Assassin · Jungle

Talon Wild Rift Guide

Talon is a Mid Lane and jungle assassin who specializes in ultra-fast flanking ganks powered by his wall-scaling ability.

★ Jungle Tier S July 2026 · Patch 7.2a assassinburstroam

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Win 53.9% #20 · ↑9pt

Pick 8.7% #3

Ban 2.1% #31

§ 01 — Editorial brief

Talon jungle is a tempo pick: he is best when the allied draft can win early river control and convert his wall ganks into objectives.

By WRC Studio ~ 1 min read Patch 7.2a

Talon is a Mid Lane and jungle assassin who specializes in ultra-fast flanking ganks powered by his wall-scaling ability. His kit revolves around close-range burst — dive in, stack bleeds, and burst the target with his spinning blade ultimate. His wall traversal makes him one of the best roaming champions in the game. In Wild Rift, Talon thrives in early-aggressive compositions that exploit his mobility to dominate mid-lane rotations and generate multi-kill snowballs.

Talon fits in global pressure compositions seeking to dominate the map through roaming. He benefits from allies who can create pick situations or maintain side lane pressure during his rotations. Snowball compositions get the maximum from his frequent roams.

Talon is exposed against instant CC compositions that interrupt him during approaches or combos. Ranged champions or dense vision reduce his roam opportunities. Compositions offering dense peel around carries limit his assassination potential.

With Talon, constant roaming is your primary weapon — don't stay static in lane. Maintain vision of adjacent lanes to identify gank opportunities. Your assassination combo must be executed quickly from the flank angle to surprise targets.

Expert note

Expert take

The best Talon jungle does not force every duel; he forces enemies to watch the wrong wall while the objective becomes unplayable.

Weak point

Hidden weakness

Talon jungle looks mobile, but his walls have terrain-based cooldowns: a bad entry can remove the escape route for the next fight.

§ 02 — Strengths & weaknesses Talon Wild Rift strengths and weaknesses

↑ Strengths

Play him if your lanes have control or setup, because Talon quickly turns a root, taunt, or stun into a kill and then dragon.
Talon fits in global pressure compositions seeking to dominate the map through roaming.
He benefits from allies who can create pick situations or maintain side lane pressure during his rotations.
Snowball compositions get the maximum from his frequent roams.

↓ Weaknesses

Avoid him if your team has no reliable crowd control and the enemy drafts multiple tanks or targeted lockdowns.
Talon is exposed against instant CC compositions that interrupt him during approaches or combos.
Ranged champions or dense vision reduce his roam opportunities.
Compositions offering dense peel around carries limit his assassination potential.

Win Rate (30d) 53.92%+3.15 pts

Pick Rate 8.70%

Ban Rate 2.08%

Talon's win rate has climbed +3.15 pts over the last 30 days, now at 53.92%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers.

§ 03 — Game planTalon Wild Rift game plan: early, mid and late game

I Early

Safe farming (W) and level 5 surgical roams

Niv. 1 → 6

Safe farming (W) and level 5 surgical roams. Looking for short 2v2s, never long trades.

II Mid

Spike 2 items: play flanks on objectives, force…

Niv. 7 → 11

Spike 2 items: play flanks on objectives, force picks then reset with R.

III Late

Short flank/assassinat or split; avoids frontal…

Niv. 12+

Short flank/assassinat or split; avoids frontal gears with no exit angle.

Data — Stats per levelTalon Wild Rift base stats per level (1-15)

Movement speed 355Attack range 175Bonus attack speed / lvl +2.2%

Show stats per level

Lvl	HP	AD	Armor	MR	Mana	HP regen	Res. regen
1	660	66	40	38	460	9	12
2	788	70.6	44.5	40	501	9.7	12.7
3	916	75.1	49	42	542	10.4	13.4
4	1,044	79.7	53.5	44	583	11	14.1
5	1,172	84.2	58	46	624	11.7	14.8
6	1,300	88.8	62.5	48	665	12.4	15.5
7	1,428	93.3	67	50	706	13.1	16.2
8	1,556	97.9	71.5	52	747	13.8	16.9
9	1,684	102.4	76	54	788	14.4	17.6
10	1,812	107	80.5	56	829	15.1	18.3
11	1,940	111.5	85	58	870	15.8	19
12	2,068	116.1	89.5	60	911	16.5	19.7
13	2,196	120.6	94	62	952	17.2	20.4
14	2,324	125.2	98.5	64	993	17.8	21.1
15	2,452	129.7	103	66	1,034	18.5	21.8

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§ 05 — Recommended buildBest Talon Wild Rift build for the current patch

Talon builds around lethality and attack damage to maximize opening burst. He prioritizes items amplifying his entry combo and wall-jumping mobility. In mid game, his power spike is one of the strongest among physical assassins.

