Shiv counters and synergy
How to counter Shiv
To counter Shiv, play Graves, Paige and Haze: Shiv wins only 38.2% against Graves. Overall Shiv wins 44.6% of 82k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Shiv does best with Rat King on the team.
- Win rate
- 44.6%
- Pick rate
- 25.5%
- Matches
- 82k
- Updated
- 27 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
Rat King 11k matches
+2.0 vs expected
52.7% win rate
Nurse Harrow 7,667 matches
As expected
45.3% win rate
Celeste 7,821 matches
As expected
43.9% win rate
Pocket 6,150 matches
As expected
40.8% win rate
Rem 12k matches
As expected
41.9% win rate
Victor 6,953 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Mo & Krill 7,735 matches
As expected
45.4% win rate
Abrams 6,515 matches
As expected
46.5% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Rat King 2,184 matches
+3.7 vs expected
54.4% win rate
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Abrams 1,431 matches
+2.9 vs expected
48.7% win rate
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Pocket 1,248 matches
As expected
42.1% win rate
Paradox 1,560 matches
As expected
41.9% win rate
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Victor 1,360 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
Kelvin 1,149 matches
As expected
50.1% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Rat King 40k matches
+2.3 vs expected
41.1% win rate
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Kelvin 6,387 matches
+2.1 vs expected
42.6% win rate
Sinclair 4,138 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
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Abrams 11k matches
+1.1 vs expected
44.6% win rate
Apollo 7,922 matches
As expected
43.3% win rate
Viscous 4,634 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
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Celeste 8,874 matches
As expected
47.2% win rate
Violet 13k matches
As expected
46.1% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Holliday 7,323 matches
−1.7 vs expected
45.1% win rate
Haze 20k matches
−1.3 vs expected
40.2% win rate
Graves 17k matches
−1.3 vs expected
38.2% win rate
Calico 7,013 matches
−1.3 vs expected
43.2% win rate
McGinnis 5,219 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
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Rem 13k matches
As expected
47.5% win rate
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Pocket 7,554 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
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Paradox 9,065 matches
As expected
48.5% 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 | 38.2% | 17k | −1.3 points |
 Paige | 38.7% | 15k | As expected |
| Haze | 40.2% | 20k | −1.3 points |
| Victor | 40.6% | 14k | As expected |
| Rat King | 41.1% | 40k | +2.3 points |
 Seven | 41.3% | 14k | As expected |
 Ivy | 41.9% | 9,313 | As expected |
 Baba | 42.2% | 12k | As expected |
 Wraith | 42.3% | 14k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 42.6% | 6,387 | +2.1 points |
 Lash | 43.1% | 15k | As expected |
| Calico | 43.2% | 7,013 | −1.3 points |
| Apollo | 43.3% | 7,922 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 43.5% | 11k | As expected |
 Vindicta | 43.8% | 11k | As expected |
 Vyper | 44.2% | 4,816 | As expected |
 Drifter | 44.6% | 17k | As expected |
| Abrams | 44.6% | 11k | +1.1 points |
| Holliday | 45.1% | 7,323 | −1.7 points |
| Mo & Krill | 45.4% | 11k | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 45.5% | 8,160 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 45.7% | 13k | As expected |
| Violet | 46.1% | 13k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 46.3% | 5,219 | As expected |
 Billy | 46.7% | 11k | As expected |
 Venator | 46.7% | 11k | As expected |
 Infernus | 46.7% | 22k | As expected |
 Yamato | 46.9% | 11k | As expected |
| Celeste | 47.2% | 8,874 | As expected |
| Rem | 47.5% | 13k | As expected |
 Silver | 47.8% | 8,101 | As expected |
 Mina | 48.1% | 17k | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 48.4% | 6,102 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 48.4% | 5,864 | As expected |
| Paradox | 48.5% | 9,065 | As expected |
| Pocket | 48.7% | 7,554 | As expected |
 Bebop | 48.8% | 15k | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 48.9% | 15k | As expected |
| Sinclair | 49.3% | 4,138 | As expected |
| Viscous | 49.5% | 4,634 | As expected |
 Warden | 49.9% | 4,554 | As expected |
 Solomon | 50.2% | 10k | As expected |
 Mirage | 51.7% | 3,840 | 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 (38.2% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Holliday, Haze and Graves do better against Shiv than expected.
- Who is Shiv good against?
- Shiv has the highest win rate against Mirage, Solomon and Warden (51.7% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv does better than expected against Rat King, Kelvin and Sinclair.
- Who is the best teammate for Shiv?
- Rat King: together they win 52.7%, 2.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Shiv lane with?
- Rat King, Abrams and Pocket make the best lane partners for Shiv, measured against what each pair is expected to win.