User blog comment:StrategicMagic/Xerath and AD Mids/@comment-24.34.227.64-20130101174027/@comment-216.36.26.248-20130102110125

You're doing a lot of "YEAH BUT" without actually considering what other people are saying. Talon seems to be a favorite, so I'll use him.

Arcanopulse has a range of 900/1300 (Depending on Locus). Mage Chains is 600/1000. Cutthroat is a 700 range spell.

This means that you are actually outranged on your stun if you don't use Locus. And don't forget his gap closer is also a silence. If you drop your locus first, you still have less than half a second (including the locus cast time), to hit with both your E and Q. Your Q alone will take longer than that to resolve.

I expect that you'd be alright in lane until level 6 against Talon (assuming outside ganks aren't rocking the lane), but after that you're strictly at a disadvantage. There's always the factor of player skill, but Talon has the advantage in this matchup in my opinion.