Grey Talon

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Delivers long range skill-shots

A cunning predator, Grey Talon uses a combination of deadly accuracy, traps, and clever positioning to bring down the toughest of opponents.

Grey Talon 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.

Grey Talon
Weapon: "The Mourning Comes" BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
DPS:	45
Bullet Damage:	25+0.70 x0.1
Ammo:	17
Bullets per sec:	1.82
Reload Time:	2.35s
Bullet Velocity:	495m/s
Light Melee:	63+2.67
Heavy Melee:	116+4.91
Falloff Range:	18m → 54m
Vitality Stats
Health:	550+27
Health Regen:	2.5
Move Speed:	6.3m/s
Stamina:	4

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

Charged Shot

1

4s

17s

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

x1.6

100

Damage

1

+1 Charges

2

+65 Damage

5

Improved damage scaling and -3s Charge Delay

x0.917

Rain of Arrows

7s

35s

Launches you high in the air, allowing you to glide slowly. While airborne, you gain Weapon Damage and multishot on your weapon.
Alt-Cast for reduced jump height.
Press Space to cancel the glide.

5

Weapon Multishot

4

Weapon Damage

1

-14s Cooldown

2

While airborne, +5 Weapon Damage and weapon damage applies 40% movement slow for 1.5s

5

While airborne, +40% Bullet Lifesteal and +40% Spirit Lifesteal

Immobilizing Trap

6.2m

37s

Throw out a trap that begins to arm itself. Once armed, the trap will trigger when an enemy enters its radius, restricting their movement and slowing them.

1.5s

Tether Duration

30

Damage

20s

Lifetime

30%  Movement Slow

3.5s  Slow Duration

2s  Arm Time

1

-20s Cooldown

2

+1s Tether Duration and 1s Slow Duration

5

Grey Talon deals +30% more Bullet Damage to enemies hit by Immobilizing Trap for 10s

Guided Owl

127s

After 1.5s cast time, launch a spirit owl that you control and which explodes on impact, damaging and stunning enemies. Hold to accelerate the owl.
Press Space to release control. Gain permanent Spirit Power for each enemy hero killed with Guided Owl.

x1.01

250

Damage

12m

Explosion Radius

5  Spirit Power Per Kill

1

+100 Damage

2

-47s Cooldown

5

After hit, kills enemies that are below 22% Health

Weapon

Weapon Stats	Falloff Range 18m - 54m 45 DPS
The Mourning Comes
Medium Range Heavy Hitter Projectile

Background

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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 Ixian... she 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.

— A FATE'S TALE

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
November 21, 2024	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 Rain of Arrows T3 reduced from 50% Lifesteal to 40% Guided Owl camera now returns more quickly when the Owl collides very far away
November 7, 2024	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 Movespeed spirit scaling reduced from 0.032 to 0.025

Trivia

• Grey Talon's current model is inherited from his design in Neon Prime, in which he was called Orion.
• Grey Talon is voiced by Robbie Daymond, who is known for voiceworks in many popular media (e.g. Kayn in League of Legends, Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen, River Ward in Cyberpunk 2077, etc.)
• Gray Talon is currently the only hero whose Bullet Damage is directly affected by Spirit Power.
• Grey Talon and Seven are currently the only heroes whose Move Speed is directly affected by Spirit Power.
• Grey Talon's son was named Nathan.
• Grey Talon believes the Friends of Humanity are behind the murder of his family. As such, he sympathizes with Vindicta's cause and regards her as a friend.
• Grey Talon and Haze know each other. She refers to him by his first name and knew his late son.
• Grey Talon has a voice line where he says his "stepdaughter" is Ixian, like Abrams. However, it seems that the intended term was "daughter-in-law", as evidenced by Talon's background and Abrams' response.
• Grey Talon chose Shiv as his replacement in the Baxter Society.

Gallery

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