How do you counter Shiv in Deadlock?

Pick a hero Shiv struggles against. Shiv has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige and Haze (36.8% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Haze, McGinnis and Graves do better against Shiv than expected.

Who is Shiv good against?

Shiv has the highest win rate against Mirage, Pocket and Sinclair (49.8% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv does better than expected against Rat King, Victor and Abrams.

Who is the best teammate for Shiv?

Rat King: together they win 53.8%, 2.2 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.

Who should Shiv lane with?

Rat King, Nurse Harrow and Celeste make the best lane partners for Shiv, measured against what each pair is expected to win.

Shiv counters and synergy

How to counter Shiv

To counter Shiv, play Graves, Paige and Haze: Shiv wins only 36.8% against Graves. Overall Shiv wins 44.6% of 824k matches in the last 30 days. Shiv does best with Rat King on the team.

Win rate: 44.6%
Pick rate: 24.6%
Matches: 824k
Updated: 27 October 2026

Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Shiv'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

Rat King 97k matches

+2.2 vs expected

53.8% win rate
Nurse Harrow 73k matches

+1.3 vs expected

47.4% win rate
Abrams 64k matches

+1.0 vs expected

46.8% win rate
Rem 135k matches

+0.7 vs expected

41.6% win rate
Mo & Krill 61k matches

+0.7 vs expected

45.4% win rate
Yamato 60k matches

+0.6 vs expected

42.9% win rate
Violet 98k matches

+0.6 vs expected

46.2% win rate
Billy 72k matches

+0.5 vs expected

42.7% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

Rat King 21k matches

+2.4 vs expected

54.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 15k matches

+1.7 vs expected

47.7% win rate
Celeste 20k matches

+1.1 vs expected

44.5% win rate
Calico 11k matches

+1.0 vs expected

44.0% win rate
Dynamo 14k matches

+0.9 vs expected

47.5% win rate
Abrams 15k matches

+0.9 vs expected

46.6% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

Rat King 366k matches

+2.4 vs expected

40.2% win rate
Victor 128k matches

+1.0 vs expected

41.4% win rate
Abrams 123k matches

+0.9 vs expected

44.3% win rate
Bebop 144k matches

+0.8 vs expected

47.4% win rate
Violet 121k matches

+0.8 vs expected

44.4% win rate
Lady Geist 103k matches

+0.6 vs expected

44.2% win rate
Nurse Harrow 82k matches

+0.6 vs expected

43.7% win rate
Kelvin 57k matches

+0.5 vs expected

41.2% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

Haze 176k matches

−1.0 vs expected

39.8% win rate
McGinnis 48k matches

−0.9 vs expected

45.6% win rate
Graves 163k matches

−0.9 vs expected

36.8% win rate
Holliday 83k matches

−0.7 vs expected

46.6% win rate
Rem 141k matches

−0.7 vs expected

47.7% win rate
Vyper 59k matches

−0.7 vs expected

47.0% win rate
Wraith 129k matches

−0.6 vs expected

43.2% win rate
Paige 126k matches

−0.6 vs expected

38.0% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Shiv against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Shiv 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	Shiv wins	Matches	Against expected
Graves	36.8%	163k	−0.9 points
Paige	38.0%	126k	−0.6 points
Haze	39.8%	176k	−1.0 points
Seven	39.8%	121k	As expected
Rat King	40.2%	366k	+2.4 points
Kelvin	41.2%	57k	+0.5 points
Victor	41.4%	128k	+1.0 points
Baba	41.7%	109k	As expected
Ivy	42.0%	91k	As expected
Dynamo	43.0%	91k	+0.4 points
Wraith	43.2%	129k	−0.6 points
Lash	43.7%	141k	As expected
Nurse Harrow	43.7%	82k	+0.6 points
Lady Geist	44.2%	103k	+0.6 points
Abrams	44.3%	123k	+0.9 points
Violet	44.4%	121k	+0.8 points
Drifter	44.7%	168k	+0.3 points
Vindicta	44.9%	124k	−0.3 points
Mo & Krill	44.9%	95k	+0.4 points
Apollo	45.5%	105k	+0.3 points
McGinnis	45.6%	48k	−0.9 points
Calico	45.8%	70k	−0.5 points
Infernus	45.8%	161k	+0.3 points
Celeste	46.1%	124k	+0.3 points
Holliday	46.6%	83k	−0.7 points
Yamato	46.8%	117k	As expected
Deadman Danny	46.9%	152k	+0.3 points
Vyper	47.0%	59k	−0.7 points
Venator	47.1%	156k	−0.3 points
Billy	47.1%	127k	As expected
Bebop	47.4%	144k	+0.8 points
Grey Talon	47.6%	69k	As expected
Rem	47.7%	141k	−0.7 points
Warden	48.0%	47k	As expected
Paradox	48.3%	102k	−0.4 points
Silver	48.4%	126k	−0.4 points
Mina	48.4%	182k	−0.3 points
Solomon	48.5%	106k	As expected
The Doorman	48.7%	67k	As expected
Viscous	48.9%	53k	As expected
Sinclair	49.0%	51k	As expected
Pocket	49.5%	85k	As expected
Mirage	49.8%	52k	As expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Shiv in Deadlock?: Pick a hero Shiv struggles against. Shiv has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige and Haze (36.8% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Haze, McGinnis and Graves do better against Shiv than expected.
Who is Shiv good against?: Shiv has the highest win rate against Mirage, Pocket and Sinclair (49.8% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv does better than expected against Rat King, Victor and Abrams.
Who is the best teammate for Shiv?: Rat King: together they win 53.8%, 2.2 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Shiv lane with?: Rat King, Nurse Harrow and Celeste make the best lane partners for Shiv, measured against what each pair is expected to win.