Grey Talon counters and synergy
How to counter Grey Talon
To counter Grey Talon, play Kelvin, Graves and Paige: Grey Talon wins only 40.1% against Kelvin. Overall Grey Talon wins 45.8% of 46k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Grey Talon does best with Billy on the team.
- Win rate
- 45.8%
- Pick rate
- 14.2%
- Matches
- 46k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Grey Talon's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.
Same team
Best teammates
Billy 6,868 matches
+1.8 vs expected
46.0% win rate
Mo & Krill 7,203 matches
+1.5 vs expected
47.3% win rate
Mirage 1,976 matches
As expected
40.4% win rate
Venator 6,481 matches
+1.3 vs expected
44.4% win rate
Ivy 5,053 matches
As expected
50.1% win rate
Apollo 3,128 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Silver 3,697 matches
As expected
44.2% win rate
Abrams 6,078 matches
As expected
48.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Sinclair 321 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Yamato 774 matches
+4.5 vs expected
48.6% win rate
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Silver 702 matches
+4.0 vs expected
47.1% win rate
-
Mo & Krill 1,503 matches
+3.6 vs expected
49.4% win rate
-
Abrams 1,167 matches
As expected
49.7% win rate
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Billy 1,357 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Baba 5,948 matches
+2.8 vs expected
45.9% win rate
Solomon 5,559 matches
+1.5 vs expected
52.5% win rate
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Abrams 5,539 matches
+1.3 vs expected
46.0% win rate
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Mo & Krill 5,815 matches
+1.3 vs expected
47.1% win rate
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Mirage 2,056 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Rat King 18k matches
+1.2 vs expected
41.1% win rate
Vindicta 7,239 matches
As expected
45.9% win rate
Deadman Danny 7,570 matches
As expected
50.3% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Vyper 2,641 matches
−2.4 vs expected
43.2% win rate
Kelvin 3,681 matches
As expected
40.1% win rate
McGinnis 2,897 matches
As expected
47.0% win rate
Paradox 5,476 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Bebop 10k matches
−1.1 vs expected
48.3% win rate
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Yamato 5,804 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
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Sinclair 2,464 matches
As expected
48.3% win rate
Warden 2,380 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Grey Talon against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Grey Talon wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.
| Enemy hero | Grey Talon wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin | 40.1% | 3,681 | As expected |
 Graves | 40.5% | 10k | As expected |
 Paige | 40.9% | 9,756 | As expected |
| Rat King | 41.1% | 18k | +1.2 points |
 Victor | 41.3% | 6,351 | As expected |
 Haze | 42.5% | 13k | As expected |
 Seven | 42.5% | 8,474 | As expected |
| Ivy | 42.7% | 5,208 | As expected |
| Apollo | 43.2% | 4,849 | As expected |
| Vyper | 43.2% | 2,641 | −2.4 points |
 Wraith | 44.4% | 8,722 | As expected |
 Lash | 44.8% | 9,796 | As expected |
 Calico | 45.0% | 4,210 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 45.0% | 5,416 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 45.5% | 4,790 | As expected |
 Drifter | 45.5% | 9,245 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 45.9% | 7,239 | As expected |
| Baba | 45.9% | 5,948 | +2.8 points |
| Abrams | 46.0% | 5,539 | +1.3 points |
 Lady Geist | 46.0% | 6,887 | As expected |
 Violet | 46.1% | 6,306 | As expected |
| Yamato | 46.6% | 5,804 | As expected |
| Billy | 46.7% | 4,984 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 47.0% | 2,897 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 47.1% | 5,815 | +1.3 points |
 Celeste | 47.3% | 5,390 | As expected |
 Infernus | 47.8% | 12k | As expected |
| Venator | 47.8% | 7,091 | As expected |
| Silver | 48.1% | 4,016 | As expected |
 Holliday | 48.1% | 4,206 | As expected |
| Bebop | 48.3% | 10k | −1.1 points |
| Sinclair | 48.3% | 2,464 | As expected |
 Rem | 48.6% | 7,480 | As expected |
| Paradox | 49.3% | 5,476 | As expected |
 Mina | 49.9% | 7,910 | As expected |
 Viscous | 50.0% | 2,712 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 50.3% | 7,570 | As expected |
 Pocket | 50.4% | 3,881 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 50.8% | 3,514 | As expected |
| Warden | 50.8% | 2,380 | As expected |
 Shiv | 51.6% | 6,126 | As expected |
| Solomon | 52.5% | 5,559 | +1.5 points |
| Mirage | 54.0% | 2,056 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Grey Talon in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Grey Talon struggles against. Grey Talon has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Graves and Paige (40.1% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vyper, Kelvin and McGinnis do better against Grey Talon than expected.
- Who is Grey Talon good against?
- Grey Talon has the highest win rate against Mirage, Solomon and Shiv (54.0% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Grey Talon does better than expected against Baba, Solomon and Abrams.
- Who is the best teammate for Grey Talon?
- Billy: together they win 46.0%, 1.8 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Grey Talon lane with?
- Sinclair, Yamato and Silver make the best lane partners for Grey Talon, measured against what each pair is expected to win.