Celeste counters and synergy
How to counter Celeste
To counter Celeste, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Celeste wins only 45.4% against Graves. Overall Celeste wins 50.9% of 33k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle.
- Win rate
- 50.9%
- Pick rate
- 19.1%
- Matches
- 33k
- Updated
- 27 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
Vyper 1,684 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Viscous 2,080 matches
As expected
48.9% win rate
McGinnis 1,531 matches
As expected
50.4% win rate
Mirage 1,262 matches
As expected
45.3% win rate
Abrams 3,947 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Drifter 4,941 matches
As expected
52.0% win rate
Sinclair 1,741 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
Haze 9,146 matches
As expected
54.8% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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McGinnis 1,614 matches
As expected
55.6% win rate
Yamato 4,409 matches
+1.7 vs expected
52.7% win rate
Billy 3,438 matches
As expected
53.8% win rate
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Viscous 1,995 matches
As expected
55.7% win rate
Rat King 12k matches
As expected
45.5% win rate
Vindicta 4,751 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Deadman Danny 6,456 matches
As expected
56.7% win rate
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Vyper 2,046 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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Mirage 1,631 matches
−3.0 vs expected
54.9% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,446 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Warden 1,175 matches
As expected
56.3% win rate
Rem 3,212 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
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Sinclair 2,039 matches
As expected
52.2% win rate
Seven 4,491 matches
As expected
46.7% win rate
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Drifter 6,870 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Violet 5,314 matches
As expected
51.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Graves | 45.4% | 4,866 | As expected |
| Rat King | 45.5% | 12k | As expected |
 Paige | 45.6% | 4,856 | As expected |
| Seven | 46.7% | 4,491 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 46.8% | 2,944 | As expected |
 Ivy | 46.8% | 4,051 | As expected |
| Haze | 47.3% | 9,650 | As expected |
 Wraith | 48.0% | 6,994 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 48.1% | 3,844 | As expected |
 Baba | 48.3% | 5,029 | As expected |
 Victor | 48.4% | 3,569 | As expected |
| Abrams | 48.4% | 4,564 | As expected |
 Apollo | 48.6% | 3,069 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 49.3% | 3,446 | As expected |
| Vyper | 49.9% | 2,046 | As expected |
| Drifter | 50.0% | 6,870 | As expected |
 Lash | 50.2% | 8,697 | As expected |
 Calico | 50.8% | 4,199 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 51.2% | 4,751 | As expected |
| Violet | 51.5% | 5,314 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 51.6% | 5,086 | As expected |
 Holliday | 51.9% | 4,142 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 52.1% | 2,904 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 52.2% | 2,039 | As expected |
 Silver | 52.6% | 2,751 | As expected |
| Rem | 52.7% | 3,212 | As expected |
| Yamato | 52.7% | 4,409 | +1.7 points |
 Mina | 52.9% | 6,536 | As expected |
 Venator | 53.0% | 6,093 | As expected |
 Infernus | 53.0% | 6,927 | As expected |
| Billy | 53.8% | 3,438 | As expected |
 Bebop | 53.9% | 8,249 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 54.6% | 2,073 | As expected |
| Mirage | 54.9% | 1,631 | −3.0 points |
 Pocket | 55.1% | 4,163 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 55.6% | 1,614 | As expected |
 Paradox | 55.6% | 4,937 | As expected |
 Shiv | 55.6% | 5,215 | As expected |
| Viscous | 55.7% | 1,995 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 55.7% | 2,716 | As expected |
| Warden | 56.3% | 1,175 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 56.7% | 6,456 | As expected |
 Solomon | 56.9% | 4,399 | 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 Graves, Rat King and Paige (45.4% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mirage, Nurse Harrow and Warden do better against Celeste than expected.
- Who is Celeste good against?
- Celeste has the highest win rate against Solomon, Deadman Danny and Warden (56.9% against Solomon). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Celeste does better than expected against McGinnis, Yamato and Billy.
- Who is the best teammate for Celeste?
- Vyper: together they win 54.3%, 1.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Celeste lane with?
- Vyper, Silver and Calico make the best lane partners for Celeste, measured against what each pair is expected to win.