Is Grey Talon good in the current patch?

Over the last 14 days Grey Talon has a 47.0% win rate across all ranks (298,928 matches) - tier D on our scale. The hero does best at Initiate–Seeker.

Who does Grey Talon counter and who counters Grey Talon?

Over 14 days Grey Talon wins most often against Pocket (52.8% win rate) and loses most often to Graves (39.8% win rate). Full matchup and teammate lists are above on the page.

Which items to build on Grey Talon?

The most common picks on Grey Talon are Extra Charge, Mystic Burst, Improved Spirit, Tankbuster. Average buy timings and the win rate with each item are in the items section, ready builds from top players by stage — in the builds section.

What build should I use on Grey Talon?

Above are fresh builds from Oses and ABLKZ plus the most popular builds by Eternus-rank players from the in-game browser: items in the author's categories with names and the build number.

Deadlock build and stats

Grey Talon

Builds from top players and Grey Talon stats by rank. Data over 14 days, updated twice a day.

Tier: D
Win rate: 47.0%
Pick rate: 15.4%
Ban share: 0.8%
KDA: 3.55
Matches: 298,928

Grey Talon skins

Win rate by rank

Where Grey Talon wins most often. The bar shows the gap from 50%.

Initiate–Seeker46.3%8,573
Acolyte–Sentinel46.3%10,583
Mystic–Ritualist44.4%8,639
Emissary–Oracle45.0%9,457
Phantom–Ascendant45.8%7,966
Eternus46.1%1,830

Grey Talon matchups

Who Grey Talon beats more often and who counters it: the hero's win rate against a specific opponent over 14 days, all ranks. Pairs with fewer than 200 matches are hidden — too noisy.

Grey Talon counters

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Best teammates for Grey Talon

Team win rate when Grey Talon plays alongside a hero — 14 days, all ranks.

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Grey Talon items and timings

The most common purchases on Grey Talon from match data over 14 days: how often the item is bought, the win rate with it and the average buy minute. Columns show when the item usually lands in the inventory.

Before minute 10

Extra Charge≈ min 6 · 80047.0%win rate · bought 91%
Mystic Burst≈ min 5 · 80047.0%win rate · bought 91%
Extra Spirit≈ min 8 · 80047.0%win rate · bought 77%
High-Velocity Rounds≈ min 5 · 80047.5%win rate · bought 62%
Opening Rounds≈ min 7 · 1,60047.5%win rate · bought 52%
Rapid Rounds≈ min 7 · 80047.5%win rate · bought 17%

Minutes 10–25

Improved Spirit≈ min 12 · 1,60047.1%win rate · bought 88%
Tankbuster≈ min 19 · 3,20047.4%win rate · bought 87%
Rapid Recharge≈ min 19 · 3,20047.5%win rate · bought 86%
Compress Cooldown≈ min 14 · 1,60047.1%win rate · bought 73%
Stamina Mastery≈ min 22 · 3,20048.8%win rate · bought 66%
Superior Cooldown≈ min 24 · 3,20048.0%win rate · bought 65%

After minute 25

Boundless Spirit≈ min 27 · 6,40049.6%win rate · bought 72%
Spirit Burn≈ min 32 · 6,40053.7%win rate · bought 50%
Mystic Reverb≈ min 32 · 6,40055.0%win rate · bought 44%
Transcendent Cooldown≈ min 33 · 6,40050.4%win rate · bought 33%
Surge of Power≈ min 26 · 3,20048.3%win rate · bought 20%
Spiritual Overflow≈ min 39 · 6,40054.9%win rate · bought 11%

Grey Talon ability order

The most common ability upgrade orders in matches over 14 days — the first 12 points. The number on the icon is the ability slot in game, next to it — the win rate and matches with that opening.

1. 1
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 1
6. 4
7. 4
8. 4
9. 1
10. 4
11. 2
12. 2
48.3%14,401 matches
1. 2
2. 2
3. 1
4. 3
5. 2
6. 4
7. 4
8. 4
9. 4
10. 1
11. 1
12. 1
48.2%12,030 matches
1. 1
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 1
6. 4
7. 4
8. 3
9. 4
10. 2
11. 2
12. 1
49.4%10,651 matches

Grey Talon builds from top players

Fresh builds from the Deadlock in-game build browser, with the author's categories as in the game. Blue "Optional" blocks are situational. Hover an item for the in-game shop tooltip.

Oses

twitch.tv/oses7

updated July 28, 2026

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

ABLKZ

ABL TWITCH ABLKZ

updated October 20, 2026

Early Game

Optional

Mid Game

Optional

xyz

Grey Talon build by a Eternus II player

updated July 26, 202648 favorites

Early Game

Optional

Mid & Late Game

Optional

Streamer builds for Grey Talon

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Grey Talon questions

Is Grey Talon good in the current patch?: Over the last 14 days Grey Talon has a 47.0% win rate across all ranks (298,928 matches) - tier D on our scale. The hero does best at Initiate–Seeker.
Who does Grey Talon counter and who counters Grey Talon?: Over 14 days Grey Talon wins most often against Pocket (52.8% win rate) and loses most often to Graves (39.8% win rate). Full matchup and teammate lists are above on the page.
Which items to build on Grey Talon?: The most common picks on Grey Talon are Extra Charge, Mystic Burst, Improved Spirit, Tankbuster. Average buy timings and the win rate with each item are in the items section, ready builds from top players by stage — in the builds section.
What build should I use on Grey Talon?: Above are fresh builds from Oses and ABLKZ plus the most popular builds by Eternus-rank players from the in-game browser: items in the author's categories with names and the build number.