Graves counters and synergy
How to counter Graves
To counter Graves, play Wraith, Rat King and Paige: Graves wins only 47.2% against Wraith. Overall Graves wins 52.5% of 21k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Graves does best with Kelvin on the team.
- Win rate
- 52.5%
- Pick rate
- 22.7%
- Matches
- 21k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Graves'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
Kelvin 1,861 matches
+3.6 vs expected
59.8% win rate
Yamato 3,275 matches
+1.8 vs expected
55.8% win rate
Warden 557 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Deadman Danny 3,254 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
Seven 1,992 matches
As expected
56.0% win rate
Holliday 1,528 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Solomon 2,133 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Apollo 1,694 matches
As expected
53.7% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
The Doorman 1,262 matches
As expected
57.0% win rate
Billy 2,099 matches
As expected
56.0% win rate
Rem 1,794 matches
As expected
56.5% win rate
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Apollo 2,178 matches
As expected
53.8% win rate
Silver 1,697 matches
As expected
55.4% win rate
Paradox 3,017 matches
As expected
57.6% win rate
-
Deadman Danny 3,838 matches
As expected
61.2% win rate
Abrams 3,020 matches
As expected
52.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Viscous 1,125 matches
As expected
52.2% win rate
Mo & Krill 3,601 matches
−1.9 vs expected
50.8% win rate
Paige 3,536 matches
−1.7 vs expected
47.5% win rate
Wraith 4,833 matches
−1.7 vs expected
47.2% win rate
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Solomon 2,691 matches
As expected
55.9% win rate
Vyper 1,387 matches
As expected
48.2% win rate
Nurse Harrow 2,902 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
McGinnis 1,789 matches
As expected
52.6% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Graves against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Graves 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 | Graves wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wraith | 47.2% | 4,833 | −1.7 points |
 Rat King | 47.5% | 6,930 | As expected |
| Paige | 47.5% | 3,536 | −1.7 points |
 Ivy | 48.1% | 2,589 | As expected |
| Vyper | 48.2% | 1,387 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 48.6% | 1,901 | As expected |
 Baba | 48.7% | 3,225 | As expected |
| Seven | 49.4% | 2,182 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 49.9% | 1,965 | As expected |
 Haze | 49.9% | 6,646 | As expected |
 Celeste | 50.6% | 2,391 | As expected |
 Victor | 50.7% | 2,262 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 50.8% | 3,601 | −1.9 points |
| Nurse Harrow | 50.9% | 2,902 | As expected |
 Lash | 51.4% | 4,762 | As expected |
| Yamato | 51.7% | 3,341 | As expected |
| Viscous | 52.2% | 1,125 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 52.4% | 1,439 | As expected |
| Abrams | 52.5% | 3,020 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 52.5% | 2,988 | As expected |
| Holliday | 52.6% | 2,629 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 52.6% | 1,789 | As expected |
 Drifter | 53.1% | 4,312 | As expected |
 Bebop | 53.3% | 5,185 | As expected |
 Calico | 53.5% | 2,842 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 53.6% | 1,296 | As expected |
| Apollo | 53.8% | 2,178 | As expected |
 Mina | 54.0% | 3,962 | As expected |
 Infernus | 54.9% | 3,207 | As expected |
 Violet | 54.9% | 3,877 | As expected |
 Venator | 55.1% | 4,388 | As expected |
| Silver | 55.4% | 1,697 | As expected |
| Solomon | 55.9% | 2,691 | As expected |
| Billy | 56.0% | 2,099 | As expected |
 Pocket | 56.2% | 2,353 | As expected |
 Shiv | 56.4% | 3,459 | As expected |
| Rem | 56.5% | 1,794 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 57.0% | 1,262 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 57.1% | 1,939 | As expected |
| Warden | 57.6% | 507 | As expected |
| Paradox | 57.6% | 3,017 | As expected |
 Mirage | 59.5% | 961 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 61.2% | 3,838 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Graves in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Graves struggles against. Graves has the lowest win rate against Wraith, Rat King and Paige (47.2% against Wraith). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Viscous, Mo & Krill and Paige do better against Graves than expected.
- Who is Graves good against?
- Graves has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Mirage and Paradox (61.2% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Graves does better than expected against The Doorman, Billy and Rem.
- Who is the best teammate for Graves?
- Kelvin: together they win 59.8%, 3.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Graves lane with?
- Kelvin, Lash and Deadman Danny make the best lane partners for Graves, measured against what each pair is expected to win.