How to win lane as Talon against Ahri · 52.74% win rate over 2,260 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ahri | Level 1 Ahri wins because her Orb of Deception pokes you freely before you have any gapclose to answer. |
| Level 2 | Talon | Level 2 tips to you as your second point (W or Q) gives you a real trade and slow that she can't yet outrun. |
| Level 3 | Talon | Level 3 is yours: full W+Q all-in with the slow guarantees your gapclose lands before Charm is reliable. |
| Levels 4-5 | Talon | Levels 4-5 stay Talon-favoured as your kill pressure compounds each time her Charm is on cooldown. |
| Level 6 | Talon | Level 6 is yours because Shadow Assault converts a burned Charm into a clean execute she can't self-peel. |
| First item | Talon | At first item your Dirk/Youmuu's power spike lets you close from fog before her Spirit Rush matters. |
| Two+ items | Ahri | Two-plus items favour Ahri: triple Spirit Rush, Charm, and waveclear let her kite your all-in and outscale. |
Level 1 she out-pokes you: Orb of Deception (Q) chunks you through the wave while you have no gapclose yet, so respect the first trade and last-hit safe. From level 2 you stabilize and by 3 with W+Q the tempo flips toward your all-in.
The full Talon vs Ahri report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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