Venator counters and synergy
How to counter Venator
To counter Venator, play Rat King, Paige and Graves: Venator wins only 40.7% against Rat King. Overall Venator wins 47.3% of 99k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Venator does best with Calico on the team.
- Win rate
- 47.3%
- Pick rate
- 30.9%
- Matches
- 99k
- Updated
- 27 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
Grey Talon 6,457 matches
As expected
44.4% win rate
Calico 7,704 matches
+1.2 vs expected
48.7% win rate
Seven 11k matches
+1.1 vs expected
52.2% win rate
Vindicta 12k matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Victor 11k matches
As expected
52.0% win rate
Sinclair 5,697 matches
As expected
44.6% win rate
Paige 23k matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
Ivy 11k matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Baba 14k matches
+1.3 vs expected
46.0% win rate
Haze 34k matches
+1.1 vs expected
45.3% win rate
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Calico 8,314 matches
As expected
48.2% win rate
-
Vindicta 15k matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
-
Grey Talon 7,058 matches
As expected
52.3% win rate
Apollo 10k matches
As expected
45.6% win rate
Wraith 21k matches
+0.7 vs expected
46.3% win rate
Pocket 8,540 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Dynamo 14k matches
−0.9 vs expected
45.0% win rate
Lady Geist 16k matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
Rat King 31k matches
−0.7 vs expected
40.7% win rate
Holliday 9,486 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 8,119 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
The Doorman 7,157 matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
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Paige 18k matches
As expected
41.6% win rate
Mo & Krill 14k matches
As expected
47.0% 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 | 40.7% | 31k | −0.7 points |
| Paige | 41.6% | 18k | As expected |
 Graves | 41.9% | 22k | As expected |
 Kelvin | 43.4% | 8,748 | As expected |
| Seven | 43.5% | 21k | As expected |
| Victor | 43.9% | 16k | As expected |
| Ivy | 44.5% | 12k | As expected |
| Dynamo | 45.0% | 14k | −0.9 points |
| Haze | 45.3% | 34k | +1.1 points |
| Apollo | 45.6% | 10k | As expected |
 Abrams | 45.8% | 13k | As expected |
 Lash | 46.0% | 22k | As expected |
| Baba | 46.0% | 14k | +1.3 points |
| Wraith | 46.3% | 21k | +0.7 points |
| Lady Geist | 46.9% | 16k | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 47.0% | 14k | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 47.3% | 8,119 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 47.3% | 15k | As expected |
 Drifter | 47.5% | 20k | As expected |
 Vyper | 47.7% | 6,621 | As expected |
 Violet | 47.9% | 14k | As expected |
| Calico | 48.2% | 8,314 | As expected |
 Celeste | 48.7% | 12k | As expected |
 Billy | 48.8% | 14k | As expected |
| Holliday | 49.0% | 9,486 | As expected |
 Yamato | 49.2% | 12k | As expected |
 Infernus | 49.5% | 25k | As expected |
 Silver | 50.1% | 9,727 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 50.3% | 6,141 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 50.6% | 4,724 | As expected |
 Bebop | 50.8% | 21k | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 50.9% | 18k | As expected |
| The Doorman | 51.1% | 7,157 | As expected |
 Mina | 51.1% | 18k | As expected |
 Rem | 51.2% | 13k | As expected |
 Viscous | 51.4% | 5,716 | As expected |
 Paradox | 52.2% | 12k | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 52.3% | 7,058 | As expected |
 Solomon | 52.6% | 12k | As expected |
| Pocket | 52.9% | 8,540 | As expected |
 Warden | 53.1% | 5,922 | As expected |
 Shiv | 53.3% | 11k | As expected |
 Mirage | 54.2% | 4,671 | 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 Graves (40.7% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Dynamo, Lady Geist and Rat King do better against Venator than expected.
- Who is Venator good against?
- Venator has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Warden (54.2% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Venator does better than expected against Baba, Haze and Calico.
- Who is the best teammate for Venator?
- Grey Talon: together they win 44.4%, 1.2 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Venator lane with?
- Sinclair, Ivy and Calico make the best lane partners for Venator, measured against what each pair is expected to win.