What type of hero is Grey Talon?

Grey Talon is a marksman. Gun-focused heroes who deal steady damage from range. Complexity: moderate.

What are Grey Talon's abilities?

Charged Shot, Rain of Arrows and Spirit Snare, plus the ultimate Guided Owl. Each one has three upgrades that cost 1, 2 and 5 ability points.

How much health does Grey Talon have?

Grey Talon starts with 780 health and gains 38 more with every boon (each level from 2 onward).

Is Grey Talon good for beginners?

Grey Talon is rated moderate. If you're new, Graves, Haze and Infernus are easier places to start.

What should I buy first on Grey Talon?

Most Grey Talon players open with Mystic Burst, Extra Charge and High-Velocity Rounds. See the full Grey Talon build for mid and late game items.

Marksman hero · Moderate

Delivers long range skill-shots

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A cunning predator, Grey Talon uses a combination of deadly accuracy, traps, and clever positioning to bring down the toughest of opponents.

Grey Talon starts with 780 health and a gun that deals 39 damage per second. Their abilities are Charged Shot, Rain of Arrows and Spirit Snare, with Guided Owl as the ultimate.

Grey Talon build Compare Grey Talon

Health: 780
Regen: 1.5/s
Move speed: 6.3m/s
Sprint: +1.6m/s
Stamina: 4
Gun DPS: 39

Win rate 47.1% Pick rate 15.9% 528k matches in the last 30 days Counters and synergy

The kit

Grey Talon abilities

Ability 1

Charged Shot

Cooldown: 17s

Charge up a powerful shot that pierces through enemies. Hold Ability1 or Attack to hold the shot.

Damage: 80 ×1 Spirit

I
+1 Charges
1 AP
II
+54 Damage
2 AP
III
Improved damage scaling and -3s Charge Delay
5 AP

Ability 2

Launches you high in the air, allowing you to glide slowly. While airborne, you gain Weapon Damage and multishot on your weapon.
Alt Cast for reduced jump height.
Press Mantle to cancel the glide.

Weapon Multishot: 5
Weapon Damage: +3

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

Ability 3

Spirit Snare

Cooldown: 34s

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.

Tether Duration: 2.25s
Damage: 25
Lifetime: 22s
Arm Time: 2s
Move Speed: -24%
Charged Shot Radius: +30%

I
-20s Cooldown
1 AP
II
Applies -15% Bullet Resist for 10s
2 AP
III
+s Curse Duration and +1.5m Radius
5 AP

Ultimate

Guided Owl

Cooldown: 125s

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

Damage: 230 ×0.94 Spirit
Explosion Radius: 12m
Stun Duration: 0.75s
Spirit Power Per Kill: 8

I
+85 Damage
1 AP
II
-40s Cooldown
2 AP
III
After hit, kills enemies that are below 22% Health
5 AP

What players buy

Grey Talon build

Full build

The items Grey Talon players pick most often in the early game, and how often they buy each one.

I

Mystic Burst 800
Picked in 73% of games
I

Extra Charge 800
Picked in 67% of games
I

High-Velocity Rounds 800
Picked in 54% of games
II

Opening Rounds 1,600
Picked in 42% of games

From recent matches

Teammates and counters

All matchups

Grey Talon wins 47.1% of 528k matches in the last 30 days. Here's who Grey Talon does best with, the heroes Grey Talon struggles against most, and the ones Grey Talon beats most often.

Best with

Mo & Krill 48.3% won together, 1.1 pts above expected

Billy 45.6% won together, 1.0 pts above expected

Victor 52.3% won together, 0.9 pts above expected

Counters Grey Talon

Graves Grey Talon wins 40.5%

Rat King Grey Talon wins 40.7%

Paige Grey Talon wins 41.1%

Grey Talon counters

Pocket Grey Talon wins 52.7%

Shiv Grey Talon wins 52.3%

Mirage Grey Talon wins 52.1%

From recent matches

Items Grey Talon players buy

Full build

How often Grey Talon players buy each item and how often they win with it, over 528k matches in the last 30 days. Expensive items bought late often show high win rates because the game was already going well.

Item	Bought in	Win rate	Usually bought at
Mystic Burst	90.2%	47.0%	5 min
Extra Charge	90.1%	47.0%	6 min
Improved Spirit	87.7%	47.1%	12 min
Tankbuster	86.9%	47.4%	19 min
Rapid Recharge	85.7%	47.5%	20 min
Extra Spirit	76.4%	47.0%	8 min
Compress Cooldown	73.2%	47.2%	14 min
Boundless Spirit	72.0%	49.6%	27 min
Superior Cooldown	65.6%	48.1%	24 min
Stamina Mastery	65.3%	48.8%	22 min

Highest win rates (bought in 5% of matches or more)

Spiritual Overflow 55.1% won · bought in 10.9%
Mystic Reverb 54.8% won · bought in 44.8%
Indomitable 53.9% won · bought in 10.0%
Spirit Lifesteal 53.7% won · bought in 6.1%
Spirit Burn 53.7% won · bought in 50.7%
Glass Cannon 53.4% won · bought in 5.7%

Gun

Weapon

DPS: 39; While firing
Sustained DPS: 32; Including reloads
Bullet damage: 23.51
Fire rate: 1.67/s
Magazine: 17; Empties in 10.2s
Reload: 2.35s

Damage over distance

Full damage to 18m Drops to 10% by 54m

Headshots deal ×1.65 damage. Bullets travel at 495 m/s and drop over long distances.

Initiate to Eternus

Grey Talon win rate by rank

How often Grey Talon wins at each rank (by the average rank of the match) over the last 30 days. The middle line is 50%.

Initiate 47.2% · 5,771
Seeker 45.5% · 11k
Acolyte 45.5% · 11k
Sentinel 46.2% · 9,329
Mystic 45.3% · 8,620
Ritualist 44.2% · 8,398
Emissary 44.2% · 8,761
Oracle 45.7% · 10k
Phantom 45.3% · 9,823
Ascendant 46.3% · 5,160
Eternus 46.7% · 2,945

Every boon

Growth per level

Collecting souls levels you up. Each level from 2 onward is a boon, and every boon permanently adds:

Health: +38
Bullet damage: +0.85
Melee damage: +1.58
Spirit power: +1.6

Quick answers

Grey Talon questions

What type of hero is Grey Talon?: Grey Talon is a marksman. Gun-focused heroes who deal steady damage from range. Complexity: moderate.
What are Grey Talon's abilities?: Charged Shot, Rain of Arrows and Spirit Snare, plus the ultimate Guided Owl. Each one has three upgrades that cost 1, 2 and 5 ability points.
How much health does Grey Talon have?: Grey Talon starts with 780 health and gains 38 more with every boon (each level from 2 onward).
Is Grey Talon good for beginners?: Grey Talon is rated moderate. If you're new, Graves, Haze and Infernus are easier places to start.
What should I buy first on Grey Talon?: Most Grey Talon players open with Mystic Burst, Extra Charge and High-Velocity Rounds. See the full Grey Talon build for mid and late game items.

Case history

Grey Talon lore

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.