Rat King counters and synergy
How to counter Rat King
To counter Rat King, play Vyper, Wraith and Ivy: Rat King wins only 49.6% against Vyper. Overall Rat King wins 54.4% of 64k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Rat King does best with Silver on the team.
- Win rate
- 54.4%
- Pick rate
- 79.2%
- Matches
- 64k
- Updated
- 28 October 2026
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
Silver 3,941 matches
+4.0 vs expected
56.9% win rate
Yamato 6,405 matches
+2.3 vs expected
58.1% win rate
Drifter 9,893 matches
+1.9 vs expected
55.8% win rate
Mo & Krill 5,715 matches
+1.7 vs expected
55.7% win rate
The Doorman 3,794 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
McGinnis 2,773 matches
As expected
54.4% win rate
Shiv 4,887 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
Billy 3,976 matches
As expected
53.9% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Silver 770 matches
+5.1 vs expected
58.1% win rate
Vindicta 1,312 matches
+3.8 vs expected
58.1% win rate
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Yamato 1,371 matches
+3.2 vs expected
59.0% win rate
Kelvin 1,088 matches
As expected
60.8% win rate
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Mo & Krill 1,062 matches
As expected
56.5% win rate
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Drifter 1,911 matches
+2.5 vs expected
56.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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The Doorman 3,376 matches
+2.0 vs expected
58.9% win rate
Venator 13k matches
+1.5 vs expected
58.3% win rate
Lash 12k matches
+1.4 vs expected
55.0% win rate
Mirage 2,917 matches
As expected
61.2% win rate
Solomon 9,332 matches
As expected
60.1% win rate
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McGinnis 3,424 matches
As expected
56.5% win rate
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Silver 6,578 matches
As expected
56.6% win rate
Graves 7,010 matches
As expected
52.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Sinclair 4,778 matches
−2.9 vs expected
52.3% win rate
Nurse Harrow 9,297 matches
−2.1 vs expected
51.7% win rate
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Shiv 17k matches
−1.9 vs expected
55.3% win rate
Victor 10k matches
−1.7 vs expected
51.7% win rate
Vyper 4,515 matches
−1.6 vs expected
49.6% win rate
Abrams 12k matches
−1.5 vs expected
51.6% win rate
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Vindicta 11k matches
−1.1 vs expected
53.3% win rate
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Billy 7,850 matches
As expected
55.1% 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 hero | Rat King wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyper | 49.6% | 4,515 | −1.6 points |
 Wraith | 50.0% | 16k | As expected |
 Ivy | 50.4% | 8,354 | As expected |
 Baba | 50.7% | 12k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 50.8% | 6,414 | As expected |
 Paige | 51.2% | 9,741 | As expected |
 Celeste | 51.5% | 7,144 | As expected |
| Abrams | 51.6% | 12k | −1.5 points |
| Nurse Harrow | 51.7% | 9,297 | −2.1 points |
| Victor | 51.7% | 10k | −1.7 points |
 Haze | 52.0% | 18k | As expected |
| Yamato | 52.2% | 14k | As expected |
| Sinclair | 52.3% | 4,778 | −2.9 points |
 Seven | 52.3% | 6,101 | As expected |
| Graves | 52.4% | 7,010 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 52.6% | 5,426 | As expected |
 Holliday | 53.1% | 8,413 | As expected |
 Apollo | 53.1% | 7,009 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 53.3% | 11k | −1.1 points |
| Mo & Krill | 54.1% | 13k | As expected |
 Calico | 54.4% | 9,624 | As expected |
| Lash | 55.0% | 12k | +1.4 points |
| Billy | 55.1% | 7,850 | As expected |
 Violet | 55.1% | 9,644 | As expected |
 Bebop | 55.3% | 14k | As expected |
| Shiv | 55.3% | 17k | −1.9 points |
| Drifter | 55.3% | 15k | As expected |
 Viscous | 55.6% | 3,944 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 55.8% | 5,351 | As expected |
 Rem | 55.9% | 6,080 | As expected |
 Mina | 56.3% | 10k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 56.5% | 3,424 | As expected |
| Silver | 56.6% | 6,578 | As expected |
 Infernus | 56.6% | 9,468 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 58.0% | 7,157 | As expected |
| Venator | 58.3% | 13k | +1.5 points |
 Pocket | 58.4% | 8,179 | As expected |
 Paradox | 58.8% | 8,962 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 58.9% | 3,376 | +2.0 points |
 Warden | 59.8% | 1,728 | As expected |
| Solomon | 60.1% | 9,332 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 60.7% | 13k | −1.0 points |
| Mirage | 61.2% | 2,917 | As expected |
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 Vyper, Wraith and Ivy (49.6% against Vyper). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Sinclair, Nurse Harrow and Shiv do better against Rat King than expected.
- Who is Rat King good against?
- Rat King has the highest win rate against Mirage, Deadman Danny and Solomon (61.2% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Rat King does better than expected against The Doorman, Venator and Lash.
- Who is the best teammate for Rat King?
- Silver: together they win 56.9%, 4.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Rat King lane with?
- Silver, Vindicta and Yamato make the best lane partners for Rat King, measured against what each pair is expected to win.