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Recommended build, generated from match data

Snapshot settings: Phantom+ ranked, normal mode, Oct 5, 2026 (Oct 5, 2026 update) to Oct 8, 2026 · 675 matches on this playstyle of 1,118 · generated Oct 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC

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Customise this build (swaps and imbue targets)

Situational swaps

Healbane instead of Enchanter's Emblem · Mid · when: enemies heal a lot (lifesteal, healing items or healers)
Debuff Reducer instead of Mystic Reverb · 30+ · when: enemies have several stuns, silences or roots
Metal Skin instead of Superior Cooldown · Late · when: most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Spirit Resilience instead of Spirit Burn · Late · when: most of the enemy team's damage is spirit damage
Warp Stone instead of Boundless Spirit · Late · when: you need an escape or a gap-closer

Imbue targets

Compress Cooldown
Mystic Reverb

Pick a swap or an imbue target to see a customised version. The recommended build above stays unchanged.

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MikaelS GreenTalon [Made with Lockbuilds]

by HarvesterVersion 244Guide updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #581110

Matches started with it: 111
Won: 50.5%
Players: 88
In-game favourites: 6,118 (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Early game
Game stage
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
  Nice early weapon damage. Increases velocity of the arrows. Builds up to Opening Rounds, which is peak.
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Very OP for a 1600 Item at the moment.
4. 4
  Mystic Burst
  No brainer for your 1. Builds up to Tankbuster which is a key item for this build.
5. 5
  Extra Charge
  More charges for your 1.
6. 6
  Extra Spirit
  Ez damage increase.
7. 7
  Enchanter's Emblem
2Early Game [Optional]optional
Author's category · Read Description of item
1. 1
  Healing Rite
  If not getting enough healing from RS
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
  If opp is not letting you farm easily
3. 3
  Golden Goose Egg
4. 4
3Mid game
Game stage · Buy from L-R. Look at the optional items as well.
1. 1
  Mystic Shot
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
3. 3
  Sharpshooter
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Free damage since you will be fighting most of your fights from a distance.
4. 4
4Mid Game [Optional]optional
Author's category · Read Drescriptions
1. 1
  Healbane
  Basic Anti-heal. Perfect for Victor, Shiv, Geist, and heroes with aggressive healing.
2. 2
  Silence Wave
  Works really well against heroes who have a tendency of jumping. For example - Apollo, Lash, Drifter. etc.
3. 3
  Surge of Power
  Built from Extra Spirit
5Late game
Game stage · Buy in any order. You are already Robin Hood at this point
1. 1
  Mystic Reverb
  Key Item #3
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
  Easy Anti-heal.
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  Key Item #4
4. 4
6Late Game [Optional]
Author's category · Buy only what is required.
1. 1
  Echo Shard
  Spirit Snare is actually very good for defending. 2 Spirit Snares are even better.
2. 2
  Refresher
  For spamming ults.
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
  If taking too much damage in the end.
4. 4
7Defense Items.optional
Author's category
1. 1
  Counterspell
  If they have a knockdown and you are good with timing your parries.
2. 2
  Weapon Shielding
  Mainly for gun heavy heroes.
3. 3
  Metal Skin
  If a Gun Hero is starting to snowball.
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in MikaelS GreenTalon [Made with Lockbuilds], one row per ability in slot order
Charged ShotCharged Shot	Charged Shot: Ability unlocked, step 1	Charged Shot: 1 AP upgrade, step 2					Charged Shot: 2 AP upgrade, step 7

Among the 12 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 0 copies and 1 near-identical guide hidden, 6 beyond the top 5. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

What to buy, in order

Stamina Mastery + Rapid Recharge + Tankbuster style

1Early
Mystic Burst
~2:56
2Early
High-Velocity Rounds
~3:14
3Early
Opening Rounds
~4:36
from High-Velocity Rounds
4Early
Extra Charge
~5:42
5Early
Long Range
~6:31
6Early
Extra Spirit
~7:59
7Mid
Enchanter's Emblem
~11:01
8Mid
Compress Cooldown
~11:12
Imbue: Guided Owl
9Mid
Sharpshooter
~11:29
from High-Velocity Rounds
10Mid
Improved Spirit
~11:44
from Extra Spirit
11Mid
Mystic Shot
~11:48
12Mid
Extra Stamina
~13:41
13Mid
Recharging Rush
~16:35
14Mid
Stamina Mastery
~17:58
from Extra Stamina
15Mid
Tankbuster
~18:40
from Mystic Burst
16Mid
Rapid Recharge
~19:39
from Extra Charge
17Late
Superior Cooldown
~24:46
from Compress Cooldown
18Late
Boundless Spirit
~25:33
from Improved Spirit
19Late
Spirit Burn
~29:47
2030+
Mystic Reverb
~31:45
Imbue: Charged Shot

Times are when players on this build typically bought each item (observed guidance, not deadlines). Dashed steps are late continuations: this style's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game. Stage details below show how many of this group bought each item, optional items and situational swaps.

