Calico counters and synergy
How to counter Calico
To counter Calico, play Rat King, Baba and Kelvin: Calico wins only 45.4% against Rat King. Overall Calico wins 49.4% of 25k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Calico does best with Vindicta on the team.
- Win rate
- 49.4%
- Pick rate
- 27.2%
- Matches
- 25k
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Calico'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
Sinclair 1,518 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Vindicta 2,757 matches
+1.9 vs expected
51.2% win rate
Mo & Krill 4,230 matches
+1.7 vs expected
50.9% win rate
Lady Geist 1,515 matches
As expected
48.9% win rate
Haze 8,173 matches
As expected
52.6% win rate
Warden 756 matches
As expected
44.8% win rate
Abrams 3,372 matches
As expected
51.4% win rate
Victor 2,800 matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Nurse Harrow 231 matches
As expected
54.1% win rate
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Mo & Krill 806 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
Dynamo 536 matches
As expected
55.2% win rate
Silver 378 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
-
Victor 546 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
-
Sinclair 333 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Vyper 1,909 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Paige 3,786 matches
+1.7 vs expected
47.7% win rate
Wraith 5,778 matches
+1.5 vs expected
47.4% win rate
Shiv 4,563 matches
As expected
53.0% win rate
Violet 2,513 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
Infernus 3,755 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Mina 4,825 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Rat King 9,354 matches
As expected
45.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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Mo & Krill 3,554 matches
As expected
48.2% win rate
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Victor 2,316 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Mirage 1,310 matches
As expected
54.2% win rate
Solomon 2,482 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
-
Dynamo 2,180 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
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Silver 2,221 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
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Lady Geist 1,950 matches
As expected
50.6% win rate
The Doorman 1,493 matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Calico against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Calico 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 | Calico wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat King | 45.4% | 9,354 | As expected |
 Baba | 45.5% | 3,213 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 45.6% | 2,293 | As expected |
 Ivy | 45.9% | 3,117 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 46.0% | 2,180 | As expected |
 Celeste | 46.1% | 3,070 | As expected |
 Seven | 46.6% | 2,484 | As expected |
 Graves | 46.7% | 2,930 | As expected |
| Victor | 47.1% | 2,316 | As expected |
| Wraith | 47.4% | 5,778 | +1.5 points |
| Haze | 47.6% | 7,275 | As expected |
| Paige | 47.7% | 3,786 | +1.7 points |
 Yamato | 47.7% | 5,276 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 48.2% | 3,554 | As expected |
| Abrams | 48.3% | 3,207 | As expected |
 Holliday | 48.4% | 3,499 | As expected |
| Vyper | 48.5% | 1,909 | As expected |
 Apollo | 48.5% | 2,979 | As expected |
 Lash | 48.7% | 6,292 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 49.3% | 1,918 | As expected |
 Drifter | 49.4% | 6,539 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 49.4% | 4,020 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 49.8% | 1,906 | As expected |
| Silver | 50.0% | 2,221 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 50.6% | 1,950 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 50.6% | 1,386 | As expected |
 Bebop | 50.7% | 6,688 | As expected |
 Billy | 50.9% | 2,286 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 51.1% | 1,493 | As expected |
 Rem | 51.2% | 2,442 | As expected |
 Venator | 51.5% | 5,020 | As expected |
| Violet | 51.7% | 2,513 | As expected |
 Viscous | 51.7% | 1,591 | As expected |
| Infernus | 51.8% | 3,755 | As expected |
| Mina | 51.8% | 4,825 | As expected |
 Pocket | 52.9% | 3,450 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 52.9% | 2,779 | As expected |
| Shiv | 53.0% | 4,563 | As expected |
| Solomon | 53.2% | 2,482 | As expected |
 Paradox | 53.2% | 4,252 | As expected |
| Warden | 53.9% | 597 | As expected |
| Mirage | 54.2% | 1,310 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 56.9% | 3,599 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Calico in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Calico struggles against. Calico has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Baba and Kelvin (45.4% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Victor and Mirage do better against Calico than expected.
- Who is Calico good against?
- Calico has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Mirage and Warden (56.9% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Calico does better than expected against Vyper, Paige and Wraith.
- Who is the best teammate for Calico?
- Sinclair: together they win 50.8%, 2.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Calico lane with?
- Nurse Harrow, Mo & Krill and Dynamo make the best lane partners for Calico, measured against what each pair is expected to win.