Is Talon good in Patch 26.13?

Talon is B tier Jungle in Patch 26.13 with a 50.5% win rate, 5.0% pick rate, and 8.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Talon Jungle after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Jungle role.

What is the best build for Talon Jungle?

The best Talon Jungle build in Patch 26.13 uses Umbral Glaive, Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc with the Fleet Footwork keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Talon Jungle is B tier with 50.5% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Talon in Patch 26.13 include Nocturne (47.8% Talon win rate), Sylas (48.0% Talon win rate), Kayn (48.6% Talon win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Talon?

To climb with Talon Jungle in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Counter ganking and Forcing a fight. Counter ganking: Counter ganking is about predicting enemy actions and assessing skirmish potential. Forcing a fight: Fighting is at the core of League of Legends, thus knowing how and when to begin the fight is crucial.

JUNGLE · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play TalonJungle Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Talon Jungle build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Talon is B tier Jungle with 50.5% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Fleet Footwork + Umbral Glaive, Voltaic Cyclosword. Hardest matchup: Nocturne (47.8% win rate for Talon). Key patterns to practice: Counter ganking and Forcing a fight.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeB#19of 44 Jungle champions

Win rate50.5%vs 50.2% role avg

Pick rate5.0%13th most picked Jungle

Ban rate8.1%

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Talon Jungle Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (4.8% pick rate, 50.4% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

50.4% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

Fleet FootworkKEYSTONE

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

InspirationSECONDARY

Magical Footwear

Cosmic Insight

SHARDS

Fleet Footwork · Triumph · Legend: Alacrity · Coup de Grace + Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight

Summoner spells

Flash

Smite

Skill order

EMax W first

28101213

14579

31415

611

Item build

4.8% pick

Starting

Scorchclaw Pup

Core build

Umbral Glaive

Voltaic Cyclosword

Axiom Arc

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Situational

Voltaic Cyclosword

Umbral Glaive

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Edge of Night

Serylda's Grudge

Axiom Arc

Talon Jungle meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Talon holds a 50.5% win rate in the Jungle role on Patch 26.13, 0.3 points above the Jungle role average of 50.2%. That is the 19th highest win rate of 44 Jungle champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 5.0% pick rate (13th most played in the role) and a 8.1% ban rate, Talon gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Talon Jungle held steady at B tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At B tier, Talon works best as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Champion select decides a lot of Talon Jungle games. The hardest matchups this patch are Nocturne (47.8% win rate for Talon) and Sylas (48.0% win rate for Talon): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Graves (51.6%) and Khazix (51.4%) are the matchups to look for, where Talon wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Talon Jungle

Pick Talon Jungle in patch 26.13 as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Talon Jungle guide

Talon jungle is a duelist built around Rake (W), Assassin's Path (E), and Noxian Diplomacy (Q): Rake's outgoing and returning daggers put two stacks of Blade's End (passive) on a target, Assassin's Path vaults a wall to close the gap, and Noxian Diplomacy leaps in for a critical stab that lands the third stack and starts the bleed, refunding health and cooldown on a kill.

The build

Rune page: Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace (Precision), with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight (Inspiration). Summoners: Flash and Smite. Skill order opens and maxes Rake (W) first, with Noxian Diplomacy (Q) second. Starter: Scorchclaw Pup, into Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Core build: Umbral Glaive, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Axiom Arc, with Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge as later options.

Ability mechanics

Rake (W) sends a volley of daggers out and back, dealing physical damage each time it passes through an enemy, with the returning hit dealing bonus damage and slowing. Assassin's Path (E) vaults Talon over terrain or structures up to a max distance, carrying a low cooldown itself but putting the vaulted terrain on a long cooldown. Shadow Assault (R) disperses a ring of blades, turns Talon Invisible with bonus Move Speed, then deals damage again as the blades converge on his location when he reappears.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Nocturne, Sylas, Kayn, Viego, Lee Sin. Best matchups: Graves, Kha'Zix, Naafiri.

Other Jungle champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Talon counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Talon good in Patch 26.13?: Talon is B tier Jungle in Patch 26.13 with a 50.5% win rate, 5.0% pick rate, and 8.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Talon Jungle after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Jungle role.
What is the best build for Talon Jungle?: The best Talon Jungle build in Patch 26.13 uses Umbral Glaive, Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc with the Fleet Footwork keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Talon Jungle is B tier with 50.5% win rate this patch.
Who counters Talon?: Champions that counter Talon in Patch 26.13 include Nocturne (47.8% Talon win rate), Sylas (48.0% Talon win rate), Kayn (48.6% Talon win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Talon?: To climb with Talon Jungle in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Counter ganking and Forcing a fight. Counter ganking: Counter ganking is about predicting enemy actions and assessing skirmish potential. Forcing a fight: Fighting is at the core of League of Legends, thus knowing how and when to begin the fight is crucial.