Talon is a powerful assassin mid-laner known for his strong early game and pick potential. The most effective build currently holds a 52.9% win rate across 15,462 matches.

Core Build:

• First Item: Youmuu's Ghostblade
• Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity
• Core Items: Opportunity, Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, Serpent's Fang

Optimal Runes:

• Primary: Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter
• Secondary: Absolute Focus, Scorch
• Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health

Skill Order: W > Q > E

Strong Against:

• Smolder (58.2% WR)
• Malzahar (55.9% WR)
• Aurelion Sol (53.1% WR)
• Azir (53.1% WR)
• Fizz (53.1% WR)

Weak Against:

• Gragas (43.1% WR)
• Malphite (45.5% WR)
• Lissandra (47.0% WR)
• Irelia (47.0% WR)
• Zoe (47.3% WR)

Key Tips:

1. Look for early first blood opportunities to snowball
2. Flank during team fights to access squishy targets
3. Ambush isolated enemies, especially when they're warding

Alternative Build (51.9% WR):

• Runes: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand
• Secondary: Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence
• Items: Eclipse, Mercury's Treads, Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Edge of Night

Off-Meta Build (55.1% WR):

• Runes: Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch
• Secondary: Sudden Impact, Ultimate Hunter
• Items: Same as core build

Best Synergies:

• Brand (56.3% WR)
• Gwen (56.2% WR)
• Fiddlesticks (55.2% WR)
• Bel'Veth (55.1% WR)
• Ivern (54.9% WR)

Adjust your build based on matchups and team compositions for optimal performance.

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