q only grants Camouflage, which enemies see through at close range. Talon's Shadow Assault R-invisibility approaches faster than his Ambush windup, Rake W locks him in melee with slow plus return daggers.
- Vladimirmid
Talon Rake (W) chips Vlad past his Transfusion (Q) 600 range while he is still on Doran's stacks, and Noxian Diplomacy (Q) gap-close lands before Sanguine Pool (W) recovers.
- Volibearjungle
Talon out-roams and out-bursts Voli pre-6 — Shadow Assault stealth bypasses Q stun lock and Rake slow keeps Voli out of W bite range
- Zileanmid
Talon's Assassin's Path E wall-hop closes the 900-unit Time Bomb Q cast range from terrain angles Zilean cannot predict. Noxian Diplomacy Q empowered crit plus Rake W stack Blade's End bleed bursting Zilean before the double-bomb chain completes.
- Zoemid
Talon's Assassin's Path E wall-hop closes the gap from terrain angles Zoe cannot predict. Noxian Diplomacy Q empowered crit plus Rake W slow stack Blade's End bleed bursting Zoe before her bubble setup completes, and Shadow Assault R adds invisibility for repositioning.
