Assassin
Talon
the Blade's Shadow
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
46.6% wr in Jungle
Build path
- Boots any step
Ionian Boots of Lucidity900 gold10 Ability Haste45 Move SpeedIonian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.Ionian Boots of Lucidity51% pick · 45.6% wr - Item 1 2 options
Scorchclaw Pup450 goldJungle Companions
Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering yourSmite . When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies andSlow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.Scorchclaw Pup82% pick · 47.4% wr
Gustwalker Hatchling450 goldJungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering yourSmite . When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and grantsMove Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.or Gustwalker Hatchling18% pick · 43.8% wr
- Item 2
Voltaic Cyclosword3000 gold55 Attack Damage10 Lethality10 Ability HasteGalvanize
Damaging an Enemy Champions with an ability triggersEnergized if it is ready.Firmament
YourEnergized Attack deals% target's Current Health as bonus physical damage and grants youbonus Lethality for 4 seconds.Voltaic Cyclosword81% pick · 48.3% wr
- Item 3 3 options
Youmuu's Ghostblade2800 gold55 Attack Damage18 Lethality4% Move SpeedHaunt
GainMove Speed while out of combat.Wraith Step
GainMove Speed andGhosting for seconds.Youmuu's Ghostblade19% pick · 50.0% wr
Edge of Night3000 gold50 Attack Damage15 Lethality250 HealthAnnul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.or Edge of Night19% pick · 57.9% wr
Serpent's Fang2500 gold55 Attack Damage15 LethalityShield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected byShield Reaver , reduce Shields on them by %.or Serpent's Fang13% pick · 39.5% wr
- Item 4 3 options
Serylda's Grudge3000 gold45 Attack Damage35% Armor Penetration15 Ability HasteBitter Cold
Damaging AbilitiesSlow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.Serylda's Grudge45% pick · 52.7% wr- Edge of Night3000 gold
50 Attack Damage15 Lethality250 HealthAnnul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.or Edge of Night19% pick · 52.0% wr - Serpent's Fang2500 gold
55 Attack Damage15 LethalityShield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected byShield Reaver , reduce Shields on them by %.or Serpent's Fang12% pick · 50.0% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
Skill order
— what to level when
Talon stabs the target unit. If they are within melee range, this attack deals critical damage. If they are outside melee range, Talon will leap at his target before stabbing them. Talon refunds some health and cooldown if this ability kills the target.
Talon sends out a volley of daggers that then return back to him, dealing physical damage every time it passes through an enemy. The returning blades deal bonus damage and slow units hit.
Talon vaults over any terrain or structure, up to a max distance. This ability has a low cooldown, but puts the used terrain on a long cooldown.
Talon disperses a ring of blades and becomes Invisible while gaining additional Move Speed. When Talon emerges from Invisibility, the blades converge on his location. Each time the blades move, Shadow Assault deals physical damage to enemies hit by at least one blade.
Runes
Precision
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Killing a target heals you.
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Inspiration
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.
Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Potions grant some restoration immediately.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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Bonus
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain bonus
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).