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Venator counters and synergy

How to counter Venator

To counter Venator, play Rat King, Paige and Graves: Venator wins only 39.2% against Rat King. Overall Venator wins 47.2% of 1.4M matches in the last 30 days. Venator does best with Seven on the team.

Win rate
47.2%
Pick rate
41.3%
Matches
1.4M
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Venator'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. Seven

    Seven 131k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    53.1% win rate

  2. Vindicta

    Vindicta 176k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    47.5% win rate

  3. Haze

    Haze 178k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    51.7% win rate

  4. Sinclair

    Sinclair 98k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    43.5% win rate

  5. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 102k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    44.7% win rate

  6. Victor

    Victor 140k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    52.0% win rate

  7. McGinnis

    McGinnis 89k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    45.6% win rate

  8. Holliday

    Holliday 136k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    44.9% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Seven

    Seven 26k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    53.6% win rate

  2. Calico

    Calico 21k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    46.9% win rate

  3. Sinclair

    Sinclair 20k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    44.3% win rate

  4. Kelvin

    Kelvin 19k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    52.4% win rate

  5. Haze

    Haze 35k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    51.8% win rate

  6. Vindicta

    Vindicta 34k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    47.3% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Baba

    Baba 180k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    45.3% win rate

  2. Haze

    Haze 396k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    44.3% win rate

  3. Vindicta

    Vindicta 236k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    48.5% win rate

  4. Victor

    Victor 222k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    43.5% win rate

  5. Vyper

    Vyper 118k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    50.8% win rate

  6. Seven

    Seven 276k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    42.8% win rate

  7. Wraith

    Wraith 265k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    46.8% win rate

  8. Calico

    Calico 115k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    49.1% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Rat King

    Rat King 408k matches

    −1.1 vs expected

    39.2% win rate

  2. Paige

    Paige 209k matches

    −0.9 vs expected

    40.2% win rate

  3. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 103k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    45.0% win rate

  4. Dynamo

    Dynamo 169k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    44.6% win rate

  5. Mirage

    Mirage 90k matches

    As expected

    52.2% win rate

  6. The Doorman

    The Doorman 117k matches

    As expected

    51.2% win rate

  7. Billy

    Billy 227k matches

    As expected

    49.6% win rate

  8. Bebop

    Bebop 272k matches

    As expected

    49.1% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Venator against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Venator 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 heroVenator winsMatchesAgainst expected
Rat King Rat King39.2%408k−1.1 points
Paige Paige40.2%209k−0.9 points
Graves Graves40.3%316kAs expected
Seven Seven42.8%276k+0.4 points
Kelvin Kelvin43.2%101kAs expected
Victor Victor43.5%222k+0.6 points
Haze Haze44.3%396k+0.9 points
Ivy Ivy44.5%151kAs expected
Dynamo Dynamo44.6%169k−0.6 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow45.0%103k−0.8 points
Baba Baba45.3%180k+1.1 points
Abrams Abrams46.1%191kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist46.1%179kAs expected
Violet Violet46.3%179kAs expected
Lash Lash46.3%266kAs expected
Wraith Wraith46.8%265k+0.4 points
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill47.1%155kAs expected
Drifter Drifter47.3%287k+0.3 points
Apollo Apollo48.0%201k+0.2 points
Infernus Infernus48.3%274kAs expected
Vindicta Vindicta48.5%236k+0.7 points
Celeste Celeste48.6%235kAs expected
Calico Calico49.1%115k+0.4 points
Bebop Bebop49.1%272kAs expected
McGinnis McGinnis49.2%84kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny49.2%242kAs expected
Billy Billy49.6%227kAs expected
Yamato Yamato49.7%181kAs expected
Holliday Holliday50.1%144kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon50.5%112k+0.3 points
Warden Warden50.6%87kAs expected
Vyper Vyper50.8%118k+0.6 points
Rem Rem51.0%219kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman51.2%117kAs expected
Paradox Paradox51.2%185kAs expected
Solomon Solomon51.4%168kAs expected
Silver Silver51.5%223kAs expected
Mina Mina51.6%309k+0.3 points
Viscous Viscous51.6%90kAs expected
Sinclair Sinclair51.7%86kAs expected
Mirage Mirage52.2%90kAs expected
Pocket Pocket52.4%137kAs expected
Shiv Shiv52.8%160kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Venator in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Venator struggles against. Venator has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Paige and Graves (39.2% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Rat King, Paige and Nurse Harrow do better against Venator than expected.
Who is Venator good against?
Venator has the highest win rate against Shiv, Pocket and Mirage (52.8% against Shiv). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Venator does better than expected against Baba, Haze and Vindicta.
Who is the best teammate for Venator?
Seven: together they win 53.1%, 1.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Venator lane with?
Seven, Calico and Sinclair make the best lane partners for Venator, measured against what each pair is expected to win.