Talk:Talon/@comment-5494818-20130603171530/@comment-9533487-20130610000105

There are several ways to play Talon, depending on what your opponents do and how far into the game it is. Zed and Kha do not have as much flexibility, because they rely on killing people to have much of an impact. Kha isnt as good at killing someone with high hp, and Zed has trouble reaching those with low hp (and everything that entails). As I really love to mention, Talon has more aoe, better utility for peeling for his carry, better ganks in general, and a couple pretty reliable escapes which help outplay his opponent. A couple months ago Phreak responded to a thread requesting buffs named "Hi, i'm Talon". His response was that Talon has the fifth highest winrate in the GAME and people are too scared of commitment to play him professionally. What I, personally, gather from all of the above is that Talon is most likely MORE viable than the majority of assassins, with the c