Calico counters and synergy
How to counter Calico
To counter Calico, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Calico wins only 44.9% against Graves. Overall Calico wins 50.2% of 56k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Calico does best with Warden on the team.
- Win rate
- 50.2%
- Pick rate
- 17.0%
- Matches
- 56k
- 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
Warden 3,211 matches
+2.1 vs expected
46.5% win rate
Rat King 11k matches
+1.7 vs expected
57.9% win rate
Vindicta 6,017 matches
+1.4 vs expected
52.4% win rate
McGinnis 3,404 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Venator 7,973 matches
+1.3 vs expected
48.8% win rate
Lady Geist 5,969 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Paradox 5,086 matches
As expected
46.5% win rate
Mo & Krill 8,209 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Shiv 7,424 matches
+1.5 vs expected
57.1% win rate
Sinclair 3,133 matches
As expected
55.2% win rate
Haze 15k matches
+1.2 vs expected
48.3% win rate
Infernus 13k matches
+1.1 vs expected
53.3% win rate
Vyper 3,477 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
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Rat King 22k matches
+0.8 vs expected
45.0% win rate
Seven 9,843 matches
As expected
47.2% win rate
Holliday 6,153 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Deadman Danny 9,085 matches
−2.3 vs expected
51.6% win rate
Violet 6,294 matches
−1.7 vs expected
49.2% win rate
Billy 5,529 matches
−1.5 vs expected
50.4% win rate
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Warden 2,829 matches
As expected
54.6% win rate
Yamato 7,636 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Viscous 3,518 matches
As expected
53.1% win rate
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Venator 8,574 matches
As expected
52.0% win rate
Mirage 2,423 matches
As expected
56.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Graves | 44.9% | 13k | As expected |
| Rat King | 45.0% | 22k | +0.8 points |
 Paige | 45.1% | 9,929 | As expected |
 Victor | 45.5% | 7,003 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 46.4% | 4,784 | As expected |
 Ivy | 47.0% | 6,285 | As expected |
| Seven | 47.2% | 9,843 | As expected |
 Baba | 47.4% | 7,026 | As expected |
 Apollo | 47.5% | 6,515 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 48.0% | 6,799 | As expected |
 Abrams | 48.2% | 6,418 | As expected |
| Haze | 48.3% | 15k | +1.2 points |
| Violet | 49.2% | 6,294 | −1.7 points |
 Wraith | 49.2% | 10k | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 49.3% | 6,766 | As expected |
 Lash | 49.4% | 13k | As expected |
| Vindicta | 49.6% | 8,587 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 50.0% | 4,950 | As expected |
| Billy | 50.4% | 5,529 | −1.5 points |
 Drifter | 50.5% | 12k | As expected |
| Yamato | 50.8% | 7,636 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 50.8% | 8,976 | As expected |
| Vyper | 51.0% | 3,477 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 51.6% | 9,085 | −2.3 points |
| Venator | 52.0% | 8,574 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 52.2% | 3,466 | As expected |
 Celeste | 52.4% | 7,028 | As expected |
 Silver | 52.8% | 5,229 | As expected |
| Viscous | 53.1% | 3,518 | As expected |
 Mina | 53.2% | 11k | As expected |
| Holliday | 53.2% | 6,153 | As expected |
 Rem | 53.2% | 9,072 | As expected |
| Infernus | 53.3% | 13k | +1.1 points |
 The Doorman | 53.6% | 4,081 | As expected |
 Bebop | 53.7% | 13k | As expected |
| Warden | 54.6% | 2,829 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 54.9% | 4,365 | As expected |
 Pocket | 54.9% | 5,281 | As expected |
 Solomon | 54.9% | 6,016 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 55.2% | 3,133 | As expected |
| Paradox | 55.2% | 7,152 | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.2% | 2,423 | As expected |
| Shiv | 57.1% | 7,424 | +1.5 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Calico in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Calico struggles against. Calico has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (44.9% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Deadman Danny, Violet and Billy do better against Calico than expected.
- Who is Calico good against?
- Calico has the highest win rate against Shiv, Mirage and Paradox (57.1% against Shiv). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Calico does better than expected against Shiv, Sinclair and Haze.
- Who is the best teammate for Calico?
- Warden: together they win 46.5%, 2.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Calico lane with?
- Paradox, Vindicta and Venator make the best lane partners for Calico, measured against what each pair is expected to win.