Kelvin counters and synergy
How to counter Kelvin
To counter Kelvin, play Rat King, Graves and Ivy: Kelvin wins only 48.6% against Rat King. Overall Kelvin wins 54.6% of 32k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Kelvin does best with Viscous on the team.
- Win rate
- 54.6%
- Pick rate
- 18.9%
- Matches
- 32k
- 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
Viscous 807 matches
+3.7 vs expected
54.4% win rate
Sinclair 1,454 matches
As expected
54.6% win rate
Vyper 1,954 matches
As expected
57.8% win rate
McGinnis 946 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 1,229 matches
As expected
55.7% win rate
Baba 3,128 matches
As expected
57.9% win rate
Violet 3,858 matches
As expected
54.2% win rate
Dynamo 1,466 matches
As expected
58.5% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Vyper 2,187 matches
As expected
55.2% win rate
Deadman Danny 5,384 matches
+1.8 vs expected
61.8% win rate
Calico 3,675 matches
As expected
56.2% win rate
Victor 3,776 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
Mina 4,821 matches
As expected
57.8% win rate
Grey Talon 2,580 matches
As expected
61.0% win rate
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McGinnis 1,845 matches
As expected
58.0% win rate
-
Sinclair 2,080 matches
As expected
58.0% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Silver 2,719 matches
−2.3 vs expected
53.9% win rate
Wraith 6,544 matches
As expected
50.3% win rate
Pocket 3,977 matches
As expected
57.7% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 4,068 matches
As expected
53.5% win rate
Apollo 2,845 matches
As expected
51.4% win rate
Mirage 1,691 matches
As expected
60.4% win rate
Haze 9,052 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Infernus 7,656 matches
As expected
56.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rat King | 48.6% | 12k | As expected |
 Graves | 50.0% | 4,234 | As expected |
 Ivy | 50.3% | 4,374 | As expected |
| Wraith | 50.3% | 6,544 | As expected |
 Paige | 50.4% | 6,535 | As expected |
 Seven | 50.6% | 4,626 | As expected |
| Haze | 50.8% | 9,052 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 51.1% | 4,410 | As expected |
| Apollo | 51.4% | 2,845 | As expected |
| Baba | 51.8% | 5,262 | As expected |
 Abrams | 52.4% | 4,472 | As expected |
 Celeste | 53.4% | 2,907 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 53.5% | 4,068 | As expected |
| Victor | 53.6% | 3,776 | As expected |
| Silver | 53.9% | 2,719 | −2.3 points |
 Lash | 54.0% | 7,447 | As expected |
 Yamato | 54.2% | 3,882 | As expected |
 Holliday | 55.0% | 3,298 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 55.2% | 4,878 | As expected |
| Vyper | 55.2% | 2,187 | As expected |
 Drifter | 55.4% | 6,338 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 55.8% | 5,069 | As expected |
 Billy | 55.9% | 3,459 | As expected |
| Calico | 56.2% | 3,675 | As expected |
| Violet | 56.2% | 4,739 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 56.4% | 2,905 | As expected |
| Infernus | 56.5% | 7,656 | As expected |
 Venator | 56.7% | 5,892 | As expected |
 Rem | 56.8% | 3,827 | As expected |
 Bebop | 57.4% | 7,448 | As expected |
| Pocket | 57.7% | 3,977 | As expected |
| Mina | 57.8% | 4,821 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 58.0% | 1,845 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 58.0% | 2,080 | As expected |
| Viscous | 58.1% | 2,255 | As expected |
 Shiv | 58.9% | 5,069 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 59.3% | 2,311 | As expected |
 Paradox | 59.5% | 4,608 | As expected |
 Solomon | 59.7% | 4,813 | As expected |
 Warden | 60.4% | 1,178 | As expected |
| Mirage | 60.4% | 1,691 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 61.0% | 2,580 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 61.8% | 5,384 | +1.8 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Kelvin in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Kelvin struggles against. Kelvin has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Ivy (48.6% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Silver, Wraith and Pocket do better against Kelvin than expected.
- Who is Kelvin good against?
- Kelvin has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Grey Talon and Mirage (61.8% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Kelvin does better than expected against Vyper, Deadman Danny and Calico.
- Who is the best teammate for Kelvin?
- Viscous: together they win 54.4%, 3.7 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Kelvin lane with?
- Apollo, Vyper and Lash make the best lane partners for Kelvin, measured against what each pair is expected to win.