Calico counters and synergy
How to counter Calico
To counter Calico, play Kelvin, Graves and Rat King: Calico wins only 43.8% against Kelvin. Overall Calico wins 49.9% of 39k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Calico does best with Mo & Krill on the team.
- Win rate
- 49.9%
- Pick rate
- 23.2%
- Matches
- 39k
- Updated
- 27 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
Vyper 2,266 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
McGinnis 1,879 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Mo & Krill 7,074 matches
+1.5 vs expected
50.9% win rate
Lady Geist 2,949 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Celeste 2,643 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Rat King 8,993 matches
As expected
56.9% win rate
Venator 7,018 matches
As expected
48.8% win rate
Grey Talon 1,932 matches
As expected
45.3% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Warden 1,455 matches
+2.9 vs expected
59.5% win rate
Sinclair 2,673 matches
As expected
53.9% win rate
Infernus 8,588 matches
+1.6 vs expected
54.2% win rate
Ivy 4,810 matches
As expected
47.0% win rate
Wraith 8,216 matches
+1.1 vs expected
47.8% win rate
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Lady Geist 3,917 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
Abrams 5,443 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Paige 6,224 matches
As expected
45.9% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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Vyper 2,663 matches
−2.0 vs expected
46.5% win rate
Viscous 2,825 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Kelvin 3,738 matches
−1.6 vs expected
43.8% win rate
Silver 3,729 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
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Venator 7,517 matches
−1.5 vs expected
50.5% win rate
The Doorman 2,607 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
Holliday 5,535 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
Billy 3,616 matches
As expected
50.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin | 43.8% | 3,738 | −1.6 points |
 Graves | 44.1% | 5,950 | As expected |
| Rat King | 44.7% | 17k | As expected |
| Paige | 45.9% | 6,224 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 46.4% | 4,426 | As expected |
| Vyper | 46.5% | 2,663 | −2.0 points |
 Victor | 46.9% | 4,220 | As expected |
| Ivy | 47.0% | 4,810 | As expected |
 Seven | 47.2% | 5,303 | As expected |
 Baba | 47.4% | 5,420 | As expected |
 Apollo | 47.7% | 4,275 | As expected |
| Wraith | 47.8% | 8,216 | +1.1 points |
 Haze | 47.8% | 12k | As expected |
| Abrams | 49.0% | 5,443 | As expected |
| Celeste | 49.3% | 4,228 | As expected |
| Holliday | 49.5% | 5,535 | As expected |
 Lash | 49.5% | 11k | As expected |
 Drifter | 49.6% | 9,824 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 49.9% | 5,307 | As expected |
| Silver | 50.0% | 3,729 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 50.1% | 6,832 | As expected |
| Venator | 50.5% | 7,517 | −1.5 points |
 Nurse Harrow | 50.7% | 3,751 | As expected |
| Billy | 50.9% | 3,616 | As expected |
 Yamato | 51.0% | 6,199 | As expected |
 Mina | 51.2% | 7,590 | As expected |
 Violet | 51.8% | 4,750 | As expected |
| Viscous | 52.1% | 2,825 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 52.1% | 1,972 | As expected |
 Rem | 52.4% | 4,661 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 52.8% | 3,917 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 53.2% | 2,607 | As expected |
 Bebop | 53.4% | 11k | As expected |
 Shiv | 53.8% | 6,944 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 53.9% | 2,673 | As expected |
 Pocket | 54.2% | 5,332 | As expected |
| Infernus | 54.2% | 8,588 | +1.6 points |
 Deadman Danny | 54.5% | 6,847 | As expected |
 Paradox | 54.9% | 6,580 | As expected |
 Solomon | 55.1% | 4,725 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 55.1% | 3,691 | As expected |
 Mirage | 56.1% | 1,893 | As expected |
| Warden | 59.5% | 1,455 | +2.9 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Calico in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Calico struggles against. Calico has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Graves and Rat King (43.8% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vyper, Viscous and Kelvin do better against Calico than expected.
- Who is Calico good against?
- Calico has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Grey Talon (59.5% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Calico does better than expected against Warden, Sinclair and Infernus.
- Who is the best teammate for Calico?
- Vyper: together they win 53.2%, 1.8 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Calico lane with?
- Warden, Celeste and Shiv make the best lane partners for Calico, measured against what each pair is expected to win.