TalonB

ARAM: Mayhem · Patch 16.20TalonARAM: Mayhem build

the Blade's Shadow

ARAM: Mayhem rank
#69 / 173

Tier B

Top augment
Nightstalking

Thread the Needle · Blunt Force

Patch 16.20 · ARAM: Mayhem · all regions · ARAM: Mayhem tier list

Talon best augments

All augments →
1

Nightstalking

Gold

Takedowns against enemy champions within 3 seconds of damaging them grants you Movement Speed and renders you invisible.

2

Thread the Needle

Gold

Gain 18% Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration.

3

Blunt Force

Silver

Gain 20% Attack Damage.

4

It's Killing Time

Gold

After casting your Ultimate, mark all enemies and store up damage you deal to them. When it ends, detonate the damage.

5

Tooth Fairy

Gold

Bursting enemies drops Teeth. Picking up Teeth grants you permanent Lethality and Magic Penetration.

6

Transmute: Prismatic

Gold

Gain a random Prismatic Augment.

7

Clown College

Prismatic

Gain Deceive Summoner Spell. Gain Backstab Passive. When you die, deal a large amount of true damage and Fear nearby enemies.

8

Upgrade Collector

Silver

Executing enemies with The Collector's Passive increases its execute threshold and grants bonus Gold. Gain 250 Gold.

9

Recursion

Gold

Gain 60 Ability Haste.

10

Jeweled Gauntlet

Prismatic

Your Abilities can Critically Strike. Gain 25% (+4.5% per 100 AP) Crit Chance.

Augment order comes from OP.GG. Runes, items and skill order below come from regular ARAM games on the same map.

Recommended Talon build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Dark HarvestSudden ImpactGrisly MementosUltimate HunterCoup de GraceTriumph

Spells

FlashMark

Skill priority

RakeWNoxian DiplomacyQAssassin's PathE

Start

Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Core

Serrated DirkHubrisThe CollectorAxiom Arc

Talon runes

47.5% WR37.4% pick15,649 games
Domination
ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
Treasure HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
Precision
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
ElectrocuteSudden ImpactGrisly MementosUltimate HunterCoup de GraceTriumph
46.3% WR29.0% pick12,133 games
ConquerorTriumphLegend: HasteLast StandTreasure HunterTaste of Blood
49.1% WR11.7% pick4,890 games
Dark HarvestSudden ImpactGrisly MementosUltimate HunterPresence of MindCoup de Grace
49.0% WR0.9% pick386 games

Talon skill order

49.5% WR34.4% pick10,760 games
Noxian DiplomacyQ123456789101112131415
RakeW123456789101112131415
Assassin's PathE123456789101112131415
Shadow AssaultR123456789101112131415

Talon summoner spells

FlashMark
48.3% WR82.5% pick33,697 games
FlashIgnite
45.4% WR6.8% pick2,790 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

47.3<25 min
47.725-30
48.930-35
42.035-40
50.040+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Talon items

First three completed items
47.6%
8.6% · 3,056 games
49.2%
5.8% · 2,056 games
44.4%
5.6% · 1,981 games
53.1%
3.4% · 1,223 games
49.7%
3.3% · 1,186 games
Start47.3%
31.3% · 12,605 games
Start43.4%
11.6% · 4,678 games
Boots46.6%
56.4% · 18,823 games
Boots46.4%
30.7% · 10,257 games
Boots56.3%
5.0% · 1,650 games

Talon situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
The CollectorThe Collector69.2% · 46.3%
Axiom ArcAxiom Arc61.9% · 48.7%
HubrisHubris57.7% · 48.5%
Serylda's GrudgeSerylda's Grudge38.5% · 48.8%
EclipseEclipse32.8% · 47.4%
Edge of NightEdge of Night29.7% · 49.6%
Voltaic CycloswordVoltaic Cyclosword27.4% · 52.6%
Serrated DirkSerrated Dirk12.1% · 46.1%
Youmuu's GhostbladeYoumuu's Ghostblade11.7% · 49.3%
Serpent's FangSerpent's Fang8.9% · 47.6%
Profane HydraProfane Hydra6.9% · 49.3%
MuramanaMuramana5.5% · 48.7%
Tear of the GoddessTear of the Goddess5.1% · 38.8%
Sundered SkySundered Sky4.7% · 49.3%
Maw of MalmortiusMaw of Malmortius4.1% · 49.3%
Death's DanceDeath's Dance3.5% · 53.4%

Talon abilities

Blade's End

PassiveBlade's End

Talon's spells Wound champions and large monsters, stacking up to 3 times. When Talon attacks a champion with 3 stacks of Wound, they bleed for heavy damage over time.

Noxian Diplomacy

QNoxian Diplomacy

Talon stabs the target unit. If they are within melee range, this attack deals critical damage. If they are outside melee range, Talon will leap at his target before stabbing them. Talon refunds some health and cooldown if this ability kills the target.

Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6s · Cost: 40
Rake

WRake

Talon sends out a volley of daggers that then return back to him, dealing physical damage every time it passes through an enemy. The returning blades deal bonus damage and slow units hit.

Cooldown: 9/8.5/8/7.5/7s · Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
Assassin's Path

EAssassin's Path

Talon vaults over any terrain or structure, up to a max distance. This ability has a low cooldown, but puts the used terrain on a long cooldown.

Cooldown: 0s
Shadow Assault

RShadow Assault

Talon disperses a ring of blades and becomes Invisible while gaining additional Move Speed. When Talon emerges from Invisibility, the blades converge on his location. Each time the blades move, Shadow Assault deals physical damage to enemies hit by at least one blade.

Cooldown: 100/80/60s · Cost: 100