Grey Talon counters and synergy
How to counter Grey Talon
To counter Grey Talon, play Kelvin, Rat King and Paige: Grey Talon wins only 39.0% against Kelvin. Overall Grey Talon wins 44.7% of 27k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Grey Talon does best with Mo & Krill on the team.
- Win rate
- 44.7%
- Pick rate
- 16.3%
- Matches
- 27k
- 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
Lady Geist 2,290 matches
As expected
44.8% win rate
Mo & Krill 4,814 matches
+1.7 vs expected
46.0% win rate
Billy 3,452 matches
As expected
44.4% win rate
Silver 2,079 matches
As expected
44.2% win rate
Venator 4,556 matches
As expected
43.7% win rate
Rat King 7,654 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
Calico 1,889 matches
As expected
45.5% win rate
Abrams 3,853 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Vindicta 4,629 matches
+2.1 vs expected
46.5% win rate
Graves 3,702 matches
+1.7 vs expected
41.0% win rate
Baba 3,689 matches
As expected
44.1% win rate
McGinnis 1,304 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
Solomon 3,625 matches
As expected
51.6% win rate
Vyper 1,589 matches
As expected
44.3% win rate
The Doorman 1,749 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
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Mo & Krill 3,926 matches
As expected
46.1% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Viscous 1,659 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
Rem 3,111 matches
−2.0 vs expected
45.7% win rate
Apollo 2,679 matches
As expected
40.9% win rate
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Abrams 3,750 matches
As expected
41.5% win rate
Violet 3,889 matches
As expected
44.9% win rate
Kelvin 2,564 matches
As expected
39.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,045 matches
As expected
43.7% win rate
Haze 8,361 matches
As expected
40.8% 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 | 39.0% | 2,564 | As expected |
| Rat King | 39.3% | 11k | As expected |
 Paige | 39.7% | 4,744 | As expected |
 Ivy | 39.9% | 3,287 | As expected |
| Haze | 40.8% | 8,361 | As expected |
| Apollo | 40.9% | 2,679 | As expected |
| Graves | 41.0% | 3,702 | +1.7 points |
 Seven | 41.2% | 3,676 | As expected |
| Abrams | 41.5% | 3,750 | As expected |
 Wraith | 41.9% | 5,676 | As expected |
 Victor | 42.3% | 2,955 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 42.4% | 2,917 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 43.7% | 3,045 | As expected |
| Baba | 44.1% | 3,689 | As expected |
 Lash | 44.1% | 7,134 | As expected |
 Celeste | 44.2% | 2,631 | As expected |
| Vyper | 44.3% | 1,589 | As expected |
 Yamato | 44.3% | 3,617 | As expected |
| Violet | 44.9% | 3,889 | As expected |
 Holliday | 44.9% | 3,057 | As expected |
 Drifter | 45.0% | 5,641 | As expected |
| Calico | 45.2% | 3,606 | As expected |
| Rem | 45.7% | 3,111 | −2.0 points |
| Billy | 45.9% | 2,506 | As expected |
| Silver | 46.0% | 2,322 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 46.1% | 3,926 | As expected |
| Venator | 46.5% | 4,871 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 46.5% | 4,629 | +2.1 points |
| Viscous | 46.6% | 1,659 | As expected |
 Bebop | 47.2% | 7,398 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 47.3% | 1,692 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 47.3% | 2,602 | As expected |
 Mina | 47.5% | 4,755 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.1% | 5,672 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.4% | 1,304 | As expected |
 Pocket | 48.7% | 3,107 | As expected |
 Paradox | 49.4% | 4,072 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 49.8% | 1,749 | As expected |
 Shiv | 50.1% | 4,645 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 50.6% | 4,980 | As expected |
| Solomon | 51.6% | 3,625 | As expected |
 Mirage | 51.7% | 1,270 | As expected |
 Warden | 51.8% | 942 | 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, Rat King and Paige (39.0% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Viscous, Rem and Apollo do better against Grey Talon than expected.
- Who is Grey Talon good against?
- Grey Talon has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Solomon (51.8% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Grey Talon does better than expected against Vindicta, Graves and Baba.
- Who is the best teammate for Grey Talon?
- Lady Geist: together they win 44.8%, 2.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Grey Talon lane with?
- The Doorman, Viscous and Billy make the best lane partners for Grey Talon, measured against what each pair is expected to win.