Talk:Talon/@comment-5606883-20141013115135

I understand Riot wanting to get rid of "point and click silences" like LeBlanc and Kassiden Q's, but I don't think Talon should have his removed because his is different from theirs.

Yes, all three had point-and-click silences that were fairly easy to use. But thats where the similarities end.


 * Talon's Cutthroat is his mobility, and in most instances using it will put him right next to an enemy champion while silencing them, directly in harm's way and in a very vunerable position. Kassiden and LeBlanc both had seperate abilities for silencing and movement (Kass has R and LeBlanc has W). So while LeBlanc and Kassiden could use their silences at safe distances (creating a number of different advantages depending on whether they're being aggressive or running away), Talon's silence puts him in a dangerous position ontop of the enemy.


 * Talon's Cutthroat deals no damage. Yes, it amplifies damage but only his own. LeBlanc's and Kassiden's silence delt damage, and was (at one point) their main nuking ability.

Talon's identity has always been an "anti-mage" but to fulfill that role the ability to cancel channeled abilities is needed. The idea of giving Talon a free passive-enhanced autoattack is interesting and kinda nice, but Talon already struggles in the laning phase and the threat of a silence prevented his enemies from mercilessly casting abilities on him once he used his E on them, a psychological effect that I think made his early game fair and balanced.


 * Either make Talon's E like Kassiden's Q and have the ability to cancel channeled abilities or restore his silence. Maybe make it 0.75sec if this rarely played champion is deemed "broken."