Shiv counters and synergy
How to counter Shiv
To counter Shiv, play Graves, Paige and Kelvin: Shiv wins only 38.0% against Graves. Overall Shiv wins 45.5% of 55k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Shiv does best with Rat King on the team.
- Win rate
- 45.5%
- Pick rate
- 32.6%
- Matches
- 55k
- 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 7,449 matches
+3.0 vs expected
54.6% win rate
Rem 5,841 matches
+1.5 vs expected
44.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 5,339 matches
+1.4 vs expected
46.8% win rate
Sinclair 3,715 matches
As expected
44.3% win rate
Paige 10k matches
As expected
51.4% win rate
Abrams 4,936 matches
As expected
48.2% win rate
Deadman Danny 8,451 matches
As expected
40.6% win rate
Billy 3,892 matches
As expected
44.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Calico 1,017 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
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Rem 1,180 matches
As expected
45.3% win rate
-
Rat King 1,600 matches
As expected
54.1% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 1,204 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Paradox 1,429 matches
As expected
42.8% win rate
Grey Talon 759 matches
As expected
41.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Rat King 28k matches
+3.0 vs expected
42.5% win rate
Bebop 12k matches
+1.3 vs expected
49.8% win rate
Lash 12k matches
As expected
45.4% win rate
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Calico 6,759 matches
As expected
46.1% win rate
Baba 8,259 matches
As expected
43.9% win rate
Seven 7,178 matches
As expected
42.7% win rate
Dynamo 6,228 matches
As expected
43.1% win rate
Mo & Krill 8,724 matches
As expected
46.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Warden 2,233 matches
−3.0 vs expected
49.3% win rate
Graves 7,262 matches
−2.0 vs expected
38.0% win rate
Vyper 3,222 matches
−1.8 vs expected
42.2% win rate
Holliday 5,790 matches
−1.5 vs expected
44.6% win rate
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Sinclair 3,141 matches
As expected
46.7% win rate
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Grey Talon 4,620 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
-
Paige 8,577 matches
As expected
39.6% win rate
McGinnis 2,780 matches
As expected
46.9% 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 | 38.0% | 7,262 | −2.0 points |
| Paige | 39.6% | 8,577 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 41.1% | 5,006 | As expected |
 Ivy | 41.5% | 6,747 | As expected |
 Wraith | 41.6% | 11k | As expected |
 Haze | 41.9% | 14k | As expected |
| Vyper | 42.2% | 3,222 | −1.8 points |
| Rat King | 42.5% | 28k | +3.0 points |
| Seven | 42.7% | 7,178 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 43.1% | 6,228 | As expected |
 Victor | 43.1% | 6,975 | As expected |
 Apollo | 43.5% | 4,831 | As expected |
| Abrams | 43.8% | 8,462 | As expected |
| Baba | 43.9% | 8,259 | As expected |
 Celeste | 44.3% | 5,053 | As expected |
| Holliday | 44.6% | 5,790 | −1.5 points |
 Vindicta | 44.9% | 7,955 | As expected |
| Lash | 45.4% | 12k | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 45.4% | 5,419 | As expected |
 Drifter | 45.7% | 12k | As expected |
 Yamato | 46.0% | 7,975 | As expected |
| Calico | 46.1% | 6,759 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 46.4% | 8,724 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 46.7% | 3,141 | As expected |
 Silver | 46.8% | 5,136 | As expected |
| Billy | 46.9% | 6,331 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 46.9% | 2,780 | As expected |
 Mina | 47.0% | 11k | As expected |
 Venator | 47.3% | 9,117 | As expected |
 Violet | 47.3% | 8,776 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 47.6% | 5,588 | As expected |
| Rem | 47.8% | 5,877 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.6% | 12k | As expected |
 Pocket | 49.1% | 6,762 | As expected |
| Warden | 49.3% | 2,233 | −3.0 points |
 Viscous | 49.4% | 3,435 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 49.7% | 3,447 | As expected |
| Bebop | 49.8% | 12k | +1.3 points |
| Grey Talon | 49.8% | 4,620 | As expected |
| Paradox | 50.2% | 7,371 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 51.1% | 10k | As expected |
 Solomon | 51.6% | 7,365 | As expected |
 Mirage | 52.6% | 2,793 | 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 Kelvin (38.0% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Warden, Graves and Vyper do better against Shiv than expected.
- Who is Shiv good against?
- Shiv has the highest win rate against Mirage, Solomon and Deadman Danny (52.6% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Shiv does better than expected against Rat King, Bebop and Lash.
- Who is the best teammate for Shiv?
- Rat King: together they win 54.6%, 3.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Shiv lane with?
- Calico, Rem and Rat King make the best lane partners for Shiv, measured against what each pair is expected to win.