In the order it actually gets bought.
Charged Shot
Rain of Arrows
Spirit Snare
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Delivers long range skill-shots
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Grey Talon is a situational C tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 47.7% win rate and a 1.5% pick rate across 228,623 tracked matches this patch. Grey Talon's role leans delivers long range skill-shots, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. A cunning predator, Grey Talon uses a combination of deadly accuracy, traps, and clever positioning to bring down the toughest of opponents. Grey Talon averages 7.0 kills, 5.4 deaths and 12.4 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.
The highest win rate Grey Talon players open with Rain of Arrows, Rain of Arrows, and Charged Shot, and that ability priority wins 62.9% of 7,032 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Grey Talon's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Grey Talon finishes on an average 43,156 net worth with a 3.63 KDA. That number tells you when Grey Talon actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Grey Talon deals around 39,121 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.
The highest win rate build path on Grey Talon right now runs Grit (tier 1, 51.1% WR), Spirit Lifesteal (tier 2, 55.5% WR), Heroic Aura (tier 3, 60.0% WR), and Lucky Shot (tier 4, 58.9% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.
Grey Talon is holding a 47.7% win rate this patch and ranks in the C tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Grey Talon is neither rising nor fading right now. Grey Talon is currently below the ranked average, so picking Grey Talon demands a team comp that covers the weaknesses listed in the matchups tab.
Grey Talon loses lane weight against McGinnis (-2.3% win rate delta), Ivy (-1.2% win rate delta), and Paradox (-1.0% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.
Grey Talon pairs strongest with Victor (+3.6% win rate delta) and Graves (+2.5% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Grey Talon's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Grey Talon.
Every patch that touched Grey Talon, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Rain of Arrows cooldown increased from 23s to 25s · +1 more
Gun cycle time increased from 0.5775 to 0.6 (~4% DPS nerf) · +3 more
Spirit power per boon increased from 1.1 to 1.6 · +4 more
