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Silver counters and synergy

How to counter Silver

To counter Silver, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Silver wins only 37.2% against Graves. Overall Silver wins 45.8% of 988k matches in the last 30 days. Silver does best with Rat King on the team.

Win rate
45.8%
Pick rate
29.7%
Matches
988k
Updated
26 October 2026

Each number is compared with what Silver'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

  1. Rat King

    Rat King 214k matches

    +1.7 vs expected

    54.5% win rate

  2. Seven

    Seven 162k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    51.7% win rate

  3. Paige

    Paige 163k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    53.0% win rate

  4. Solomon

    Solomon 111k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    42.6% win rate

  5. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 77k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    48.0% win rate

  6. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 144k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    44.5% win rate

  7. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 69k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    43.4% win rate

  8. Victor

    Victor 101k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    50.6% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Rat King

    Rat King 43k matches

    +1.9 vs expected

    54.7% win rate

  2. Kelvin

    Kelvin 11k matches

    +1.7 vs expected

    51.5% win rate

  3. Seven

    Seven 31k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    52.1% win rate

  4. Paige

    Paige 35k matches

    +1.3 vs expected

    53.3% win rate

  5. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 13k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    44.1% win rate

  6. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 16k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    48.4% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Calico

    Calico 80k matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    48.8% win rate

  2. Kelvin

    Kelvin 67k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    43.0% win rate

  3. Wraith

    Wraith 161k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    46.0% win rate

  4. Victor

    Victor 172k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    42.3% win rate

  5. Holliday

    Holliday 103k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    49.1% win rate

  6. Haze

    Haze 242k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    42.7% win rate

  7. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 112k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    46.3% win rate

  8. Vindicta

    Vindicta 173k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    47.0% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Graves

    Graves 222k matches

    −1.6 vs expected

    37.2% win rate

  2. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 159k matches

    −1.1 vs expected

    46.7% win rate

  3. Seven

    Seven 176k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    40.4% win rate

  4. The Doorman

    The Doorman 90k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    49.4% win rate

  5. Dynamo

    Dynamo 113k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    43.2% win rate

  6. Warden

    Warden 53k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    48.8% win rate

  7. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 78k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    48.4% win rate

  8. Solomon

    Solomon 120k matches

    −0.3 vs expected

    49.6% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Silver against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Silver 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 heroSilver winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves37.2%222k−1.6 points
Rat King Rat King39.4%368k+0.4 points
Paige Paige39.6%168kAs expected
Seven Seven40.4%176k−0.6 points
Victor Victor42.3%172k+0.7 points
Haze Haze42.7%242k+0.6 points
Kelvin Kelvin43.0%67k+1.2 points
Baba Baba43.0%116kAs expected
Ivy Ivy43.1%108kAs expected
Dynamo Dynamo43.2%113k−0.5 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow44.7%84kAs expected
Violet Violet45.0%130kAs expected
Lash Lash45.0%161kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist45.2%111k+0.4 points
Abrams Abrams45.2%150k+0.6 points
Wraith Wraith46.0%161k+1.0 points
Drifter Drifter46.1%196k+0.4 points
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill46.3%112k+0.6 points
Apollo Apollo46.5%141kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny46.7%159k−1.1 points
Celeste Celeste46.8%176k−0.3 points
Vindicta Vindicta47.0%173k+0.6 points
Infernus Infernus47.1%194k+0.4 points
McGinnis McGinnis47.7%67kAs expected
Bebop Bebop48.0%177kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon48.4%78k−0.4 points
Venator Venator48.5%224kAs expected
Yamato Yamato48.7%124k+0.5 points
Calico Calico48.8%80k+1.4 points
Billy Billy48.8%179k+0.5 points
Warden Warden48.8%53k−0.5 points
Holliday Holliday49.1%103k+0.7 points
The Doorman The Doorman49.4%90k−0.6 points
Vyper Vyper49.4%81k+0.5 points
Solomon Solomon49.6%120k−0.3 points
Mina Mina49.6%233k−0.3 points
Rem Rem49.9%192k+0.3 points
Viscous Viscous49.9%69kAs expected
Paradox Paradox49.9%122kAs expected
Sinclair Sinclair50.3%65kAs expected
Pocket Pocket50.7%95k−0.3 points
Mirage Mirage51.4%61kAs expected
Shiv Shiv51.5%130k+0.3 points

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Silver in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Silver struggles against. Silver has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (37.2% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Graves, Deadman Danny and Seven do better against Silver than expected.
Who is Silver good against?
Silver has the highest win rate against Shiv, Mirage and Pocket (51.5% against Shiv). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Silver does better than expected against Calico, Kelvin and Wraith.
Who is the best teammate for Silver?
Rat King: together they win 54.5%, 1.7 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Silver lane with?
Rat King, Kelvin and Seven make the best lane partners for Silver, measured against what each pair is expected to win.