Most popular skill leveling order67.6%· 12,864 matches
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Win Rate
50.1%
Pick Rate
2.4%
KDA Ratio
4.00
Avg Damage
40.8K
Matches
387.3K
Avg KDA
7.7 / 5.0 / 12.5
Grey Talon is a balanced B tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 50.1% win rate and a 2.4% pick rate across 387,312 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 7.7 kills, 5.0 deaths and 12.5 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 67.6% of 12,864 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 41,127 net worth with a 4.00 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 40,760 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, 53.1% WR), Weakening Headshot (tier 2, 58.1% WR), Hunter's Aura (tier 3, 59.4% WR), and Lucky Shot (tier 4, 64.6% 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 50.1% win rate this patch and ranks in the B 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 sits in the middle of the pack, which means match ups and draft context decide the game more than the raw pick does.
Grey Talon loses lane weight against Rem (-1.5% win rate delta), Vyper (-1.4% win rate delta), and Drifter (-1.2% 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 Graves (+4.6% win rate delta) and Victor (+2.8% 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 reduced from 30s to 22s · +7 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
Rain of Arrows air speed from 3.8 to 4.1 · +3 more
Rain of Arrows cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s · +4 more