By stage

“Bought” percentages say how many players in this group bought the item; they are not win rates. Swaps are our advice from each item's current game text, not measured matchup results.

1Early
0–9 min
1. 1
  Mystic Burst
  100% bought · ~2:56 · most 1–8 min
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
  80% bought · ~3:14 · most 1–6 min
3. 3

Skill order

The most common choice at each point among these 675 players. The first four points match 361 of them; 32 used this exact full order.

Grey Talon skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
Charged ShotCharged Shot	Charged Shot: Ability unlocked, step 1	Charged Shot: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Charged Shot: 2 AP upgrade, step 5				Charged Shot: 5 AP upgrade, step 9

Final inventory target

About this recommendation

Sample: Grey Talon, normal mode, ranked matches with average rank Phantom or higher, from Oct 5, 2026 (Oct 5, 2026 update) to Oct 8, 2026, never more than 14 days: 1,118 matches, 44.5% won. Unranked matches carry no badge, so a rank bracket means ranked matches only.
Playstyle: the most common trio of 3,200+ soul items by 30:00 was Stamina Mastery, Rapid Recharge, Tankbuster. 675 matches built all three (60% of the sample); 48.1% of them were won. That describes these players, not this exact build, which no one may have followed item for item.
Items: bought by at least 50% of the group; late items are counted among the 258 matches that reached 35:00. If that leaves fewer than 2 late items, the build continues with the group's most-bought late items (at least 30%). Order and times are the group's medians.
Inventory: checked after every purchase with game recipes, observed sales and the observed limits of 12 items and 4 active items.
Ranked Grey Talon matches by rank in this window: Ritualist 500 · Seeker 658 · Ascendant 318 · Acolyte 616 · Sentinel 549 · Oracle 665 · Phantom 630 · Mystic 528 · Emissary 567 · Initiate 343 · Eternus 170.
Snapshot generated Oct 9, 2026 from the Deadlock API public data lake (data as of Oct 8, 2026).

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MikaelS GreenTalon [Made with Lockbuilds]

by HarvesterVersion 244Guide updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #581110

Matches started with it: 111
Won: 50.5%
Players: 88
In-game favourites: 6,118 (not match usage)

Items, as published

1Early game
Game stage
1. 1
  Restorative Shot
2. 2
  High-Velocity Rounds
  Nice early weapon damage. Increases velocity of the arrows. Builds up to Opening Rounds, which is peak.
3. 3
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Very OP for a 1600 Item at the moment.
4. 4
  Mystic Burst
  No brainer for your 1. Builds up to Tankbuster which is a key item for this build.
5. 5
  Extra Charge
  More charges for your 1.
6. 6
  Extra Spirit
  Ez damage increase.
7. 7
  Enchanter's Emblem
2Early Game [Optional]optional
Author's category · Read Description of item
1. 1
  Healing Rite
  If not getting enough healing from RS
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
  If opp is not letting you farm easily
3. 3
  Golden Goose Egg
4. 4
3Mid game
Game stage · Buy from L-R. Look at the optional items as well.
1. 1
  Mystic Shot
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
3. 3
  Sharpshooter
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Free damage since you will be fighting most of your fights from a distance.
4. 4
4Mid Game [Optional]optional
Author's category · Read Drescriptions
1. 1
  Healbane
  Basic Anti-heal. Perfect for Victor, Shiv, Geist, and heroes with aggressive healing.
2. 2
  Silence Wave
  Works really well against heroes who have a tendency of jumping. For example - Apollo, Lash, Drifter. etc.
3. 3
  Surge of Power
  Built from Extra Spirit
5Late game
Game stage · Buy in any order. You are already Robin Hood at this point
1. 1
  Mystic Reverb
  Key Item #3
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
  Easy Anti-heal.
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  Key Item #4
4. 4
6Late Game [Optional]
Author's category · Buy only what is required.
1. 1
  Echo Shard
  Spirit Snare is actually very good for defending. 2 Spirit Snares are even better.
2. 2
  Refresher
  For spamming ults.
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
  If taking too much damage in the end.
4. 4
7Defense Items.optional
Author's category
1. 1
  Counterspell
  If they have a knockdown and you are good with timing your parries.
2. 2
  Weapon Shielding
  Mainly for gun heavy heroes.
3. 3
  Metal Skin
  If a Gun Hero is starting to snowball.
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in MikaelS GreenTalon [Made with Lockbuilds], one row per ability in slot order
Charged ShotCharged Shot	Charged Shot: Ability unlocked, step 1	Charged Shot: 1 AP upgrade, step 2					Charged Shot: 2 AP upgrade, step 7

