Victor counters and synergy
How to counter Victor
To counter Victor, play Kelvin, Rat King and Graves: Victor wins only 47.7% against Kelvin. Overall Victor wins 53.8% of 101k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Victor does best with Rat King on the team.
- Win rate
- 53.8%
- Pick rate
- 31.0%
- Matches
- 101k
- Updated
- 27 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
Rat King 16k matches
+3.9 vs expected
63.7% win rate
Vindicta 13k matches
+1.5 vs expected
56.2% win rate
Vyper 4,622 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Warden 3,099 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
The Doorman 9,100 matches
+1.1 vs expected
50.7% win rate
Abrams 8,030 matches
As expected
56.1% win rate
Mirage 3,112 matches
As expected
47.9% win rate
Haze 21k matches
+1.1 vs expected
58.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Rat King 3,217 matches
+3.6 vs expected
63.4% win rate
Deadman Danny 3,211 matches
+2.5 vs expected
52.8% win rate
Grey Talon 1,496 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
-
Mirage 665 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
-
The Doorman 1,820 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
Billy 1,310 matches
As expected
54.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Paradox 10k matches
+1.7 vs expected
60.1% win rate
Pocket 8,879 matches
+1.2 vs expected
59.8% win rate
Holliday 7,436 matches
+1.2 vs expected
57.2% win rate
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Rat King 48k matches
+1.1 vs expected
49.0% win rate
Dynamo 14k matches
+1.1 vs expected
53.6% win rate
Calico 6,758 matches
As expected
54.5% win rate
Paige 19k matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
-
Grey Talon 6,421 matches
As expected
58.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Kelvin 8,198 matches
−2.0 vs expected
47.7% win rate
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Warden 6,332 matches
As expected
58.5% win rate
Silver 11k matches
−1.1 vs expected
55.4% win rate
Viscous 5,374 matches
As expected
56.8% win rate
-
Vindicta 15k matches
−1.0 vs expected
52.1% win rate
Mo & Krill 16k matches
−0.9 vs expected
52.9% win rate
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Deadman Danny 17k matches
−0.9 vs expected
56.5% win rate
Baba 14k matches
As expected
50.3% 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 hero | Victor wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin | 47.7% | 8,198 | −2.0 points |
| Rat King | 49.0% | 48k | +1.1 points |
 Graves | 49.0% | 20k | As expected |
| Paige | 49.2% | 19k | As expected |
 Ivy | 50.0% | 12k | As expected |
| Baba | 50.3% | 14k | As expected |
 Seven | 50.4% | 22k | As expected |
| Haze | 50.8% | 32k | As expected |
 Apollo | 51.4% | 8,445 | As expected |
 Wraith | 51.8% | 21k | As expected |
| Vindicta | 52.1% | 15k | −1.0 points |
| Abrams | 52.9% | 14k | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 52.9% | 16k | −0.9 points |
 Lash | 53.0% | 18k | As expected |
| Vyper | 53.4% | 6,627 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 53.6% | 14k | +1.1 points |
 Drifter | 53.9% | 19k | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 54.2% | 17k | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 54.3% | 9,020 | As expected |
| Calico | 54.5% | 6,758 | As expected |
 Violet | 54.8% | 15k | As expected |
 Infernus | 55.2% | 26k | −0.6 points |
| Billy | 55.4% | 16k | As expected |
| Silver | 55.4% | 11k | −1.1 points |
 Celeste | 55.9% | 10k | As expected |
 Yamato | 55.9% | 12k | As expected |
 Venator | 56.1% | 17k | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 56.5% | 17k | −0.9 points |
 Sinclair | 56.6% | 4,824 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 56.8% | 6,790 | As expected |
| Viscous | 56.8% | 5,374 | As expected |
| Holliday | 57.2% | 7,436 | +1.2 points |
 Bebop | 57.7% | 16k | As expected |
 Rem | 57.8% | 15k | As expected |
 Mina | 58.0% | 18k | As expected |
 Solomon | 58.2% | 12k | As expected |
| The Doorman | 58.4% | 7,398 | As expected |
| Warden | 58.5% | 6,332 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 58.6% | 6,421 | As expected |
 Shiv | 59.4% | 14k | As expected |
| Pocket | 59.8% | 8,879 | +1.2 points |
| Paradox | 60.1% | 10k | +1.7 points |
| Mirage | 61.1% | 4,750 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Victor in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Victor struggles against. Victor has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Rat King and Graves (47.7% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Kelvin, Warden and Silver do better against Victor than expected.
- Who is Victor good against?
- Victor has the highest win rate against Mirage, Paradox and Pocket (61.1% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Victor does better than expected against Paradox, Pocket and Holliday.
- Who is the best teammate for Victor?
- Rat King: together they win 63.7%, 3.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Victor lane with?
- Rat King, Deadman Danny and Grey Talon make the best lane partners for Victor, measured against what each pair is expected to win.