Talon/Development

Champion Sneak Peek: Talon, The Blade's Shadow
By Average Gatsby

It takes a truly resourceful gentleman to seamlessly combine function and style, particularly on the battlefield. It should come as no surprise, then, that the upcoming champion of the League is a man of both utility and flair.

Allow me to introduce, The Blade's Shadow. In addition to looking every bit the part of the cloaked and assassin that he is, Talon's cloak of blades makes him a dangerous and terrifying presence on the battlefield. It's probably best to steer clear of this cloaked and dangerous champion on the Field of Justice, or he won't be the only one pulling a disappearing act.

Talon Mechanics Preview
By Ryan 'Morello' Scott

Greetings, Summoners!

Today we wanted to bring you a peek into the mechanics behind, the Blade's Shadow, the new assassin that's joining the League!

Talon, the Blade's Shadow, is a physical damage assassin who specializes in high-, high-, high-reward gameplay. Our goal with Talon was to create a powerful but fragile melee character with specialized tools to make him both and. As a result, what Talon lacks in durability and sustain, he dishes out in and.

The driving force behind Talon's gameplay is the way that he engages and disengages from combat using his four abilities:

I= Talon's auto-attacks deal additional damage to a target that is under the influence of any crowd control effect.
 * Mercy

Talon viciously stabs his enemy, dealing and causing them to leave a blood trail that Talon can use to track them.
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 * Noxian Diplomacy

Talon fans out three blades in front of him that quickly return to him, dealing damage and any target hit in either direction.
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 * Rake

An ability that allows Talon to catch his enemies by surprise. Talon leaps behind his target and them for a short duration, amplifying the damage of any of his follow up attacks and abilities.
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 * Cutthroat

Talon enters stealth for a short duration, gaining a movement speed boost and sending blades that deal damage to all enemies in their path flying in every direction. Once the blades reach a certain distance, they pause and form a circle. When Talon reappears from stealth, the blades return to him, once again dealing damage to any opponent they pass through.
 * -|R=
 * Shadow Assault

Playing Talon effectively is all about reading the situation and reacting strategically to your target. can be either your saving grace or your deadliest advance. Using it to disappear can sting your target and leave them chasing ghosts. But if it's a fight you want, using it to initiate in conjuction with, , and can deal significant burst damage.

To sum up, Talon's a mean, shadowy, vicious assassin... and we're excited to see him join the League soon. And as a side note, his and  makes him a very good pick on Dominion!

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