Baba counters and synergy
How to counter Baba
To counter Baba, play Rat King, Paige and Ivy: Baba wins only 45.9% against Rat King. Overall Baba wins 52.2% of 49k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Baba does best with Nurse Harrow on the team.
- Win rate
- 52.2%
- Pick rate
- 39.5%
- Matches
- 49k
- 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 3,441 matches
+4.3 vs expected
56.4% win rate
Violet 4,024 matches
+3.9 vs expected
54.6% win rate
Solomon 9,820 matches
+3.1 vs expected
49.4% win rate
The Doorman 3,347 matches
+1.7 vs expected
49.7% win rate
Deadman Danny 7,438 matches
+1.7 vs expected
48.3% win rate
Rem 4,436 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
Kelvin 3,101 matches
As expected
57.9% win rate
Paige 7,161 matches
As expected
58.3% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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The Doorman 650 matches
+5.1 vs expected
53.1% win rate
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Paige 1,433 matches
+3.8 vs expected
61.0% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 678 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
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Violet 927 matches
+3.3 vs expected
54.0% win rate
Lash 1,959 matches
+2.3 vs expected
55.4% win rate
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Solomon 2,091 matches
+2.3 vs expected
48.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Nurse Harrow 3,680 matches
+4.3 vs expected
56.5% win rate
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Solomon 9,817 matches
+4.0 vs expected
61.9% win rate
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Deadman Danny 8,591 matches
+3.6 vs expected
61.3% win rate
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Violet 6,890 matches
+3.0 vs expected
56.6% win rate
Mo & Krill 7,120 matches
+1.7 vs expected
54.2% win rate
Victor 6,165 matches
+1.6 vs expected
51.4% win rate
McGinnis 2,362 matches
As expected
55.6% win rate
Graves 6,384 matches
As expected
47.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Vindicta 7,567 matches
−2.3 vs expected
49.5% win rate
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Lash 11k matches
−1.7 vs expected
49.5% win rate
Grey Talon 3,676 matches
As expected
55.8% win rate
Infernus 11k matches
−1.6 vs expected
53.3% win rate
Pocket 6,140 matches
−1.4 vs expected
55.0% win rate
Holliday 4,886 matches
As expected
51.5% win rate
Wraith 11k matches
−1.2 vs expected
47.7% win rate
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Rem 4,946 matches
As expected
54.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rat King | 45.9% | 20k | As expected |
| Paige | 46.4% | 8,530 | As expected |
 Ivy | 47.3% | 6,368 | As expected |
| Wraith | 47.7% | 11k | −1.2 points |
| Graves | 47.8% | 6,384 | As expected |
 Seven | 48.0% | 6,947 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 48.0% | 5,210 | As expected |
 Haze | 48.1% | 15k | −1.0 points |
 Dynamo | 48.6% | 6,740 | As expected |
| Lash | 49.5% | 11k | −1.7 points |
| Vindicta | 49.5% | 7,567 | −2.3 points |
 Vyper | 50.5% | 3,041 | As expected |
 Abrams | 50.6% | 6,954 | As expected |
 Apollo | 50.9% | 4,516 | As expected |
 Celeste | 51.4% | 4,907 | As expected |
| Victor | 51.4% | 6,165 | +1.6 points |
| Holliday | 51.5% | 4,886 | As expected |
 Drifter | 52.2% | 9,637 | As expected |
 Yamato | 52.4% | 6,378 | As expected |
 Calico | 52.5% | 5,329 | As expected |
 Silver | 53.1% | 4,208 | As expected |
 Venator | 53.1% | 9,531 | As expected |
| Infernus | 53.3% | 11k | −1.6 points |
| Rem | 54.0% | 4,946 | As expected |
 Mina | 54.1% | 9,223 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 54.2% | 7,120 | +1.7 points |
 Bebop | 54.4% | 11k | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 54.6% | 4,085 | As expected |
 Billy | 54.7% | 5,469 | As expected |
| Pocket | 55.0% | 6,140 | −1.4 points |
 Sinclair | 55.5% | 2,516 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 55.6% | 2,362 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 55.8% | 3,676 | As expected |
 Viscous | 55.9% | 3,056 | As expected |
 Paradox | 55.9% | 6,343 | As expected |
 Shiv | 56.1% | 8,259 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 56.5% | 3,680 | +4.3 points |
| Violet | 56.6% | 6,890 | +3.0 points |
| The Doorman | 57.1% | 2,839 | As expected |
 Warden | 58.7% | 1,626 | As expected |
 Mirage | 58.9% | 2,608 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 61.3% | 8,591 | +3.6 points |
| Solomon | 61.9% | 9,817 | +4.0 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Baba in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Baba struggles against. Baba has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Paige and Ivy (45.9% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vindicta, Lash and Grey Talon do better against Baba than expected.
- Who is Baba good against?
- Baba has the highest win rate against Solomon, Deadman Danny and Mirage (61.9% against Solomon). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Baba does better than expected against Nurse Harrow, Solomon and Deadman Danny.
- Who is the best teammate for Baba?
- Nurse Harrow: together they win 56.4%, 4.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Baba lane with?
- The Doorman, Paige and Nurse Harrow make the best lane partners for Baba, measured against what each pair is expected to win.