Ivy counters and synergy
How to counter Ivy
To counter Ivy, play Kelvin, Rat King and Seven: Ivy wins only 49.0% against Kelvin. Overall Ivy wins 53.5% of 25k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Ivy does best with Viscous on the team.
- Win rate
- 53.5%
- Pick rate
- 27.2%
- Matches
- 25k
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Ivy'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
Viscous 635 matches
+5.3 vs expected
57.0% win rate
Violet 2,485 matches
+3.3 vs expected
55.1% win rate
Dynamo 1,055 matches
As expected
57.7% win rate
Nurse Harrow 1,028 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
Solomon 1,764 matches
As expected
50.2% win rate
Paige 1,373 matches
As expected
58.3% win rate
Baba 2,749 matches
As expected
58.3% win rate
Silver 1,997 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Apollo 2,524 matches
As expected
54.5% win rate
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Baba 4,180 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Haze 7,987 matches
As expected
52.3% win rate
Bebop 5,295 matches
As expected
55.8% win rate
Infernus 4,098 matches
As expected
56.1% win rate
-
Nurse Harrow 2,978 matches
As expected
53.9% win rate
-
Paige 4,974 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Graves 2,581 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mirage 1,354 matches
−3.5 vs expected
55.9% win rate
-
Solomon 3,715 matches
−2.6 vs expected
55.7% win rate
Billy 2,557 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
McGinnis 1,511 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
Seven 2,614 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Holliday 2,773 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Kelvin 2,707 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Warden 667 matches
As expected
57.9% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Ivy against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Ivy 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 | Ivy wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin | 49.0% | 2,707 | As expected |
 Rat King | 49.5% | 8,042 | As expected |
| Seven | 49.8% | 2,614 | As expected |
 Wraith | 50.0% | 5,894 | As expected |
 Vyper | 50.3% | 1,796 | As expected |
 Celeste | 50.5% | 2,715 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 50.6% | 2,747 | As expected |
| Paige | 50.8% | 4,974 | As expected |
| Baba | 51.2% | 4,180 | As expected |
 Abrams | 51.7% | 3,360 | As expected |
| Graves | 51.7% | 2,581 | As expected |
| Holliday | 51.8% | 2,773 | As expected |
| Haze | 52.3% | 7,987 | As expected |
 Yamato | 52.4% | 4,066 | As expected |
 Victor | 52.8% | 2,900 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 53.0% | 3,879 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 53.3% | 1,511 | As expected |
| Billy | 53.3% | 2,557 | As expected |
 Lash | 53.4% | 5,522 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 53.4% | 1,736 | As expected |
 Drifter | 53.5% | 5,180 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 53.9% | 2,978 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 54.0% | 3,667 | As expected |
 Calico | 54.1% | 3,117 | As expected |
| Apollo | 54.5% | 2,524 | As expected |
| Violet | 54.6% | 3,729 | As expected |
 Mina | 54.7% | 4,614 | As expected |
| Silver | 54.7% | 2,178 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 54.8% | 1,691 | As expected |
 Rem | 55.2% | 2,504 | As expected |
 Venator | 55.4% | 5,003 | As expected |
| Viscous | 55.5% | 1,661 | As expected |
| Solomon | 55.7% | 3,715 | −2.6 points |
| Bebop | 55.8% | 5,295 | As expected |
| Mirage | 55.9% | 1,354 | −3.5 points |
 Shiv | 56.0% | 4,408 | As expected |
| Infernus | 56.1% | 4,098 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 56.4% | 1,671 | As expected |
 Paradox | 56.7% | 3,820 | As expected |
 Pocket | 56.9% | 3,193 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 57.1% | 2,383 | As expected |
| Warden | 57.9% | 667 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 61.3% | 3,861 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Ivy in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Ivy struggles against. Ivy has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Rat King and Seven (49.0% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mirage, Solomon and Billy do better against Ivy than expected.
- Who is Ivy good against?
- Ivy has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Warden and Grey Talon (61.3% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Ivy does better than expected against Apollo, Baba and Haze.
- Who is the best teammate for Ivy?
- Viscous: together they win 57.0%, 5.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Ivy lane with?
- Baba, Paige and Solomon make the best lane partners for Ivy, measured against what each pair is expected to win.