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Rat King counters and synergy

How to counter Rat King

To counter Rat King, play Graves, Paige and Victor: Rat King wins only 50.6% against Graves. Overall Rat King wins 57.0% of 2.1M matches in the last 30 days. Rat King does best with Victor on the team.

Win rate
57.0%
Pick rate
69.6%
Matches
2.1M
Updated
27 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Rat King'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. Victor

    Victor 148k matches

    +3.1 vs expected

    64.2% win rate

  2. Abrams

    Abrams 152k matches

    +2.3 vs expected

    60.4% win rate

  3. Yamato

    Yamato 144k matches

    +2.2 vs expected

    56.9% win rate

  4. Shiv

    Shiv 97k matches

    +2.2 vs expected

    53.8% win rate

  5. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 127k matches

    +2.1 vs expected

    59.2% win rate

  6. Billy

    Billy 193k matches

    +1.9 vs expected

    56.4% win rate

  7. Silver

    Silver 215k matches

    +1.7 vs expected

    54.5% win rate

  8. Drifter

    Drifter 277k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    58.7% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Victor

    Victor 31k matches

    +3.5 vs expected

    64.7% win rate

  2. Yamato

    Yamato 30k matches

    +2.4 vs expected

    57.0% win rate

  3. Shiv

    Shiv 21k matches

    +2.3 vs expected

    53.9% win rate

  4. Billy

    Billy 38k matches

    +2.2 vs expected

    56.7% win rate

  5. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 26k matches

    +2.2 vs expected

    59.3% win rate

  6. Abrams

    Abrams 31k matches

    +2.2 vs expected

    60.3% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Venator

    Venator 411k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    60.8% win rate

  2. The Doorman

    The Doorman 166k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    62.1% win rate

  3. Mina

    Mina 376k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    62.0% win rate

  4. Mirage

    Mirage 114k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    63.0% win rate

  5. Graves

    Graves 440k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    50.6% win rate

  6. Lash

    Lash 321k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    56.8% win rate

  7. McGinnis

    McGinnis 136k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    59.5% win rate

  8. Solomon

    Solomon 290k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    61.5% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Shiv

    Shiv 366k matches

    −2.4 vs expected

    59.8% win rate

  2. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 216k matches

    −2.1 vs expected

    53.4% win rate

  3. Yamato

    Yamato 368k matches

    −1.7 vs expected

    57.6% win rate

  4. Abrams

    Abrams 380k matches

    −1.6 vs expected

    54.3% win rate

  5. Sinclair

    Sinclair 137k matches

    −1.5 vs expected

    59.5% win rate

  6. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 320k matches

    −1.4 vs expected

    54.7% win rate

  7. Vindicta

    Vindicta 389k matches

    −1.3 vs expected

    56.3% win rate

  8. Victor

    Victor 425k matches

    −1.3 vs expected

    51.4% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Rat King against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Rat King 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 heroRat King winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves50.6%440k+0.8 points
Paige Paige50.8%331kAs expected
Victor Victor51.4%425k−1.3 points
Seven Seven52.2%314kAs expected
Kelvin Kelvin52.6%155k−0.4 points
Haze Haze53.0%425k−0.2 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow53.4%216k−2.1 points
Baba Baba54.0%328kAs expected
Ivy Ivy54.1%219kAs expected
Abrams Abrams54.3%380k−1.6 points
Lady Geist Lady Geist54.7%320k−1.4 points
Dynamo Dynamo55.3%215k+0.3 points
Wraith Wraith55.5%329k−0.7 points
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill55.6%293k−1.3 points
Violet Violet55.7%262k−0.4 points
Vindicta Vindicta56.3%389k−1.3 points
Drifter Drifter56.3%458k−0.5 points
Lash Lash56.8%321k+0.7 points
Apollo Apollo56.9%315k−0.7 points
Calico Calico57.3%203k−1.3 points
Yamato Yamato57.6%368k−1.7 points
Infernus Infernus57.9%376kAs expected
Celeste Celeste57.9%351k−0.3 points
Billy Billy58.3%389k−1.1 points
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny58.4%408k−0.6 points
Bebop Bebop58.6%392k−0.3 points
Holliday Holliday58.9%227k−0.7 points
Grey Talon Grey Talon59.3%184k−0.6 points
McGinnis McGinnis59.5%136k+0.6 points
Sinclair Sinclair59.5%137k−1.5 points
Vyper Vyper59.8%153kAs expected
Shiv Shiv59.8%366k−2.4 points
Rem Rem59.9%416k−0.9 points
Warden Warden60.4%126kAs expected
Silver Silver60.6%369k−0.4 points
Viscous Viscous60.7%154k−0.4 points
Venator Venator60.8%411k+1.1 points
Paradox Paradox61.3%250k+0.3 points
Solomon Solomon61.5%290k+0.5 points
Mina Mina62.0%376k+0.9 points
Pocket Pocket62.0%210kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman62.1%166k+1.1 points
Mirage Mirage63.0%114k+0.9 points

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Rat King in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Rat King struggles against. Rat King has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige and Victor (50.6% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv, Nurse Harrow and Yamato do better against Rat King than expected.
Who is Rat King good against?
Rat King has the highest win rate against Mirage, The Doorman and Pocket (63.0% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Rat King does better than expected against Venator, The Doorman and Mina.
Who is the best teammate for Rat King?
Victor: together they win 64.2%, 3.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Rat King lane with?
Victor, Yamato and Shiv make the best lane partners for Rat King, measured against what each pair is expected to win.