Ivy counters and synergy
How to counter Ivy
To counter Ivy, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Ivy wins only 46.9% against Rat King. Overall Ivy wins 53.1% of 76k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Ivy does best with Infernus on the team.
- Win rate
- 53.1%
- Pick rate
- 23.1%
- Matches
- 76k
- 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
McGinnis 3,703 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Grey Talon 5,208 matches
As expected
50.2% win rate
Mirage 2,636 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Violet 7,350 matches
As expected
53.5% win rate
Rem 5,253 matches
As expected
50.4% win rate
Infernus 15k matches
+0.9 vs expected
52.0% win rate
Haze 20k matches
+0.8 vs expected
57.1% win rate
Dynamo 4,977 matches
As expected
55.3% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Lash 15k matches
+1.0 vs expected
52.9% win rate
Yamato 8,757 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
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Dynamo 11k matches
As expected
52.5% win rate
Paige 19k matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Victor 12k matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Seven 14k matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Baba 11k matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
Holliday 6,546 matches
As expected
55.9% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
-
Mirage 3,668 matches
−2.8 vs expected
57.2% win rate
Vyper 5,007 matches
−2.1 vs expected
50.8% win rate
Nurse Harrow 7,745 matches
As expected
52.6% win rate
Mo & Krill 10k matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
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Infernus 20k matches
−0.9 vs expected
54.3% win rate
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Rem 14k matches
As expected
56.0% win rate
Shiv 9,787 matches
As expected
58.0% win rate
Celeste 8,674 matches
As expected
54.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rat King | 46.9% | 23k | As expected |
 Graves | 47.6% | 16k | As expected |
| Paige | 48.5% | 19k | As expected |
 Kelvin | 49.0% | 6,853 | As expected |
| Victor | 49.8% | 12k | As expected |
| Seven | 50.0% | 14k | As expected |
| Haze | 50.3% | 22k | As expected |
 Apollo | 50.7% | 7,521 | As expected |
| Vyper | 50.8% | 5,007 | −2.1 points |
| Baba | 51.1% | 11k | As expected |
 Abrams | 51.7% | 9,826 | As expected |
 Wraith | 51.9% | 14k | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 52.1% | 10k | As expected |
| Dynamo | 52.5% | 11k | As expected |
 Vindicta | 52.6% | 11k | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 52.6% | 7,745 | As expected |
| Lash | 52.9% | 15k | +1.0 points |
 Calico | 53.0% | 6,285 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 53.2% | 11k | As expected |
 Drifter | 53.3% | 15k | As expected |
| Violet | 54.0% | 10k | As expected |
| Infernus | 54.3% | 20k | −0.9 points |
| Celeste | 54.4% | 8,674 | As expected |
 Billy | 54.7% | 10k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 55.3% | 5,208 | As expected |
 Silver | 55.4% | 7,239 | As expected |
| Yamato | 55.5% | 8,757 | As expected |
 Venator | 55.7% | 12k | As expected |
| Holliday | 55.9% | 6,546 | As expected |
| Rem | 56.0% | 14k | As expected |
 Mina | 56.3% | 14k | As expected |
 Bebop | 56.5% | 14k | As expected |
 Sinclair | 56.7% | 4,187 | As expected |
 Viscous | 56.8% | 5,097 | As expected |
| Mirage | 57.2% | 3,668 | −2.8 points |
 Deadman Danny | 57.2% | 12k | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 57.2% | 5,348 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 57.3% | 6,163 | As expected |
 Paradox | 57.6% | 8,736 | As expected |
 Pocket | 57.9% | 6,781 | As expected |
| Shiv | 58.0% | 9,787 | As expected |
 Solomon | 58.1% | 9,611 | As expected |
 Warden | 58.7% | 4,265 | 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 Rat King, Graves and Paige (46.9% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mirage, Vyper and Nurse Harrow do better against Ivy than expected.
- Who is Ivy good against?
- Ivy has the highest win rate against Warden, Solomon and Shiv (58.7% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Ivy does better than expected against Lash, Yamato and Dynamo.
- Who is the best teammate for Ivy?
- McGinnis: together they win 52.1%, 1.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Ivy lane with?
- Rem, Violet and Pocket make the best lane partners for Ivy, measured against what each pair is expected to win.