Silver counters and synergy
How to counter Silver
To counter Silver, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Silver wins only 40.9% against Graves. Overall Silver wins 48.4% of 29k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Silver does best with Rat King on the team.
- Win rate
- 48.4%
- Pick rate
- 17.6%
- Matches
- 29k
- Updated
- 27 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
Rat King 7,086 matches
+2.3 vs expected
56.8% win rate
Paige 4,985 matches
+2.0 vs expected
55.5% win rate
Ivy 3,460 matches
+1.8 vs expected
54.2% win rate
Mina 4,627 matches
As expected
47.8% win rate
Seven 3,668 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
Celeste 2,451 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
Grey Talon 2,072 matches
As expected
44.2% win rate
Kelvin 2,373 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Kelvin 2,679 matches
+2.5 vs expected
46.3% win rate
Calico 3,656 matches
+1.7 vs expected
50.0% win rate
Apollo 2,361 matches
As expected
47.6% win rate
Wraith 5,820 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
Lady Geist 2,297 matches
As expected
51.4% win rate
Rem 3,257 matches
As expected
52.4% win rate
Holliday 3,508 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
Victor 3,925 matches
As expected
47.0% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Warden 1,051 matches
−3.1 vs expected
52.0% win rate
McGinnis 1,532 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Graves 3,835 matches
−2.0 vs expected
40.9% win rate
Paradox 3,959 matches
As expected
51.5% win rate
Deadman Danny 4,735 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
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Mina 5,618 matches
As expected
49.4% win rate
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Seven 4,098 matches
As expected
44.2% win rate
Nurse Harrow 2,493 matches
As expected
47.6% 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 hero | Silver wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves | 40.9% | 3,835 | −2.0 points |
| Rat King | 42.4% | 12k | As expected |
| Paige | 43.0% | 4,957 | As expected |
| Seven | 44.2% | 4,098 | As expected |
| Ivy | 44.7% | 3,687 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 45.5% | 3,520 | As expected |
 Haze | 45.6% | 9,483 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 46.3% | 2,679 | +2.5 points |
| Wraith | 46.3% | 5,820 | As expected |
 Abrams | 46.7% | 4,586 | As expected |
 Baba | 46.9% | 4,208 | As expected |
| Victor | 47.0% | 3,925 | As expected |
 Vyper | 47.0% | 1,915 | As expected |
| Celeste | 47.4% | 2,690 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 47.6% | 2,493 | As expected |
| Apollo | 47.6% | 2,361 | As expected |
 Lash | 47.7% | 7,063 | As expected |
 Yamato | 48.3% | 3,348 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 48.3% | 4,587 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 48.6% | 5,058 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.6% | 1,532 | As expected |
 Drifter | 49.2% | 5,933 | As expected |
| Mina | 49.4% | 5,618 | As expected |
 Violet | 49.6% | 3,971 | As expected |
| Holliday | 49.9% | 3,508 | As expected |
| Calico | 50.0% | 3,656 | +1.7 points |
 Sinclair | 50.1% | 1,808 | As expected |
 Billy | 50.7% | 3,672 | As expected |
 Venator | 51.0% | 5,745 | As expected |
 Bebop | 51.1% | 6,657 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 51.4% | 2,297 | As expected |
 Infernus | 51.5% | 6,086 | As expected |
| Paradox | 51.5% | 3,959 | As expected |
| Warden | 52.0% | 1,051 | −3.1 points |
 The Doorman | 52.2% | 2,007 | As expected |
 Pocket | 52.2% | 3,572 | As expected |
| Rem | 52.4% | 3,257 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 52.9% | 4,735 | As expected |
 Viscous | 53.0% | 1,908 | As expected |
 Shiv | 53.2% | 5,136 | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.8% | 3,660 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 53.9% | 2,314 | As expected |
 Mirage | 55.9% | 1,390 | As expected |
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 (40.9% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Warden, McGinnis and Graves do better against Silver than expected.
- Who is Silver good against?
- Silver has the highest win rate against Mirage, Grey Talon and Solomon (55.9% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Silver does better than expected against Kelvin, Calico and Apollo.
- Who is the best teammate for Silver?
- Rat King: together they win 56.8%, 2.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Silver lane with?
- Holliday, Victor and Celeste make the best lane partners for Silver, measured against what each pair is expected to win.