Celeste counters and synergy
How to counter Celeste
To counter Celeste, play Baba, Rat King and Seven: Celeste wins only 47.4% against Baba. Overall Celeste wins 52.8% of 20k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Celeste does best with Sinclair on the team.
- Win rate
- 52.8%
- Pick rate
- 22.2%
- Matches
- 20k
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Celeste'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 1,143 matches
+5.7 vs expected
57.7% win rate
Vyper 1,319 matches
+3.5 vs expected
59.1% win rate
Mirage 825 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
Warden 456 matches
As expected
50.4% win rate
Pocket 2,129 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Viscous 1,287 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
Holliday 1,830 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Rem 1,800 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Dynamo 1,899 matches
As expected
52.4% win rate
Silver 1,752 matches
As expected
56.0% win rate
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Viscous 1,151 matches
As expected
56.1% win rate
-
Sinclair 1,394 matches
As expected
55.0% win rate
Shiv 3,528 matches
As expected
56.5% win rate
Kelvin 1,910 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Bebop 4,877 matches
As expected
55.0% win rate
Solomon 2,509 matches
As expected
58.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
The Doorman 1,087 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
McGinnis 1,104 matches
As expected
52.0% win rate
Baba 3,410 matches
−1.9 vs expected
47.4% win rate
Seven 2,109 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Nurse Harrow 1,980 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Victor 2,000 matches
As expected
50.3% win rate
Infernus 3,026 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
Apollo 2,152 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Celeste against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Celeste 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 | Celeste wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baba | 47.4% | 3,410 | −1.9 points |
 Rat King | 48.4% | 6,797 | As expected |
| Seven | 48.7% | 2,109 | As expected |
 Ivy | 49.5% | 2,715 | As expected |
 Wraith | 49.6% | 4,902 | As expected |
 Graves | 49.8% | 2,365 | As expected |
 Paige | 49.9% | 2,963 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 50.0% | 1,910 | As expected |
| Vyper | 50.0% | 1,398 | As expected |
 Haze | 50.2% | 6,065 | As expected |
| Victor | 50.3% | 2,000 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 50.9% | 1,980 | As expected |
 Yamato | 50.9% | 3,723 | As expected |
| Apollo | 51.2% | 2,152 | As expected |
 Abrams | 51.9% | 2,710 | As expected |
| Holliday | 51.9% | 2,646 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 52.0% | 1,104 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 52.1% | 2,657 | As expected |
 Lash | 52.2% | 5,040 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 52.4% | 3,239 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 52.4% | 1,899 | As expected |
 Drifter | 52.8% | 4,548 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 52.8% | 1,087 | As expected |
| Infernus | 53.6% | 3,026 | As expected |
 Calico | 53.9% | 3,070 | As expected |
 Violet | 54.2% | 3,264 | As expected |
| Rem | 54.2% | 1,668 | As expected |
 Billy | 54.8% | 1,957 | As expected |
 Mina | 54.8% | 4,361 | As expected |
 Venator | 54.8% | 4,295 | As expected |
| Bebop | 55.0% | 4,877 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 55.0% | 1,430 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 55.0% | 1,394 | As expected |
| Silver | 56.0% | 1,752 | As expected |
| Viscous | 56.1% | 1,151 | As expected |
| Shiv | 56.5% | 3,528 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 56.5% | 2,214 | As expected |
 Paradox | 56.6% | 3,133 | As expected |
| Pocket | 57.3% | 2,639 | As expected |
| Warden | 58.0% | 524 | As expected |
| Solomon | 58.2% | 2,509 | As expected |
| Mirage | 59.1% | 1,093 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 60.9% | 3,599 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Celeste in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Celeste struggles against. Celeste has the lowest win rate against Baba, Rat King and Seven (47.4% against Baba). Taking each hero's own strength into account, The Doorman, McGinnis and Baba do better against Celeste than expected.
- Who is Celeste good against?
- Celeste has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Mirage and Solomon (60.9% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Celeste does better than expected against Dynamo, Silver and Viscous.
- Who is the best teammate for Celeste?
- Sinclair: together they win 57.7%, 5.7 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Celeste lane with?
- Sinclair, Holliday and Viscous make the best lane partners for Celeste, measured against what each pair is expected to win.