Grey TalonGive feedback

Precision

Hunter

Area Denial

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	39.2
Bullet Damage:	Hero Not FoundHero not found. Hero not found.+0.85x0.08
Ammo:	17
Bullets per sec:	1.67
Reload Time:	2.35s
Bullet Velocity:	495m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67

Information

Voice Actor:	Robbie Daymond
Release Date:	April 16, 2024
Internal names:	Archer; Orion

Grey Talon is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a clever, long-range combatant that uses his powerful bow in combination with traps and mystical flight to pin down and destroy his foes. With the ability to charge his arrow shot for powerful effect, Grey Talon can harry his foes at a distance before launching a guided Spirit Owl to finish them off.

A founder of the monster hunting organisation The Baxter Society, Grey Talon happily retired after 40 years of service to support his extended family. He was living well until he was alerted that that his son and daughter-in-law had died in a mysterious house fire. Now, he hunts the perpetrators of the arson, bow in hand.

Abilities

Charge up a powerful shot that pierces through enemies. Hold Ability 1 or Fire to hold the shot.

x1

80

Damage

1

1 Charges

2

+54 Damage

5

Improved damage scaling and -3s Charge Delay

Launches you high in the air, allowing you to glide slowly. While airborne, you gain Weapon Damage and multishot on your weapon.
Alternate cast for reduced jump height.
Press Jump / mantle to cancel the glide.

5

Weapon Multishot

3

Weapon Damage

1

While airborne, +3 Weapon Damage and weapon damage applies 30% movement slow for 1.5s

2

-12s Cooldown

5

While airborne, +30% Bullet Lifesteal, +30% Spirit Lifesteal and +30% Bullet Evasion

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.

2.25s

Curse Duration

25

Damage

22s

Lifetime

2s Arm Time

30% Move Speed

30% Charged Shot Radius

1

-20s Cooldown

2

Applies -15% Bullet Resist for 10s

5

+1s Curse Duration and +1.5m Radius

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 Jump / mantle to release control. Gain permanent Spirit Power for each enemy hero killed with Guided Owl.

x0.937

230

Damage

12m

Explosion Radius

0.75s

Stun Duration

8 Spirit Power Per Kill

1

85 Damage

2

-40s Cooldown

5

After hit, kills enemies that are below 22% Health

Notes

To get a "Spirit Power Per Kill" stack, the enemy has to die within 4s after getting hit.
If Grey Talon dies while controlling the owl, it will automatically detonate.

Weapon

The Mourning Comes

Medium Range

Heavy Hitter

Projectile

39 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

18m ➞ 54m

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Grey Talon/Update history

Update	Changes
June 30, 2026	Rain of Arrows cooldown increased from 23s to 25s. Guided Owl permanent spirit bonus reduced from 10 to 8. Guided Owl cooldown increased from 110s to 125s. (Global ult change) Guided Owl T2 reduced from -45s Cooldown to -40s. (Global ult change)
June 11, 2026	Gun cycle time increased from 0.5775 to 0.6 (~4% DPS nerf). Bullet damage growth reduced from +1.0 to +0.85. Rain of Arrows cooldown increased from 22s to 23s. Rain of Arrows T2 reduced from -13s Cooldown to -12s.
May 22, 2026	Rain of Arrows cooldown reduced from 30s to 22s. Rain of Arrows cast delay reduced from 0.5s to 0.2s. Rain of Arrows duration reduced from 7s to 4s. Rain of Arrows moving ability in air improved. Rain of Arrows stamina distance changed from -9% to +25%. Rain of Arrows Weapon Damage bonus reduced from +4 to +3. Rain of Arrows T1 changed from "-14s Cooldown" to "+3 Weapon Damage and +30% Slow for 1.5s". Rain of Arrows T2 changed from "+5 Weapon Damage and +40% Slow for 1.5s" to "-13s Cooldown" (Total CD from 16s to 9s).

Background

See Grey Talon/Lore for more story content.

“

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.

