Talon·Top Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Talon Top build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Nimbus Cloak and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Eclipse as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Black Cleaver. For your last 3 items, you should build Death's Dance, Serpent's Fang and finish with Maw of Malmortius. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - Q - E. Right now, this build has 50.8% winrate over 199 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Talon Top build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Absolute Focus with Scorch in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense. The items for the build are Youmuu's Ghostblade, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Opportunity as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge and Serpent's Fang. The skill order for this build is W - Q - E. In the current patch, this build has a 48.1% win rate over 135 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Opportunity as a third item. You want to finish the build with Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Axiom Arc. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - Q - E. This build is currently sitting at a 42.9% win rate across 63 matches played.

Situational Talon Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Talon build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.