Grey Talon Build and Counters in Deadlock

Grey Talon item build

Items grouped by when they are usually bought, with the share of games where the hero buys them and the win rate with the item.

Grey Talon ability order

Grey Talon laning phase

Lanes are 2 on 2. The number is the soul lead of the Grey Talon duo at 15 minutes against this opponent, below it the lead expected from the strength of both heroes. Only lanes clearly off the expected value are shown, across all ranks.

Grey Talon counters and synergies

The percentage is the win rate of Grey Talon against the enemy or together with the teammate. The lists show pairs where it is above or below what the strength of both heroes predicts, so a teammate of a weak hero can show less than 50%. Pairs with at least 100 matches are counted. The average win rate of Grey Talon is 45.3%, compare the percentages in the lists with it.

Grey Talon abilities

Ability 1

Charged Shot

Charge up a powerful shot that pierces through enemies. Hold Ability 1 or Fire to hold the shot.

Cooldown17s

Charges1

Charge Delay4s

Damage80×1Grows by 1 per point of Spirit Power

1. Upgrade 1+1 Charges
2. Upgrade 2+54.0 Damage and -2s Charge Delay
3. Upgrade 3Improved damage scaling Ricochets once off walls, floors, and ceilings

Ability 2

Rain of Arrows

Launches you high in the air, allowing you to glide slowly. While airborne, you gain Weapon Damage and multishot on your weapon. Alternate cast for reduced jump height. Press Jump / mantle to cancel the glide.

Cooldown25s

Duration4s

Weapon Multishot5

Weapon Damage+3

1. Upgrade 1While airborne, +3 Weapon Damage and weapon damage applies 24% movement slow for 1.5s
2. Upgrade 2-12 s Cooldown
3. Upgrade 3While airborne, +30% Bullet Lifesteal, +30% Spirit Lifesteal and +30% Bullet Evasion

Ability 3

Spirit Snare

Throw out a trap that begins to arm itself. Once armed, the trap will trigger when an enemy enters its radius, applying Curse and Movement Slow that interrupts, Silences, Disarms, and prevents item usage. Hit the trap with a Charged Shot to detonate early with increased radius.

Cooldown34s

Curse Duration2.25s

Damage25

Lifetime22s

Arm Time2s

Move Speed-24%

Charged Shot Radius+30%

1. Upgrade 1-20 s Cooldown
2. Upgrade 2Applies -15% Bullet Resist for 10s
3. Upgrade 3+1s Curse Duration and +1.5m Radius

Ability 4

Guided Owl

After 1.5s cast time, launch a spirit owl that you control and which explodes on impact, damaging and stunning enemies. Hold [W] to accelerate the owl. Press Jump / mantle to release control. Gain permanent Spirit Power for each enemy hero killed with Guided Owl.

Cooldown125s

Damage230×0.94Grows by 0.94 per point of Spirit Power

Explosion Radius12m

Stun Duration0.75s

Spirit Power Per Kill8

1. Upgrade 1+85 Damage
2. Upgrade 2-40 s Cooldown
3. Upgrade 3After hit, kills enemies that are below 22% Health

Grey Talon base stats

Max Health780

Health Regen1.5

Damage Per Second39.18

Bullet Damage23.51

Ammo17

Fire Rate1.67

Reload Time2.35s

Move Speed6.3m

Sprint Speed1.6m

Stamina4

Light melee damage50

Heavy melee damage116

Grey Talon story

A founding member of "The Baxter Society", Wesley Grey Talon spent close to 40 years hunting monsters that preyed on man before finally deciding to find a replacement and lay down his bow. Grey Talon's duties had meant that he never spent much time with his wife and kid, and now that his son had started a family of his own he realized that this was his last chance to reconnect with the people he loved. Retirement suited Wesley. He made up for lost time with his wife. He doted on his grandkids. He cooked dinner for the whole family every Wednesday. He was happy. Then he got the call. The authorities claimed that it was a freak accident... that the fire consumed his son's house before anyone got a chance to escape. But Wesley knew better. His son's wife was an Ixian who could snuff out flame with a thought. If their bodies were found burned they had to be dead long before there was a fire. And so Grey Talon has picked up his bow once more, and when he finds who's responsible there will be a bloody reckoning.