Paradox counters and synergy
How to counter Paradox
To counter Paradox, play Rat King, Graves and Kelvin: Paradox wins only 41.2% against Rat King. Overall Paradox wins 46.2% of 28k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus.
- Win rate
- 46.2%
- Pick rate
- 30.5%
- Matches
- 28k
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Paradox'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
Dynamo 2,442 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
The Doorman 1,019 matches
As expected
45.0% win rate
Warden 774 matches
As expected
42.1% win rate
Vyper 1,878 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Drifter 5,620 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Kelvin 2,327 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Venator 5,157 matches
As expected
44.6% win rate
Bebop 4,399 matches
As expected
45.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Vindicta 4,428 matches
+2.7 vs expected
49.0% win rate
Grey Talon 3,032 matches
+1.8 vs expected
52.2% win rate
Sinclair 2,002 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Holliday 3,947 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
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Bebop 7,285 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Wraith 6,617 matches
As expected
43.6% win rate
Rem 2,660 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
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Venator 5,767 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
McGinnis 1,438 matches
As expected
45.3% win rate
Lady Geist 1,737 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
Graves 3,006 matches
As expected
42.0% win rate
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Warden 676 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Yamato 4,778 matches
As expected
43.2% win rate
Victor 2,865 matches
As expected
43.9% win rate
Billy 2,889 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
Pocket 3,490 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Paradox against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Paradox 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 | Paradox wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rat King | 41.2% | 8,585 | As expected |
| Graves | 42.0% | 3,006 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 42.4% | 2,698 | As expected |
 Paige | 42.6% | 4,951 | As expected |
 Seven | 42.7% | 2,864 | As expected |
 Baba | 42.8% | 3,856 | As expected |
| Vyper | 42.9% | 1,910 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 43.2% | 2,762 | As expected |
| Yamato | 43.2% | 4,778 | As expected |
 Ivy | 43.3% | 3,814 | As expected |
 Celeste | 43.4% | 3,129 | As expected |
| Wraith | 43.6% | 6,617 | As expected |
| Victor | 43.9% | 2,865 | As expected |
 Haze | 44.5% | 9,404 | As expected |
 Abrams | 44.5% | 4,058 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 45.3% | 1,438 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 45.5% | 5,223 | As expected |
 Apollo | 45.8% | 3,006 | As expected |
| Drifter | 45.9% | 5,626 | As expected |
 Lash | 46.0% | 6,904 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 46.3% | 1,737 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 46.5% | 2,895 | As expected |
| Holliday | 46.6% | 3,947 | As expected |
| Billy | 46.6% | 2,889 | As expected |
 Calico | 46.8% | 4,247 | As expected |
 Viscous | 47.6% | 1,802 | As expected |
 Violet | 47.8% | 3,910 | As expected |
 Silver | 48.0% | 2,299 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.3% | 4,188 | As expected |
 Mina | 48.4% | 5,157 | As expected |
| Bebop | 48.5% | 7,285 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 48.6% | 2,002 | As expected |
| Rem | 49.0% | 2,660 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 49.0% | 4,428 | +2.7 points |
| The Doorman | 49.0% | 1,668 | As expected |
| Pocket | 49.1% | 3,490 | As expected |
| Venator | 49.3% | 5,767 | As expected |
 Shiv | 49.7% | 4,636 | As expected |
| Warden | 50.0% | 676 | As expected |
 Solomon | 51.0% | 3,424 | As expected |
 Mirage | 51.3% | 1,432 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 52.2% | 3,032 | +1.8 points |
 Deadman Danny | 53.5% | 4,448 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Paradox in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Paradox struggles against. Paradox has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Kelvin (41.2% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Lady Geist and Graves do better against Paradox than expected.
- Who is Paradox good against?
- Paradox has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Grey Talon and Mirage (53.5% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Paradox does better than expected against Vindicta, Grey Talon and Sinclair.
- Who is the best teammate for Paradox?
- Dynamo: together they win 50.5%, 1.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Paradox lane with?
- The Doorman, Holliday and Venator make the best lane partners for Paradox, measured against what each pair is expected to win.