Ivy counters and synergy
How to counter Ivy
To counter Ivy, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Ivy wins only 47.5% against Rat King. Overall Ivy wins 54.0% of 43k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Ivy does best with Silver on the team.
- Win rate
- 54.0%
- Pick rate
- 25.0%
- Matches
- 43k
- 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
Silver 3,613 matches
+2.1 vs expected
54.4% win rate
Viscous 1,261 matches
As expected
51.3% win rate
Violet 3,977 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
Vindicta 5,828 matches
As expected
55.3% win rate
Pocket 4,270 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Holliday 5,122 matches
As expected
54.4% win rate
Rat King 14k matches
+0.9 vs expected
61.0% win rate
Deadman Danny 6,164 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Sinclair 2,760 matches
As expected
57.8% win rate
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Deadman Danny 6,620 matches
As expected
60.6% win rate
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Pocket 5,467 matches
As expected
59.1% win rate
Grey Talon 3,378 matches
As expected
60.1% win rate
Lash 10k matches
As expected
53.9% win rate
Lady Geist 4,025 matches
As expected
56.6% win rate
Abrams 6,300 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
Baba 6,323 matches
As expected
52.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
McGinnis 2,393 matches
−2.8 vs expected
53.3% win rate
Vyper 2,719 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Calico 4,913 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
Infernus 9,830 matches
−1.2 vs expected
55.5% win rate
Solomon 6,052 matches
As expected
58.9% win rate
Apollo 3,637 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Mirage 2,212 matches
As expected
60.1% win rate
The Doorman 3,271 matches
As expected
57.2% 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 | 47.5% | 14k | As expected |
 Graves | 47.9% | 5,665 | As expected |
 Paige | 48.6% | 8,811 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 49.8% | 4,533 | As expected |
 Seven | 50.0% | 6,083 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 50.8% | 5,980 | As expected |
| Apollo | 51.0% | 3,637 | As expected |
 Haze | 51.2% | 14k | As expected |
 Victor | 51.2% | 5,280 | As expected |
| Vyper | 51.2% | 2,719 | As expected |
 Wraith | 51.5% | 8,582 | As expected |
| Baba | 52.6% | 6,323 | As expected |
| Calico | 52.7% | 4,913 | As expected |
 Celeste | 52.8% | 4,071 | As expected |
| Abrams | 52.9% | 6,300 | As expected |
 Drifter | 53.2% | 8,737 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 53.3% | 2,393 | −2.8 points |
| Vindicta | 53.8% | 6,801 | As expected |
| Lash | 53.9% | 10k | As expected |
| Holliday | 53.9% | 4,556 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 54.0% | 4,507 | As expected |
 Yamato | 54.0% | 5,305 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 54.0% | 6,678 | As expected |
| Infernus | 55.5% | 9,830 | −1.2 points |
 Billy | 55.7% | 4,937 | As expected |
| Silver | 55.8% | 3,855 | As expected |
 Venator | 55.8% | 7,793 | As expected |
| Violet | 55.9% | 5,959 | As expected |
 Mina | 56.1% | 7,502 | As expected |
 Rem | 56.3% | 5,521 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 56.6% | 4,025 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 57.2% | 3,271 | As expected |
 Bebop | 57.3% | 9,394 | As expected |
| Viscous | 57.5% | 3,236 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 57.8% | 2,760 | As expected |
 Shiv | 58.3% | 7,058 | As expected |
 Paradox | 58.3% | 6,218 | As expected |
| Solomon | 58.9% | 6,052 | As expected |
| Pocket | 59.1% | 5,467 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 60.1% | 3,378 | As expected |
| Mirage | 60.1% | 2,212 | As expected |
 Warden | 60.5% | 1,729 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 60.6% | 6,620 | 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 (47.5% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Vyper and Calico do better against Ivy than expected.
- Who is Ivy good against?
- Ivy has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Warden and Mirage (60.6% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Ivy does better than expected against Sinclair, Deadman Danny and Pocket.
- Who is the best teammate for Ivy?
- Silver: together they win 54.4%, 2.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Ivy lane with?
- Sinclair, Billy and Pocket make the best lane partners for Ivy, measured against what each pair is expected to win.