Talk:Talon/@comment-5.14.6.204-20121226225821/@comment-88.186.19.90-20121227210633

Current talon has 0 counterplay: at level 6 he just EQWR and you die. Black Cleaver scales too much with his burst and you cannot itemie against it. You can't dodge skillshots because he has none, you can't hide behind creeps, you can't kite him because he has a gap closer, you can't interrupt him and you can't really outburst him.

The counterplay is supposed to be around the bleed effect and correct application of the damage amplification, allowing a skilled opponent to dodge rake and have enough time to kill the squishy Talon before the bleed effect kills you. Currently, he doesn't need the bleed and he almost doesn't need to land rake to get a kill.