Baba counters and synergy
How to counter Baba
To counter Baba, play Vyper, Paige and Ivy: Baba wins only 48.0% against Vyper. Overall Baba wins 53.4% of 28k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Baba does best with Nurse Harrow on the team.
- Win rate
- 53.4%
- Pick rate
- 42.2%
- Matches
- 28k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Baba's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.
Same team
Best teammates
Nurse Harrow 2,465 matches
+4.6 vs expected
58.3% win rate
Solomon 5,114 matches
+3.0 vs expected
51.6% win rate
Deadman Danny 4,369 matches
+2.1 vs expected
47.8% win rate
Viscous 1,212 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
Warden 524 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Violet 2,637 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
Mina 3,628 matches
As expected
53.1% win rate
Ivy 2,761 matches
As expected
58.2% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Sinclair 1,480 matches
+4.8 vs expected
58.9% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 2,682 matches
+4.0 vs expected
57.1% win rate
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Solomon 5,640 matches
+3.5 vs expected
61.7% win rate
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Violet 4,594 matches
+2.2 vs expected
57.2% win rate
Celeste 3,429 matches
+2.0 vs expected
52.6% win rate
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Deadman Danny 5,026 matches
+1.9 vs expected
62.9% win rate
Apollo 3,070 matches
+1.8 vs expected
54.6% win rate
Mo & Krill 4,156 matches
+1.6 vs expected
55.3% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Vindicta 4,020 matches
−3.9 vs expected
49.7% win rate
Vyper 2,066 matches
−2.5 vs expected
48.0% win rate
Rem 2,323 matches
−2.5 vs expected
53.0% win rate
Holliday 3,140 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Paige 4,681 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Infernus 4,540 matches
As expected
53.7% win rate
Lash 6,026 matches
−1.3 vs expected
51.4% win rate
Pocket 3,645 matches
As expected
56.1% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Baba against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Baba wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.
| Enemy hero | Baba wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyper | 48.0% | 2,066 | −2.5 points |
| Paige | 48.6% | 4,681 | As expected |
| Ivy | 48.8% | 4,202 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 48.9% | 3,148 | As expected |
 Rat King | 49.2% | 11k | As expected |
| Vindicta | 49.7% | 4,020 | −3.9 points |
 Wraith | 49.9% | 7,263 | As expected |
 Seven | 50.4% | 3,011 | As expected |
 Haze | 50.7% | 8,707 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 50.8% | 3,046 | As expected |
| Holliday | 50.9% | 3,140 | As expected |
 Graves | 51.3% | 3,100 | As expected |
| Lash | 51.4% | 6,026 | −1.3 points |
 Abrams | 51.7% | 3,958 | As expected |
 Yamato | 52.1% | 4,972 | As expected |
 Victor | 52.1% | 3,417 | As expected |
| Celeste | 52.6% | 3,429 | +2.0 points |
 Drifter | 52.8% | 5,709 | As expected |
| Rem | 53.0% | 2,323 | −2.5 points |
| Infernus | 53.7% | 4,540 | As expected |
 Bebop | 54.3% | 5,993 | As expected |
 Calico | 54.5% | 3,225 | As expected |
| Apollo | 54.6% | 3,070 | +1.8 points |
 Billy | 54.6% | 2,870 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 54.6% | 1,498 | As expected |
 Silver | 54.8% | 2,498 | As expected |
| Mina | 54.9% | 5,889 | As expected |
 Venator | 55.1% | 5,937 | As expected |
 Shiv | 55.1% | 5,460 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 55.3% | 4,156 | +1.6 points |
| Viscous | 55.4% | 1,629 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 55.5% | 1,413 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 56.0% | 1,723 | As expected |
| Pocket | 56.1% | 3,645 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 57.1% | 2,682 | +4.0 points |
 Paradox | 57.1% | 3,881 | As expected |
| Violet | 57.2% | 4,594 | +2.2 points |
 Grey Talon | 57.4% | 2,732 | As expected |
| Warden | 58.6% | 635 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 58.9% | 1,480 | +4.8 points |
 Mirage | 60.6% | 1,552 | As expected |
| Solomon | 61.7% | 5,640 | +3.5 points |
| Deadman Danny | 62.9% | 5,026 | +1.9 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Baba in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Baba struggles against. Baba has the lowest win rate against Vyper, Paige and Ivy (48.0% against Vyper). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vindicta, Vyper and Rem do better against Baba than expected.
- Who is Baba good against?
- Baba has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Solomon and Mirage (62.9% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Baba does better than expected against Sinclair, Nurse Harrow and Solomon.
- Who is the best teammate for Baba?
- Nurse Harrow: together they win 58.3%, 4.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Baba lane with?
- Nurse Harrow, Violet and Solomon make the best lane partners for Baba, measured against what each pair is expected to win.