How to win lane as Talon against Diana · 51.4% win rate over 1,218 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Talon | Talon wins level 1 because Diana is immobile with no gap-close and eats early W poke. |
| Level 2 | Talon | Talon wins level 2 because W-Q short trades beat her before her combo comes online. |
| Level 3 | Talon | Talon wins level 3 because you punish every Crescent Strike cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Talon | Talon wins levels 4-5 because she still can't answer a committed all-in pre-6. |
| Level 6 | Diana | Diana wins level 6 because R Moonfall pull plus her combo out-bursts your trade. |
| First item | Even / skill | Skill at first item because it comes down to who lands their combo first around her shield. |
| Two+ items | Diana | Diana wins with 2+ items because her shielded dive out-duels you in any even fight. |
Levels 1-4 you have the edge: Diana is a slow, immobile short-range fighter before 6, so W poke and W-Q short trades keep her low while she scrambles for her Q to farm safely.
The full Talon vs Diana 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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