Venator counters and synergy
How to counter Venator
To counter Venator, play Rat King, Paige and Dynamo: Venator wins only 41.5% against Rat King. Overall Venator wins 47.6% of 36k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Venator does best with Wraith on the team.
- Win rate
- 47.6%
- Pick rate
- 41.2%
- Matches
- 36k
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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
Wraith 4,358 matches
+2.2 vs expected
53.4% win rate
Mina 5,698 matches
+1.8 vs expected
47.5% win rate
McGinnis 1,938 matches
As expected
48.1% win rate
Warden 550 matches
As expected
43.5% win rate
Grey Talon 3,520 matches
As expected
44.5% win rate
Sinclair 2,743 matches
As expected
47.8% win rate
Victor 2,853 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
The Doorman 2,425 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Viscous 2,108 matches
As expected
51.4% win rate
Haze 15k matches
+1.5 vs expected
46.8% win rate
Mo & Krill 6,277 matches
As expected
48.9% win rate
Abrams 5,218 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
Vindicta 5,556 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Holliday 4,554 matches
As expected
47.6% win rate
Seven 4,491 matches
As expected
46.1% win rate
Lash 9,280 matches
As expected
47.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Rat King 12k matches
−1.6 vs expected
41.5% win rate
Paige 5,149 matches
As expected
42.9% win rate
Dynamo 3,684 matches
As expected
44.0% win rate
Billy 4,099 matches
As expected
48.1% win rate
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Warden 1,102 matches
As expected
52.3% win rate
Paradox 5,792 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,261 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
Deadman Danny 6,306 matches
As expected
54.7% 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 hero | Venator wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat King | 41.5% | 12k | −1.6 points |
| Paige | 42.9% | 5,149 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 44.0% | 3,684 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 44.4% | 3,643 | As expected |
 Ivy | 44.6% | 5,016 | As expected |
 Vyper | 44.6% | 2,912 | As expected |
| Wraith | 44.6% | 11k | As expected |
 Graves | 44.8% | 4,333 | As expected |
 Baba | 44.8% | 5,922 | As expected |
 Celeste | 45.2% | 4,304 | As expected |
| Seven | 46.1% | 4,491 | As expected |
 Yamato | 46.1% | 6,550 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 46.6% | 3,261 | As expected |
| Haze | 46.8% | 15k | +1.5 points |
 Apollo | 46.9% | 3,865 | As expected |
| Victor | 47.2% | 4,458 | As expected |
| Abrams | 47.4% | 5,218 | As expected |
| Holliday | 47.6% | 4,554 | As expected |
| Lash | 47.8% | 9,280 | As expected |
 Drifter | 47.9% | 8,243 | As expected |
| Billy | 48.1% | 4,099 | As expected |
 Calico | 48.4% | 5,030 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 48.6% | 5,556 | As expected |
 Bebop | 48.8% | 9,069 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.9% | 1,959 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 48.9% | 6,277 | As expected |
 Infernus | 49.1% | 6,117 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 49.1% | 2,382 | As expected |
 Silver | 49.2% | 3,480 | As expected |
 Violet | 49.2% | 5,217 | As expected |
 Rem | 49.7% | 2,917 | As expected |
| Mina | 50.3% | 7,127 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 50.3% | 2,869 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 50.4% | 2,083 | As expected |
| Paradox | 50.7% | 5,792 | As expected |
 Shiv | 51.0% | 6,277 | As expected |
 Pocket | 51.1% | 4,797 | As expected |
| Viscous | 51.4% | 2,108 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 52.0% | 3,765 | As expected |
| Warden | 52.3% | 1,102 | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.0% | 4,494 | As expected |
 Mirage | 53.6% | 2,038 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 54.7% | 6,306 | As 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 Dynamo (41.5% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Rat King, Paige and Dynamo do better against Venator than expected.
- Who is Venator good against?
- Venator has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Mirage and Solomon (54.7% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Venator does better than expected against Viscous, Haze and Mo & Krill.
- Who is the best teammate for Venator?
- Wraith: together they win 53.4%, 2.2 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Venator lane with?
- Wraith, Mina and Paradox make the best lane partners for Venator, measured against what each pair is expected to win.