Core

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Duskblade of Draktharr

Edge of Night

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Gluttonous Greaves

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§ 06 — The matchup wallTalon Wild Rift counters and synergies

Hard Unfav. Skill Fav. Synergy

Galio gives Talon exactly what he wants: a target held long enough to land both parts of Rake and then Q. Galio’s taunt forces carries to stay in the returning blade path, securing Blade’s End. In mid game, Talon can jump a wall to start the pick and Galio follows with Hero’s Entrance if the enemy response arrives. This duo pressure makes objectives extremely hard to facecheck for fragile compositions.

Ideal

Leona

Leona locks the target before Talon has to expose himself. Her Zenith Blade into Shield of Daybreak creates an easy window for Talon to arrive through a wall and trigger Electrocute without chasing. Around dragon, Leona can start in the choke while Talon waits for the carry retreating toward their own jungle. The duo is strongest when the team wants picks before objectives instead of long front-to-back fights.

Strong

Ahri

Ahri brings charm that turns Talon’s gank into a kill instead of only a forced Flash. Talon can show from a wall, wait for the target to sidestep toward Ahri, then punish with Rake return. After level 5, both champions can play the sides of mid to pinch the enemy jungler. This synergy is very strong when the team wants to control vision before Herald.

Strong

Camille

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§ 07b — Advanced MechanicsTalon: combos & tips Wild Rift

Standard burst combo

3 AA

Cast the blades from skill 2 (which return to deal double damage), skill 1 for the dash and to reset auto-attacks, then auto-attack to finish

Ult burst combo

4 AA

5 AA

Use 2 for bleed stacks, use the ult for invisibility and to release the blades in a circle, then use 1 to converge the blades and deal maximum damage

Combo from stealth

3 AA

5 AA

Emerge from stealth with 1 to make the blades converge immediately on the target, for maximum instant burst damage

Mechanical Tips

Blade's End (passive): each ability applies 1 stack of Bleed (max 3) — after 3 stacks, the next ability triggers a burst of bleeding — sequence 3 different abilities to trigger the effect
Shadow Assault exit: emerging from stealth via an auto-attack or Noxian Diplomacy causes ALL blades to converge on that target — only emerge onto the priority target, not in AoE mode
Rake (2) double damage: the blades from Rake (2) deal damage on the way out AND on the way back — the blades must return, so cast towards a target and stay in position so the blades pass over it again
Assassin’s Path (3) per terrain: ability 3 allows you to vault over any terrain, with a cooldown per terrain (60–135s) — memorise the most useful walls for flanking and escapes; do not vault the same wall again before the cooldown has finished

Common Mistakes

Rake: blades do not return: moving away from the target after casting the 2 means the blades will not pass back over it — stay in place or position yourself behind the enemy so that the blades pass through them twice
Ultimates used too early: Using Shadow Assault before you have the Bleed stacks reduces the total burst damage — build up at least 1–2 stacks with Ability 2 BEFORE using your ultimate
Poor use of Assassin’s Path: vaulting a wall unnecessarily blocks your subsequent escape (60–135s cooldown per terrain) — plan your vaults for ganks and ensure you have an escape route

Notable Interactions

Talon can vault over jungle walls to launch surprise flanks — particularly effective in mid lane, where there are numerous alternative routes
Shadow Assault channels the blades towards the first target hit by an auto-attack or Noxian Diplomacy — it’s possible to use the ultimate as an AoE effect on the entire team if you don’t recast it via a targeted action
With Duskblade + Youmuu’s, a one-shot stealth strike is possible against fragile carries in the mid-game