Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-7785527-20130623043019/@comment-5185239-20130623160406

Hes harder to gank and can work around 2vs1 lanes easier (due to his ranged farming power with his shadow). Not being restricted to mana makes him a stronger laner early game, while also being able to hold his ground against bruisers. Additionaly he's not vulnerable to oracles (his ulti making him invulnerable rather than invisible).

Both champs have a kill@6 ult, AoE waveclear, soft cc and the ability to kill squishy champs throughout the game. But the first two points made Zed really popular among the pro scene and people follow the pro player picks, cause it works.

I think Talon is better as a champ in general, but you have to play it much safer in order to get around early game.