Grey Talon/Update history

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Update	Changes
January 30, 2026	Rain of Arrows air speed from 3.8 to 4.1. Spirit Snare lifetime increased from 20s to 22s. Guided Owl cooldown reduced from 120s to 110s. Guided Owl spirit power per kill increased from 8 to 10.
January 22, 2026	(Undocumented) Removed the ability to cancel and refund cooldown of Guided Owl during casting delay
December 29, 2025	Rain of Arrows cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s Rain of Arrows T3 now also grants +30% Bullet Evasion Guided Owl duration increased from 16s to 18s Guided Owl T1 damage increased from +81 to +85 Guided Owl Spirit Power per kill increased from 5 to 8
October 2, 2025	Charged Shot spirit scaling reduced from 1.11 to 1.0 Charged Shot T3 spirit scaling reduced from 1.11 to 1.0 Rain of Arrows no longer lingers the air benefits like unlimited air dash once the ability is canceled or runs out
September 4, 2025	Bullet damage growth based on Spirit Power increased from 0.07 to 0.08 Spirit Snare Curse duration increased from 2s to 2.25s Spirit Snare T2 changed from "+0.75 Curse Duration" to "Applies -15% Bullet Resistance for 10s" Spirit Snare T3 changed from "Grey Talon deals +30% more Bullet Damage to enemies hit by Spirit Snare for 10s" to "+1s Curse Duration and +1.5m Radius"
August 18, 2025	(Undocumented) Updated VO pass
July 29, 2025	Spirit Snare Curse duration increased from 1.75s to 2s. Guided Owl cooldown reduced from 135s to 120s.
May 27, 2025	Spirit Snare radius increased from 6.2 to 6.5. Guided Owl duration increased from 14s to 16s. Guided Owl cooldown decreased from 127s to 125s. Guided Owl T2 cooldown improved from -47s to -50s.
May 8, 2025	Base Bullet Damage spirit power scaling reduced from 0.09 to 0.07. Spirit Snare: Added physical elements to the AoE visuals. Charged Shot T3 Spirit Power scaling reduced from 1.3 to 1.2. (Undocumented) Rain of Arrows T3 reduced from 40% Lifesteal to 30%.
April 17, 2025	HP regen reduced from 2.5 to 1.5. Move Speed spirit scaling reduced from 0.025 to 0.014. Charged Shot damage reduced from 100 to 90. Charged Shot spirit scaling reduced from 1.6 to 1.2. Charged Shot T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.9 to +1.3.
February 25, 2025	Guided Owl accelerate has been updated from M1 to 'W' by default. Better visual feedback for Spirit Snare when triggered. Fixed Spirit power bonus from Guided Owl always being visible in the active player stats. Fixed a bug that caused Grey Talon's Owl explosion sound to not be heard by the caster if they detonated it early with a keypress. Updated vo - largely remastering pass, but some new content.
January 27, 2025	Spirit Snare cooldown reduced from 37s to 34s. Spirit Snare T2 increased from +0.5s to +0.75s.
December 6, 2024	Fixed Grey Talon's tech power growth from his ult not being reflected in the shop. Immobilizing Trap renamed to Spirit Snare. Spirit Snare now applies a Curse debuff for 1.75s to all enemies in the radius when it triggers instead of a tether. Spirit Snare T2 no longer increases slow by 1s. Spirit Snare T2 now increases Curse debuff by 0.5s. You can now shoot Charged Shot onto Spirit Snare center to trigger it to detonate immediately in a 30% increased radius. Charged Shot can now secure orbs.
November 21, 2024	Rain of Arrows T3 reduced from 50% Lifesteal to 40%. Bullet damage increased from 24 to 25. Health growth per boon increased from 27 to 29. Immobilizing Trap now tethers targets rather than rooting them. Immobilizing Trap tether duration increased 1.25s to 1.5s. Immobilizing Trap no longer applies 50% slow for 1s. Immobilizing Trap slow now starts immediately for 30% and lasts until 2s after the tether ends. Immobilizing Trap T2 changed from +2s Slow to +1s Tether. Immobilizing Trap radius increased from 6 to 6.2. Immobilizing Trap T1 CD improved from -19s to -20s. Guided Owl camera now returns more quickly when the Owl collides very far away.
November 7, 2024	Fixed Grey Talon getting assist credit while flying Guided Owl. Base bullet damage reduced from 27 to 24. Bullet damage growth per boon increased from 1.41 to 1.62 (same total damage later on). Falloff range rescaled from 22m->58m to 18m->54m. Rain of Arrows strafe distance with stamina reduced by 30%. Charged Shot hitbox size reduced by 20%.
November 1, 2024	Base bullet damage reduced from 30 to 27. Movement speed scaling from Spirit Power reduced from 0.032 to 0.025.
October 27, 2024	Movespeed spirit scaling reduced from 0.04 to 0.032. Bullet damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.13 to 0.12.
