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Grey Talon vs Nurse Harrow

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Written for the Grey Talon player. Playing Nurse Harrow? See Nurse Harrow vs Grey Talon →

Nurse Harrow is announced but not out yet. New heroes release Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00 pm Pacific, in an order set by player vote; the next slot is Friday 16 October.

This page becomes the full matchup guide on release day: the measured win rate, who is favoured, how to win, a phase-by-phase plan and the abilities to watch. Everything known about Nurse Harrow so far →

Your side: Grey Talon in lane

Lane strengths

  • Charged Shot Charged Shot 17s Cooldown Draws back a heavy shot that can be held at full charge and pierces straight through everything it hits. Damage about 80 at base spirit power, +54 at tier 2 (deadlock.one, metabot.gg) 1 +54 damage 2 roughly -3s charge delay plus improved spirit scaling, turning it from a setpiece into a… pierces the wave, so he farms and pokes with the same button from outside his opponent's range
  • Bow falloff runs to about 54m — he can contest soul orbs and harass from positions most laners simply cannot answer
  • Rain of Arrows Rain of Arrows 4s Duration25s Cooldown Launches Grey Talon high into the air and lets him glide down slowly, gaining bonus weapon damage and firing multiple arrows per shot while airborne. Crowd Control tier-1 upgrade adds roughly a 24% movement slow to his arrows while airborne Damage no direct damage; tier 1 adds about +3 weapon damage and a 24% movement slow… Mobility high vertical displacement plus a slow controlled glide 1 +3 weapon damage and a 24% movement slow applied by his shots 2 +30% bullet lifesteal, +30% spirit lifesteal and +30% bullet evasion gives him an escape most solo-lane bullies cannot follow

Lane weaknesses

  • Lowest durability tier in the roster — any successful gap-close in lane is lethal
  • Bow is a slow projectile with travel time; a strafing target is genuinely hard to hit, so his lane damage depends on aim rather than being guaranteed
  • If Rain of Arrows Rain of Arrows 4s Duration25s Cooldown Launches Grey Talon high into the air and lets him glide down slowly, gaining bonus weapon damage and firing multiple arrows per shot while airborne. Crowd Control tier-1 upgrade adds roughly a 24% movement slow to his arrows while airborne Damage no direct damage; tier 1 adds about +3 weapon damage and a 24% movement slow… Mobility high vertical displacement plus a slow controlled glide 1 +3 weapon damage and a 24% movement slow applied by his shots 2 +30% bullet lifesteal, +30% spirit lifesteal and +30% bullet evasion is on cooldown he has no way out of a two-person gank

Power spikes

  • Charged Shot Charged Shot 17s Cooldown Draws back a heavy shot that can be held at full charge and pierces straight through everything it hits. Damage about 80 at base spirit power, +54 at tier 2 (deadlock.one, metabot.gg) 1 +54 damage 2 roughly -3s charge delay plus improved spirit scaling, turning it from a setpiece into a… tier 3 — The charge delay drops by about 3s, turning his setpiece poke into a repeatable ranged attack
  • Spirit Snare Spirit Snare 34s Cooldown Throws down a trap that arms after a short delay and triggers when an enemy enters its radius, applying Curse and a movement slow. Crowd Control Curse (silence + disarm + item lockout + interrupt) plus a movement slow; Damage minimal direct damage; Defensive the primary anti-dive tool — placed at his own feet or on the approach, it… 1 applies -15% Bullet Resist for 10 seconds 2 +1s Curse duration and +1.5m radius tier 2 — -15% Bullet Resist for 10s makes his trap a team-wide damage amp on top of the Curse lockdown
  • Guided Owl Guided Owl 125s Cooldown After a short cast, Grey Talon takes control of a spirit owl and flies it across the map; Crowd Control area stun on detonation Damage about 230 at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Mobility none for Grey Talon — in fact he is locked in place 1 instantly kills enemies below about 22% health and grants permanent Spirit Power per… unlock — Gives him cross-map pick potential and a Stun for his team to fight around

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What Valve has shown of Nurse Harrow

Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Nurse Harrow: strict, terrifying, savior. A medical theme and a healer's silhouette — watch for whether she is a support or a drain-tank.

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