Lore

Grey Talon believes the Friends of Humanity are behind the murder of his family.^[1]^[2]

Grey Talon chose Shiv as his replacement in the Baxter Society.^[3]^[4]

Grey Talon's son was named Nathan.^[5]

Grey Talon has visited South Ixia and said it was "beautiful".^[6]

Grey Talon says his "stepdaughter" is Ixian, like Abrams.^[7] However, it seems that the intended term was "daughter-in-law", as evidenced by Talon's background and Abrams' response.^[8]

Character interactions

Grey Talon and Vindicta have hunted the Friends of Humanity together and regard each other as friends.^[9]^[10]^[11]
Grey Talon tells Paige that she reminds him of his daughter-in-law.^[12]
Grey Talon has previously hunted Drifter and shows utter hatred towards him^[13]^[14]. He suspects Drifter could have killed his family, although Drifter affirms that if he did murder them, he would have made Grey Talon watch.^[15]
While Grey Talon doesn't like that Calico became an assassin^[16], he doesn't resent her.^[17]
Grey Talon mentions that, had he still been in the Baxter Society, he likely would have hunted down Lady Geist and Seven.^[8]
Grey Talon was handsome in his younger years, according to Lady Geist.^[18]
Haze knows Grey Talon. She refers to him by his first name and knew his late son, Nathan.^[5]
Yamato respects Grey Talon for his age and skill.^[19]^[20]
Warden says he looked up to Grey Talon and apologizes for killing him.^[21]^[22]
Calico compares Holliday's introverted personality to Grey Talon's.^[23]
Calico calls Grey Talon "a relic of a bygone era",^[24] but also says she will mourn his death.^[25]
Holliday likes Grey Talon due to their shared goal of revenge.^[8]
Calico^[26], Lady Geist^[27], Mina^[28], Billy, McGinnis and Vyper comment on Grey Talon's health, due to his age.^[8]

Gallery

Portrait
Icon
Name typography
In-game render
Winter skin
Model sheet
Weapon - The Mourning Come
Work-in-progress new model

Trivia

Grey Talon's current model is inherited from his design in Neon Prime, in which he was called Orion.
Grey Talon's bow was originally called Koschei.
Gray Talon is currently the only hero whose Bullet Damage is directly affected by Spirit Power.
Grey Talon has been affectionately nicknamed "Grandma" by the playerbase.
"Mourning in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Grey Talon in the Hideout.

References

↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line - "Can't. There's a Friends of Humanity safehouse I need to burn down."
↑ Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line - "Hathorne's disciples will answer for their crimes. Together, we will make them suffer in ways unimaginable!"
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line - "There goes my protegé."
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "It seems I chose my replacement poorly."
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Haze and Grey Talon conversation - Haze: "Been a while, Wesley." (...) "I'm sorry about Nathan." (...) "Not the best circunstances for a reunion."
↑ Grey Talon and Dynamo conversation
↑ Grey Talon and Abrams conversation - Talon: "You remind me of my stepdaughter." Abrams: "Son married an Ixian?" Talon: "Yeah."
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Grey Talon conversations
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "I thought we wanted the same thing, Vindicta!"
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "I thought she was my friend."
↑ Grey Talon and Vindicta conversation
↑ Grey Talon & Paige Conversation 1 - Grey Talon: "You remind me of my daughter-in-law."
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (Killed Drifter): "I wasn't expecting to see the Drifter here, but I'm glad he showed up to get what's coming to him!"
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (Killed Drifter): "I've waited for this, Drifter."
↑ Grey Talon & Drifter Conversation 1 - Grey Talon: "Did you do it?" - Drifter: "Wesley... If I was gonna murder your grandkids, we both know I would've tied you down and made you watch."
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (Killed Calico): "She gave up on her ideals for something as pointless as money."
↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (Killed Calico): "I was content to leave you alone, Calico. Why did you have to come here?"
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Talon) - "I remember when he was handsome."
↑ Yamato's in-game voice line (translated) - "An admirable warrior, despite being an enemy."
↑ Yamato's in-game voice line (translated) - "Unbelievable strength for an old man."
↑ Warden's in-game voice line (killed Grey Talon) - "I looked up to you once."
↑ Warden's in-game voice line (killed Grey Talon) - "Don't make me do this, Talon."
↑ Calico and Holliday conversation
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "You're a relic of a bygone era, Talon."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "The Baxter Society will mourn him, as will I."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "I see that arthritis hasn't kicked in yet."
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (Killed Grey Talon): "I was hoping cholesterol would have done the work for me, but oh well."
↑ Mina's in-game voice line (GT Charged Shot snipe): "Looks like someone took their arthritis medication."