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Kelvin counters and synergy

How to counter Kelvin

To counter Kelvin, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Kelvin wins only 47.0% against Graves. Overall Kelvin wins 54.0% of 467k matches in the last 30 days. Kelvin does best with Viscous on the team.

Win rate
54.0%
Pick rate
14.0%
Matches
467k
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Kelvin'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

  1. Viscous

    Viscous 12k matches

    +2.1 vs expected

    51.9% win rate

  2. Baba

    Baba 40k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    58.2% win rate

  3. Dynamo

    Dynamo 22k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    57.0% win rate

  4. Pocket

    Pocket 39k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    49.8% win rate

  5. Rem

    Rem 33k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    51.2% win rate

  6. Violet

    Violet 52k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    55.8% win rate

  7. Ivy

    Ivy 23k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    57.7% win rate

  8. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 19k matches

    As expected

    56.2% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Silver

    Silver 11k matches

    +1.7 vs expected

    51.5% win rate

  2. Viscous

    Viscous 2,780 matches

    As expected

    51.5% win rate

  3. Baba

    Baba 7,745 matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    58.5% win rate

  4. Rem

    Rem 5,848 matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    51.7% win rate

  5. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 3,012 matches

    As expected

    56.8% win rate

  6. Venator

    Venator 19k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    52.4% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 74k matches

    +2.0 vs expected

    58.0% win rate

  2. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 37k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    58.2% win rate

  3. Victor

    Victor 69k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    50.9% win rate

  4. Lash

    Lash 85k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    53.9% win rate

  5. Holliday

    Holliday 46k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    57.4% win rate

  6. Violet

    Violet 62k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    53.8% win rate

  7. Mina

    Mina 86k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    58.8% win rate

  8. Calico

    Calico 41k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    56.1% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Silver

    Silver 67k matches

    −1.2 vs expected

    57.0% win rate

  2. Wraith

    Wraith 79k matches

    −1.1 vs expected

    52.1% win rate

  3. Billy

    Billy 70k matches

    −1.0 vs expected

    55.5% win rate

  4. Rem

    Rem 92k matches

    −1.0 vs expected

    56.8% win rate

  5. Apollo

    Apollo 65k matches

    −1.0 vs expected

    53.6% win rate

  6. Viscous

    Viscous 33k matches

    −0.9 vs expected

    57.3% win rate

  7. Haze

    Haze 108k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    49.4% win rate

  8. McGinnis

    McGinnis 31k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    55.2% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Kelvin against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Kelvin 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 heroKelvin winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves47.0%98kAs expected
Rat King Rat King47.4%155k+0.4 points
Paige Paige48.0%93kAs expected
Seven Seven48.7%80k−0.5 points
Haze Haze49.4%108k−0.8 points
Baba Baba50.6%68k−0.4 points
Victor Victor50.9%69k+1.2 points
Ivy Ivy51.1%55kAs expected
Wraith Wraith52.1%79k−1.1 points
Dynamo Dynamo52.4%61kAs expected
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow52.4%49kAs expected
Abrams Abrams53.2%64kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist53.5%55kAs expected
Apollo Apollo53.6%65k−1.0 points
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill53.6%54kAs expected
Violet Violet53.8%62k+0.7 points
Lash Lash53.9%85k+0.8 points
Infernus Infernus54.3%101k−0.7 points
Drifter Drifter54.3%92k+0.4 points
Vindicta Vindicta54.8%75kAs expected
Celeste Celeste55.0%76kAs expected
McGinnis McGinnis55.2%31k−0.8 points
Billy Billy55.5%70k−1.0 points
Yamato Yamato55.9%59k−0.5 points
Calico Calico56.1%41k+0.5 points
Bebop Bebop56.3%90kAs expected
Venator Venator56.8%101kAs expected
Vyper Vyper56.8%37kAs expected
Rem Rem56.8%92k−1.0 points
Silver Silver57.0%67k−1.2 points
Viscous Viscous57.3%33k−0.9 points
Warden Warden57.4%26kAs expected
Holliday Holliday57.4%46k+0.8 points
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny58.0%74k+2.0 points
Solomon Solomon58.0%65kAs expected
Sinclair Sinclair58.1%31kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon58.2%37k+1.2 points
The Doorman The Doorman58.5%42kAs expected
Paradox Paradox58.5%62k+0.5 points
Shiv Shiv58.7%59k−0.6 points
Mina Mina58.8%86k+0.6 points
Mirage Mirage58.8%32kAs expected
Pocket Pocket59.3%48kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Kelvin in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Kelvin struggles against. Kelvin has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (47.0% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Silver, Wraith and Billy do better against Kelvin than expected.
Who is Kelvin good against?
Kelvin has the highest win rate against Pocket, Mirage and Mina (59.3% against Pocket). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Kelvin does better than expected against Deadman Danny, Grey Talon and Victor.
Who is the best teammate for Kelvin?
Viscous: together they win 51.9%, 2.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Kelvin lane with?
Silver, Viscous and Baba make the best lane partners for Kelvin, measured against what each pair is expected to win.