October 24, 2024	Base regen increased from 2 to 2.5. Gun spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.13. Movespeed now scales with Spirit Power again. Rain of Arrows strafe speed with stamina increased by 30%.
October 10, 2024	Fixed some cases where Grey Talon's trap effects would be stuck in the world. Updated Grey Talon root effect for trap. Updated Grey Talon updated firing, projectile, impact effects. Arrow cycle time increased from 0.45s to 0.55s (overall dps unchanged). Fixed Rain of Arrows alternate cast causing you to hit the ground soon after cast. Fixed Guided Owl colliding with nearby objects during cast. Fire Rate no longer scales with Spirit Power. Base bullet damage now scales with Spirit Power (0.1). Guided Owl 3s grace period for kill increased to 4s. Fixed Guided Owl grace period still requiring that he gets the kill, rather than the target just die. Movespeed no longer scales with Spirit Power. Base stamina increased from 3 to 4.
September 26, 2024	Replaced a Grey Talon select line to make his intentions more clear. Arrow cycle time reduced from 0.4s to 0.45s (overall dps unchanged). Rain of Arrows can be alternate-casted to remain near the ground. Fixed air dash during Rain of Arrows going half the distance. Guided Owl bonus spirit on death now has a 3s buffer window. Guided Owl: very slight turn rate improvements. Guided Owl radius increased from 12m to 13m.
September 17, 2024	Fixed Grey Talon's Charge Shot and Vindicta's Assassinate cameras not working properly.
September 12, 2024	Updated Wraith, Grey Talon, and Infernus VO. Fixed issues with Charged Shot hitting targets behind walls. Fixed Guided Owl doing damage through buildings. Rain of Arrows Weapon Damage reduced from +7 to +4. Rain of Arrows T2 Weapon Damage reduced from +7 to +5. Bullet damage growth per boon increased from +1.46 to +1.8. Guided Owl cooldown increased from 110s to 120s.
August 29, 2024	Charged Shot collision size reduced by 8%. Charged Shot base damage reduced from 105 to 100. Charged Shot T2 reduced from +70 to +65. Fire Rate now scales with Spirit (0.25). Can now use multiple air dashes while using Rain of Fire. Immobilizing Trap root duration reduced from 2s to 1.25s. Immobilizing Trap now applies a 50% movement slow for 1 seconds after the root. Immobilizing Trap T2 changed from +1s Root to +2s Slow.
August 15, 2024	Improved visual clarity of Grey Talon's trap armed state. Charged Shot collision radius reduced by 10%. Fixed T3 Guided Owl not triggering correctly sometimes when the target has Spirit Armor.
August 1, 2024	Charged Shot collision size reduced by 10%. Guided Owl explosion radius increased from 10m to 12m. Guided Owl cooldown reduced from 120s to 110s.
July 18, 2024	Added new cast effect for Grey Talon's Guided Owl. Charged Shot damage reduced from 115 to 105. Charged Shot spirit scaling increased from 1.3 to 1.6.
July 11, 2024	Added Grey Talon Charged Shot sound effects. Rain of Arrows flight duration reduced from 8s to 7s. Guided Owl spirit gain per kill increased from 4 to 5. Guided Owl base ability now stuns for 0.75s. Guided Owl base damage reduced from 300 to 250. Guided Owl T1 is now +100 damage. Guided Owl collision size reduced.
July 4, 2024	Guided Owl now grants +4 permanent Spirit Power for each hero killed with it. Fixed Charged Shot not piercing if it collides with a Mini Turret.
June 27, 2024	Fixed a bug with releasing Grey Talon's Owl early. Fixed a bug that could allow Grey Talon to hit the same target multiple times when close during Rain of Arrows.
June 20, 2024	Fixed Charged Shot being evaded by Haze's Bullet Dance. Rain of Arrows cooldown increased from 30s to 33s. Guided Owl can now explode in the air by pressing the release key.
June 13, 2024	Guided Owl cooldown reduced from 130s to 120s.
June 6, 2024	Improved Grey Talon's trap visibility.
May 30, 2024	Grey Talon's Charged Shot effect matches the damage radius better. Fixed Guided Owl flying while the game is paused. Charge Shot spirit scaling improved from 1 to 1.3. Guided Owl duration increased from 13s to 14s. Guided Owl T3 increased from 20% to 22%. Guided Owl player collision sized increased to regular sizes for these kind of projectiles.
May 23, 2024	Guided Owl Spirit scaling reduced from 2.2 to 1.2. Guided Owl T3 changed from +200 damage to "Kills enemy heroes below 20%". Low health enemies are highlighted while guiding the owl.
May 16, 2024	Charged Shot cooldown reduced from 18s to 16s.
May 10, 2024	Charged Shot damage increased from 105 to 115. Rain of Arrows Multishot increased from 3 to 5.
May 3, 2024	Charge Shot damage increased from 95 to 105. Charge Shot T2 damage reduced from 80 to 70. Guided Owl damage increased from 200 to 300.