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Victor counters and synergy

How to counter Victor

To counter Victor, play Kelvin, Ivy and Paige: Victor wins only 44.7% against Kelvin. Overall Victor wins 50.9% of 20k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Victor does best with Vindicta on the team.

Win rate
50.9%
Pick rate
22.5%
Matches
20k
Updated
28 October 2026

Each number is compared with what Victor'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. Warden

    Warden 266 matches

    As expected

    48.5% win rate

  2. Vindicta

    Vindicta 2,610 matches

    +2.2 vs expected

    53.0% win rate

  3. Sinclair

    Sinclair 1,738 matches

    As expected

    52.1% win rate

  4. Billy

    Billy 1,087 matches

    As expected

    50.7% win rate

  5. The Doorman

    The Doorman 1,528 matches

    As expected

    49.8% win rate

  6. Pocket

    Pocket 2,150 matches

    As expected

    48.1% win rate

  7. Haze

    Haze 4,507 matches

    As expected

    54.3% win rate

  8. Rat King

    Rat King 3,722 matches

    As expected

    56.3% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Pocket

    Pocket 439 matches

    +5.1 vs expected

    51.9% win rate

  2. Dynamo

    Dynamo 280 matches

    As expected

    57.1% win rate

  3. Calico

    Calico 526 matches

    As expected

    53.4% win rate

  4. Viscous

    Viscous 238 matches

    As expected

    52.5% win rate

  5. Kelvin

    Kelvin 373 matches

    As expected

    57.4% win rate

  6. Celeste

    Celeste 379 matches

    As expected

    55.9% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Warden

    Warden 601 matches

    +4.2 vs expected

    60.9% win rate

  2. Dynamo

    Dynamo 1,981 matches

    +2.8 vs expected

    51.2% win rate

  3. Holliday

    Holliday 1,966 matches

    As expected

    52.0% win rate

  4. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 1,419 matches

    As expected

    54.9% win rate

  5. McGinnis

    McGinnis 1,090 matches

    As expected

    54.0% win rate

  6. Rat King

    Rat King 10k matches

    +1.7 vs expected

    48.3% win rate

  7. Sinclair

    Sinclair 1,128 matches

    As expected

    53.4% win rate

  8. Calico

    Calico 2,174 matches

    As expected

    53.1% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Kelvin

    Kelvin 1,897 matches

    −2.5 vs expected

    44.7% win rate

  2. Infernus

    Infernus 3,008 matches

    −2.1 vs expected

    50.6% win rate

  3. Mirage

    Mirage 1,024 matches

    As expected

    55.3% win rate

  4. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 3,324 matches

    As expected

    56.9% win rate

  5. Vindicta

    Vindicta 2,793 matches

    As expected

    49.6% win rate

  6. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 1,761 matches

    As expected

    54.0% win rate

  7. Silver

    Silver 1,974 matches

    As expected

    51.2% win rate

  8. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 3,646 matches

    As expected

    50.2% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Victor against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Victor 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 heroVictor winsMatchesAgainst expected
Kelvin Kelvin44.7%1,897−2.5 points
Ivy Ivy46.9%2,853As expected
Paige Paige47.0%3,097As expected
Vyper Vyper47.5%1,620As expected
Baba Baba47.7%3,553As expected
Seven Seven48.1%2,482As expected
Wraith Wraith48.2%5,533As expected
Rat King Rat King48.3%10k+1.7 points
Graves Graves48.8%2,219As expected
Celeste Celeste49.3%1,968As expected
Haze Haze49.3%7,260As expected
Vindicta Vindicta49.6%2,793As expected
Yamato Yamato50.1%3,479As expected
Apollo Apollo50.1%1,838As expected
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill50.2%3,646As expected
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow50.2%1,897As expected
Drifter Drifter50.2%4,019As expected
Lash Lash50.5%4,151As expected
Infernus Infernus50.6%3,008−2.1 points
Abrams Abrams51.0%2,902As expected
Silver Silver51.2%1,974As expected
Dynamo Dynamo51.2%1,981+2.8 points
Bebop Bebop51.2%3,799As expected
Holliday Holliday52.0%1,966As expected
Billy Billy52.2%2,302As expected
Venator Venator52.6%4,416As expected
Violet Violet52.7%3,060As expected
Viscous Viscous52.9%1,134As expected
Calico Calico53.1%2,174As expected
Mina Mina53.1%3,528As expected
Shiv Shiv53.3%3,809As expected
Sinclair Sinclair53.4%1,128As expected
The Doorman The Doorman53.6%1,111As expected
Rem Rem54.0%1,711As expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon54.0%1,761As expected
McGinnis McGinnis54.0%1,090As expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist54.9%1,419As expected
Pocket Pocket54.9%2,559As expected
Mirage Mirage55.3%1,024As expected
Solomon Solomon55.5%2,602As expected
Paradox Paradox56.1%2,824As expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny56.9%3,324As expected
Warden Warden60.9%601+4.2 points

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Victor in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Victor struggles against. Victor has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Ivy and Paige (44.7% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Kelvin, Infernus and Mirage do better against Victor than expected.
Who is Victor good against?
Victor has the highest win rate against Warden, Deadman Danny and Paradox (60.9% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Victor does better than expected against Warden, Dynamo and Holliday.
Who is the best teammate for Victor?
Warden: together they win 48.5%, 3.4 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Victor lane with?
Pocket, Dynamo and Calico make the best lane partners for Victor, measured against what each pair is expected to win.