Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Talon

assassin

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Talon.

Arena tier

Top 3

48.9%

Avg. place

3.53

Pick rate

8.6%

Ban rate

1.4%

KDA

2.13

Games

45,590

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

60% pick · 27K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Duskblade of Draktharr

36% pick · 17K games

Round 4

Core item

Voltaic Cyclosword

52% pick · 24K games

Round 6

Core item

Hellfire Hatchet

41% pick · 19K games

Round 9

Core item

Serylda's Grudge

21% pick · 3.5K games

Round 11

Late game

Serpent's Fang

13% pick · 2.1K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

The Brutalizer
5786 games
13.0%
escAPADe
3946 games
9.0%
Contract Killer
3714 games
8.0%
Upgrade Collector
3518 games
7.7%

Gold

It's Killing Time
8856 games
19.0%
Thread the Needle
10251 games
22.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
5573 games
12.0%
Vulnerability
4604 games
10.1%

Prismatic

Clown College
11133 games
24.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
8976 games
20.0%
Giant Slayer
5452 games
12.0%
Final Form
4181 games
9.2%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Talon, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Duskblade of Draktharr

36% pick · 16531 games

Regicide

27% pick · 12143 games

Prowler's Claw

25% pick · 11224 games

Divine Sunderer

10% pick · 4499 games

Flesheater

8.0% pick

Sword of the Divine

9.0% pick

Dragonheart

6.0% pick

Hemomancer's Helm

7.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

3.0% pick

Crown of the Shattered Queen

0.0% pick

Kinkou Jitte

5.0% pick

Galeforce

4.0% pick

Goredrinker

3.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

60% pick · 27K games

Gluttonous Greaves

11% pick · 4.8K games

Boots of Swiftness

5.0% pick · 2.1K games

Mercury's Treads

3.0% pick · 1.2K games

Ghostcrawlers

2.0% pick · 1.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

67% pick · 15K games

Juice of Vitality

12% pick · 2.8K games

Cappa Juice

14% pick · 3.3K games

Juice of Haste

7.0% pick · 1.5K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Voltaic Cyclosword

52% pick · 24K games

Round 6 options

Hellfire Hatchet

41% pick · 19K games

Round 9 options

Serylda's Grudge

8.0% pick · 3.5K games

Serpent's Fang

5.0% pick · 2.1K games

Edge of Night

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Axiom Arc

3.0% pick · 1.3K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Talon in the source sample.

Ahri

58% Top 3 · +8.9

628 games

Sion

56% Top 3 · +7.3

758 games

Amumu

53% Top 3 · +4.5

670 games

Swain

53% Top 3 · +4.3

834 games

Brand

52% Top 3 · +3.3

770 games

Sett

52% Top 3 · +3.0

902 games

Veigar

52% Top 3 · +2.9

677 games

Jinx

52% Top 3 · +2.9

747 games

Jhin

51% Top 3 · +2.1

886 games

Zed

50% Top 3 · +1.5

912 games

Cho'Gath

50% Top 3 · +1.2

750 games

Singed

50% Top 3 · +1.1

767 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Talon's Arena results.

Locke

51% Top 3

3.6K games

Ezreal

51% Top 3

5.6K games

Kalista

51% Top 3

3.5K games

Zoe

51% Top 3

2.6K games

Zeri

51% Top 3

2.6K games

Jayce

51% Top 3

3K games

Mel

51% Top 3

3.2K games

Viktor

51% Top 3

2.7K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Clown College · Thread the Needle · Jeweled Gauntlet

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

44.36 · 45,590 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Talon

assassin

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Talon.

Arena tier

Top 3

48.9%

Avg. place

3.53

Pick rate

8.6%

Ban rate

1.4%

KDA

2.13

Games

45,590

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

60% pick · 27K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Duskblade of Draktharr

36% pick · 17K games

Round 4

Core item

Voltaic Cyclosword

52% pick · 24K games

Round 6

Core item

Hellfire Hatchet

41% pick · 19K games

Round 9

Core item

Serylda's Grudge

21% pick · 3.5K games

Round 11

Late game

Serpent's Fang

13% pick · 2.1K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

The Brutalizer
5786 games
13.0%
escAPADe
3946 games
9.0%
Contract Killer
3714 games
8.0%
Upgrade Collector
3518 games
7.7%

Gold

It's Killing Time
8856 games
19.0%
Thread the Needle
10251 games
22.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
5573 games
12.0%
Vulnerability
4604 games
10.1%

Prismatic

Clown College
11133 games
24.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
8976 games
20.0%
Giant Slayer
5452 games
12.0%
Final Form
4181 games
9.2%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Talon, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Duskblade of Draktharr

36% pick · 16531 games

Regicide

27% pick · 12143 games

Prowler's Claw

25% pick · 11224 games

Divine Sunderer

10% pick · 4499 games

Flesheater

8.0% pick

Sword of the Divine

9.0% pick

Dragonheart

6.0% pick

Hemomancer's Helm

7.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

3.0% pick

Crown of the Shattered Queen

0.0% pick

Kinkou Jitte

5.0% pick

Galeforce

4.0% pick

Goredrinker

3.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

60% pick · 27K games

Gluttonous Greaves

11% pick · 4.8K games

Boots of Swiftness

5.0% pick · 2.1K games

Mercury's Treads

3.0% pick · 1.2K games

Ghostcrawlers

2.0% pick · 1.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

67% pick · 15K games

Juice of Vitality

12% pick · 2.8K games

Cappa Juice

14% pick · 3.3K games

Juice of Haste

7.0% pick · 1.5K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Voltaic Cyclosword

52% pick · 24K games

Round 6 options

Hellfire Hatchet

41% pick · 19K games

Round 9 options

Serylda's Grudge

8.0% pick · 3.5K games

Serpent's Fang

5.0% pick · 2.1K games

Edge of Night

3.0% pick · 1.4K games

Axiom Arc

3.0% pick · 1.3K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Talon in the source sample.

Ahri

58% Top 3 · +8.9

628 games

Sion

56% Top 3 · +7.3

758 games

Amumu

53% Top 3 · +4.5

670 games

Swain

53% Top 3 · +4.3

834 games

Brand

52% Top 3 · +3.3

770 games

Sett

52% Top 3 · +3.0

902 games

Veigar

52% Top 3 · +2.9

677 games

Jinx

52% Top 3 · +2.9

747 games

Jhin

51% Top 3 · +2.1

886 games

Zed

50% Top 3 · +1.5

912 games

Cho'Gath

50% Top 3 · +1.2

750 games

Singed

50% Top 3 · +1.1

767 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Talon's Arena results.

Locke

51% Top 3

3.6K games

Ezreal

51% Top 3

5.6K games

Kalista

51% Top 3

3.5K games

Zoe

51% Top 3

2.6K games

Zeri

51% Top 3

2.6K games

Jayce

51% Top 3

3K games

Mel

51% Top 3

3.2K games

Viktor

51% Top 3

2.7K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Clown College · Thread the Needle · Jeweled Gauntlet

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

44.36 · 45,590 games