Grey Talon Counter Guide
Grey TalonGrey Talon Performance Stats
Best Items Against Grey Talon
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Grey Talon are Crushing Fists, Torment Pulse and Return Fire, with Crushing Fists yielding the strongest results. Crushing Fists changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Grey Talon. Torment Pulse adds control or fight utility that makes clean engages harder for Grey Talon. Return Fire is a warning sign when Grey Talon has to keep shooting into someone who can throw that pressure back. Most top-performing counter purchases are spirit items that disrupt Grey Talon's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Grey Talon counters include Victor, Graves and Kelvin, with Victor being the hardest counter at 40.8% win rate. Grey Talon performs best against Venator, Mirage and Mina. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Grey Talon's engage window and control lane trades.
Grey Talon Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
47.3%
Pick Rate
16.7%
Grey Talon is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Grey Talon stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Grey Talon's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Grey Talon gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Grey Talon has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Grey Talon
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Crushing Fists117 total matches | 48.5% | N/A | N/A | 30.0% | 20.0% | 42.9% | N/A | 17.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Torment Pulse196 total matches | 16.0% | 35.0% | 28.6% | 45.8% | 22.7% | 35.0% | 50.0% | 28.6% | N/A | 47.6% | N/A |
 Return Fire412 total matches | 28.6% | 40.9% | 45.0% | 33.3% | 29.2% | 24.4% | 37.3% | 36.7% | 29.2% | 45.0% | 27.6% |
 Disarming Hex5,004 total matches | 47.1% | 39.3% | 40.5% | 35.2% | 33.6% | 32.6% | 32.9% | 34.7% | 32.6% | 39.4% | 32.8% |
 Rusted Barrel2,990 total matches | 43.0% | 40.2% | 40.0% | 40.7% | 37.9% | 36.2% | 36.4% | 38.8% | 37.3% | 38.4% | 43.7% |
 Metal Skin10,530 total matches | 43.2% | 39.1% | 37.6% | 37.8% | 37.3% | 38.6% | 37.3% | 38.8% | 39.8% | 42.9% | 43.7% |
 Melee Charge243 total matches | 50.0% | N/A | 40.9% | 34.8% | 33.3% | 39.4% | 45.0% | 33.3% | 65.0% | 33.3% | 38.1% |
 Suppressor982 total matches | 37.9% | 37.7% | 41.9% | 33.8% | 49.6% | 39.3% | 47.7% | 36.7% | 50.0% | 41.0% | 52.0% |
 Knockdown6,346 total matches | 41.8% | 46.9% | 45.0% | 41.7% | 44.2% | 36.2% | 41.7% | 41.8% | 40.2% | 41.1% | 39.8% |
 Decay1,660 total matches | 48.1% | 44.8% | 44.1% | 48.5% | 34.1% | 40.2% | 41.0% | 43.3% | 44.7% | 42.5% | 43.3% |