Among the 12 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 0 copies and 1 near-identical guide hidden, 6 beyond the top 5. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in SN|P3R : Spirit Godshot v2, one row per ability in slot order
Charged ShotCharged Shot	Charged Shot: Ability unlocked, step 1						Charged Shot: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Charged Shot: 2 AP upgrade, step 8			Charged Shot: 5 AP upgrade, step 11
Rain of ArrowsRain of Arrows		Rain of Arrows: Ability unlocked, step 2	Rain of Arrows: 1 AP upgrade, step 3			Rain of Arrows: 2 AP upgrade, step 6										Rain of Arrows: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Spirit SnareSpirit Snare				Spirit Snare: Ability unlocked, step 4									Spirit Snare: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Spirit Snare: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Spirit Snare: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Guided OwlGuided Owl					Guided Owl: Ability unlocked, step 5				Guided Owl: 1 AP upgrade, step 9	Guided Owl: 2 AP upgrade, step 10		Guided Owl: 5 AP upgrade, step 12

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Grey Talon - Spirit-Initiator [44% WR] [tracklock.gg], one row per ability in slot order
Charged ShotCharged Shot	Charged Shot: Ability unlocked, step 1	Charged Shot: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Charged Shot: 2 AP upgrade, step 5				Charged Shot: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
Rain of ArrowsRain of Arrows			Rain of Arrows: Ability unlocked, step 3								Rain of Arrows: 1 AP upgrade, step 11	Rain of Arrows: 2 AP upgrade, step 12				Rain of Arrows: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Spirit SnareSpirit Snare				Spirit Snare: Ability unlocked, step 4									Spirit Snare: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Spirit Snare: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Spirit Snare: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Guided OwlGuided Owl						Guided Owl: Ability unlocked, step 6	Guided Owl: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Guided Owl: 2 AP upgrade, step 8		Guided Owl: 5 AP upgrade, step 10

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in ABL TWITCH ABLKZ, one row per ability in slot order
Charged ShotCharged Shot	Charged Shot: Ability unlocked, step 1								Charged Shot: 1 AP upgrade, step 9	Charged Shot: 2 AP upgrade, step 10	Charged Shot: 5 AP upgrade, step 11						Charged Shot: 5 AP upgrade, step 17
Rain of ArrowsRain of Arrows		Rain of Arrows: Ability unlocked, step 2			Rain of Arrows: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Rain of Arrows: 2 AP upgrade, step 6										Rain of Arrows: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Spirit SnareSpirit Snare			Spirit Snare: Ability unlocked, step 3									Spirit Snare: 1 AP upgrade, step 12	Spirit Snare: 2 AP upgrade, step 13	Spirit Snare: 5 AP upgrade, step 14
Guided OwlGuided Owl				Guided Owl: Ability unlocked, step 4			Guided Owl: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Guided Owl: 2 AP upgrade, step 8							Guided Owl: 5 AP upgrade, step 15

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in salty's spirit talon, one row per ability in slot order
Charged ShotCharged Shot		Charged Shot: Ability unlocked, step 2								Charged Shot: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Charged Shot: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Charged Shot: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Rain of ArrowsRain of Arrows	Rain of Arrows: Ability unlocked, step 1				Rain of Arrows: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Rain of Arrows: 2 AP upgrade, step 6										Rain of Arrows: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Spirit SnareSpirit Snare			Spirit Snare: Ability unlocked, step 3										Spirit Snare: 1 AP upgrade, step 13	Spirit Snare: 2 AP upgrade, step 14	Spirit Snare: 5 AP upgrade, step 15
Guided OwlGuided Owl				Guided Owl: Ability unlocked, step 4			Guided Owl: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Guided Owl: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Guided Owl: 5 AP upgrade, step 9

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

MikaelS GreenTalon [Made with Lockbuilds]

Items, as published

Skill order

SN|P3R : Spirit Godshot v2

Items, as published

Grey Talon - Spirit-Initiator [44% WR] [tracklock.gg]

Items, as published

ABL TWITCH ABLKZ

Items, as published

salty's spirit talon

Items, as published

What to buy, in order

By stage

Skill order

Final inventory target

Grey Talon builds

Upgrades and replacements

MikaelS GreenTalon [Made with Lockbuilds]

Items, as published

Skill order

SN|P3R : Spirit Godshot v2

Items, as published

Grey Talon - Spirit-Initiator [44% WR] [tracklock.gg]

Items, as published

ABL TWITCH ABLKZ

Items, as published

salty's spirit talon

Items, as published

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order