Best Grey Talon Deadlock build: Spirit Sniper

Connor Knudsen

Connor Knudsen

If you want to snipe with Spirit in Deadlock, you need to try this Grey Talon build.

Grey Talon is one of Deadlock's trickiest characters to get a lot of value out of unless you have a solid build in place. If you are looking for a build that scales with Spirit and maximizes both Charged Shot and Guided Owl, you have come to the right place.

Grey Talon build items (Image via esports.gg)
Grey Talon build items (Image via esports.gg)

Best Grey Talon build for long-range Spirit DPS

Build name to search: Spirit Sniper Grey Talon - esports.gg

This Grey Talon build is all about getting a lot of quick DPS onto your opponents with Charged Shot, then getting a finishing blow with Guided Owl when you unlock it. If you can get multiple of these Owl kills, your Spirit can scale incredibly into the late game.

Early game

Stay back in the laning phase and poke with your Charged Shot when possible.

Item Type
Item
Spirit
Extra Spirit
Weapon
High-Velocity Mag
Spirit
Extra Charge
Weapon
Hollow Point Ward
Vitality
Enduring Spirit
Vitality
Extra Stamina

Mid game

Begin scaling Spirit and look for Guided Owl plays.

Item Type
Item
Spirit
Mystic Burst
Vitality
Enchanters Barrier
Spirit
Improved Spirit
Spirit
Improved Cooldown
Weapon
Mystic Shot

Late game

Your Spirit scaling starts to take off and you can begin dealing massive damage.

Item Type
Item
Spirit
Superior Cooldown
Spirit
Improved Burst
Spirit
Rapid Recharge
Vitality
Spirit Lifesteal
Weapon
Pristine Emblem

Uber late game

You can start focusing on survivability here as well, but otherwise continue funneling into Spirit damage.

Item Type
Item
Vitality
Reactive Barrier
Spirit
Boundless Spirit
Spirit
Surge of Power
Spirit
Mystic Reverb
Vitality
Soul Rebirth

Grey Talon abilities and upgrades

The Spirit Sniper Grey Talon build is focused more on damage than utility or surviving, so we prioritize Charged Shot and Guided Owl. As such, you will need to be aware that you are a bit squishy and your main escape is Rain of Arrows.

  • Charged Shot: Charge up a powerful shot that pierces through enemies. Hold 1 or left click to hold the shot.
  • Rain of Arrows: Launches you high in the air, allowing you to glide slowly. While airborne, you gain Weapon Damage and multishot on your weapon.
  • Immobilizing Trap: Throw out a trap that begins to arm itself. Once armed, the trap will trigger when an enemy enters its radius, immobilizing and then slowing them.
  • Guided Owl: After 1.5 seconds of cast time, launch a spirit owl that you control and which explodes on impact, damaging and stunning enemies. Hold left click to accelerate the owl. Press Space to release control. Gain permanent Spirit Power for each enemy hero killed with Guided Owl.
Ability upgrade order (Image via esports.gg)
Ability upgrade order (Image via esports.gg)

Strengths and weaknesses of this Grey Talonbuild in Deadlock

As fun as this build is to play, it isn't perfect and you will run into some counterplay. Here are the main strengths and weaknesses that we have encountered with this build.

Strengths
Weaknesses
Can get kills from across the map with Guided Owl
Weak at close range
Great early and mid game poke damage
Can be easily divable
Great maneuverability
Relies on Guided Owl kills to scale

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