Shiv counters and synergy
How to counter Shiv
To counter Shiv, play Wraith, Graves and Paige: Shiv wins only 42.4% against Wraith. Overall Shiv wins 47.2% of 32k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus.
- Win rate
- 47.2%
- Pick rate
- 35.6%
- Matches
- 32k
- Updated
- 28 October 2026
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
Viscous 1,541 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Sinclair 2,197 matches
As expected
47.9% win rate
Billy 2,036 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Rat King 4,887 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
Nurse Harrow 4,155 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Holliday 4,201 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Rem 2,608 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
Yamato 3,611 matches
As expected
49.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Rat King 17k matches
+1.9 vs expected
44.7% win rate
Vyper 2,102 matches
As expected
45.5% win rate
Abrams 4,674 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Mo & Krill 5,011 matches
As expected
48.9% win rate
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Rem 2,662 matches
As expected
50.6% win rate
Mirage 1,611 matches
As expected
54.2% win rate
Warden 901 matches
As expected
53.9% win rate
Baba 5,748 matches
As expected
44.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Pocket 4,010 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Lady Geist 2,255 matches
As expected
47.9% win rate
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Viscous 1,716 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Graves 3,397 matches
As expected
43.2% win rate
Deadman Danny 6,541 matches
−1.3 vs expected
53.4% win rate
The Doorman 1,699 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Solomon 4,600 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Wraith 7,510 matches
As expected
42.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wraith | 42.4% | 7,510 | As expected |
| Graves | 43.2% | 3,397 | As expected |
 Paige | 43.8% | 4,622 | As expected |
 Ivy | 44.1% | 4,345 | As expected |
 Celeste | 44.1% | 3,514 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 44.3% | 2,877 | As expected |
 Haze | 44.4% | 8,447 | As expected |
 Seven | 44.5% | 3,047 | As expected |
| Baba | 44.6% | 5,748 | As expected |
| Rat King | 44.7% | 17k | +1.9 points |
| Vyper | 45.5% | 2,102 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 45.6% | 2,968 | As expected |
 Lash | 46.2% | 6,489 | As expected |
 Apollo | 46.3% | 3,176 | As expected |
| Yamato | 46.4% | 6,169 | As expected |
| Holliday | 46.6% | 3,564 | As expected |
 Victor | 46.7% | 3,809 | As expected |
 Calico | 47.1% | 4,258 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 47.3% | 4,204 | As expected |
| Viscous | 47.3% | 1,716 | As expected |
| Abrams | 47.3% | 4,674 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 47.5% | 1,628 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 47.7% | 1,747 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 47.9% | 2,255 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 47.9% | 4,380 | As expected |
 Drifter | 47.9% | 7,135 | As expected |
 Silver | 48.2% | 2,994 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 48.5% | 1,699 | As expected |
| Billy | 48.6% | 3,194 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.7% | 4,886 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 48.9% | 5,011 | As expected |
 Bebop | 49.1% | 6,670 | As expected |
 Mina | 49.3% | 6,584 | As expected |
 Violet | 49.4% | 6,203 | As expected |
 Venator | 49.4% | 6,212 | As expected |
| Pocket | 49.8% | 4,010 | As expected |
 Paradox | 50.0% | 4,528 | As expected |
| Rem | 50.6% | 2,662 | As expected |
| Solomon | 51.0% | 4,600 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 51.2% | 3,426 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 53.4% | 6,541 | −1.3 points |
| Warden | 53.9% | 901 | As expected |
| Mirage | 54.2% | 1,611 | 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 Wraith, Graves and Paige (42.4% against Wraith). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Pocket, Lady Geist and Viscous do better against Shiv than expected.
- Who is Shiv good against?
- Shiv has the highest win rate against Mirage, Warden and Deadman Danny (54.2% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv does better than expected against Rat King, Vyper and Abrams.
- Who is the best teammate for Shiv?
- Viscous: together they win 47.1%, 1.5 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Shiv lane with?
- McGinnis, Pocket and Viscous make the best lane partners for Shiv, measured against what each pair is expected to win.