Talk:Talon/@comment-173.178.202.126-20130218192939/@comment-4834593-20130219061747

Also, I guess you're just new to the game, so I think I'll explain to you why people play him as they do.

First, people max W first, because it's Talon's only ranged ability. If you try to use your Q without an E, your enemy just walks away. If you use your E, your combo gets too expensive.

People also do not take exhaust, because first, you mostly use your W and R for damage, and second, your W slows, giving you the passive bonus anyways. If you want more, you can buy a Frozen Mallet, though that is maybe a bit more than needed.

Blade of the Ruined King does not give enough AD to be viable, I think, and the attack speed it will have from next patch on is not really useful, because you're squishy, and you're melee. There is only one way to survive as squishy melee, and that's by jumping in, dealing a lot of damage, and jumping out before the enemies had the time to atttack you.

Iceborn I'm not sure about. I'd say, again, that it doesn't deal enough damage. But then again, if someone built Trinity Force on Talon I'd say that too, while I think many people do in fact build it.

Statikk on a melee other than Gangplank is just NO. You cannot use attack speed or crit chance if you're stunned (and against half competent players you WILL be, as squishy melee), and they don't add a single point of damage to your abilities.