Kelvin counters and synergy
How to counter Kelvin
To counter Kelvin, play Haze, Rat King and Wraith: Kelvin wins only 49.2% against Haze. Overall Kelvin wins 53.7% of 17k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Kelvin does best with Graves on the team.
- Win rate
- 53.7%
- Pick rate
- 19.3%
- Matches
- 17k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Graves 1,803 matches
+3.6 vs expected
59.7% win rate
Warden 384 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Vyper 1,226 matches
As expected
59.1% win rate
Billy 1,340 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Viscous 422 matches
As expected
53.8% win rate
Haze 5,749 matches
+1.8 vs expected
57.7% win rate
Sinclair 815 matches
As expected
54.6% win rate
Rat King 5,382 matches
As expected
59.3% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Seven 1,831 matches
+2.8 vs expected
54.1% win rate
Victor 1,902 matches
+2.4 vs expected
55.0% win rate
-
Vyper 1,239 matches
As expected
53.0% win rate
Deadman Danny 2,795 matches
+2.0 vs expected
63.3% win rate
Lady Geist 1,094 matches
As expected
57.7% win rate
Dynamo 1,902 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
Lash 3,613 matches
As expected
54.1% win rate
-
Sinclair 1,186 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mirage 935 matches
−3.3 vs expected
56.3% win rate
-
Viscous 1,102 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
-
Haze 4,963 matches
−2.3 vs expected
49.2% win rate
Infernus 2,960 matches
−1.9 vs expected
53.6% win rate
Apollo 1,773 matches
As expected
51.9% win rate
Solomon 2,576 matches
As expected
57.5% win rate
Rem 1,693 matches
As expected
54.9% win rate
Shiv 2,874 matches
As expected
55.6% 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 hero | Kelvin wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haze | 49.2% | 4,963 | −2.3 points |
| Rat King | 49.3% | 6,221 | As expected |
 Wraith | 49.6% | 4,060 | As expected |
 Paige | 49.8% | 3,442 | As expected |
 Celeste | 50.1% | 1,849 | As expected |
 Baba | 51.0% | 3,148 | As expected |
 Ivy | 51.1% | 2,636 | As expected |
| Graves | 51.6% | 1,845 | As expected |
| Apollo | 51.9% | 1,773 | As expected |
 Abrams | 52.3% | 2,345 | As expected |
 Holliday | 52.6% | 1,954 | As expected |
| Viscous | 52.7% | 1,102 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 52.9% | 1,902 | As expected |
 Yamato | 52.9% | 2,644 | As expected |
| Vyper | 53.0% | 1,239 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 53.0% | 2,213 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 53.3% | 2,869 | As expected |
| Infernus | 53.6% | 2,960 | −1.9 points |
| Lash | 54.1% | 3,613 | As expected |
| Seven | 54.1% | 1,831 | +2.8 points |
 Calico | 54.3% | 2,189 | As expected |
 Drifter | 54.3% | 3,465 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 54.4% | 2,646 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 54.4% | 1,047 | As expected |
| Rem | 54.9% | 1,693 | As expected |
| Victor | 55.0% | 1,902 | +2.4 points |
 Violet | 55.1% | 2,483 | As expected |
 Silver | 55.2% | 1,441 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 55.5% | 1,186 | As expected |
 Venator | 55.5% | 3,539 | As expected |
| Shiv | 55.6% | 2,874 | As expected |
 Bebop | 55.7% | 3,800 | As expected |
| Billy | 55.7% | 1,796 | As expected |
 Mina | 55.8% | 2,767 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 56.0% | 1,090 | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.3% | 935 | −3.3 points |
 Grey Talon | 57.4% | 1,625 | As expected |
| Solomon | 57.5% | 2,576 | As expected |
 Paradox | 57.6% | 2,619 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 57.7% | 1,094 | As expected |
 Pocket | 57.8% | 2,232 | As expected |
| Warden | 59.3% | 425 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 63.3% | 2,795 | +2.0 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Kelvin in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Kelvin struggles against. Kelvin has the lowest win rate against Haze, Rat King and Wraith (49.2% against Haze). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mirage, Viscous and Haze do better against Kelvin than expected.
- Who is Kelvin good against?
- Kelvin has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Warden and Pocket (63.3% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Kelvin does better than expected against Seven, Victor and Vyper.
- Who is the best teammate for Kelvin?
- Graves: together they win 59.7%, 3.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Kelvin lane with?
- Graves, Victor and Billy make the best lane partners for Kelvin, measured against what each pair is expected to win.