How to win lane as Talon against Hwei · 51.05% win rate over 1,046 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Talon | No point-click and slow two-part combos let you win the level 1 auto exchanges. |
| Level 2 | Talon | At 2 your W-Q passive burst beats his uncharged poke. |
| Level 3 | Talon | By 3 your all-in range and passive proc overwhelm his cooldown-gated damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Talon | Through 4-5 you roam freely and punish every whiffed QE. |
| Level 6 | Talon | At 6 Shadow Assassin closes his safety distance and bursts him down. |
| First item | Talon | Your first Dirk item makes the all-in lethal from full health. |
| Two+ items | Talon | You keep the pick threat with R into 2 items as long as you close before his zoning scales. |
You out-trade at levels 1-2: Hwei's damage requires charging two-part spells and he has no early point-click, so walk up, auto-Rake, and back off before QE lands.
The full Talon vs Hwei 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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