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Violet counters and synergy

How to counter Violet

To counter Violet, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Violet wins only 44.0% against Graves. Overall Violet wins 51.0% of 904k matches in the last 30 days. Violet does best with McGinnis on the team.

Win rate
51.0%
Pick rate
57.1%
Matches
904k
Updated
27 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Violet'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. McGinnis

    McGinnis 46k matches

    +2.0 vs expected

    51.0% win rate

  2. Abrams

    Abrams 122k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    53.7% win rate

  3. Billy

    Billy 127k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    50.0% win rate

  4. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 101k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    52.2% win rate

  5. Dynamo

    Dynamo 75k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    54.0% win rate

  6. Ivy

    Ivy 68k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    54.7% win rate

  7. Kelvin

    Kelvin 52k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    55.8% win rate

  8. Viscous

    Viscous 48k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    47.5% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. McGinnis

    McGinnis 8,169 matches

    +2.1 vs expected

    51.1% win rate

  2. Dynamo

    Dynamo 16k matches

    +1.6 vs expected

    54.6% win rate

  3. Billy

    Billy 23k matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    49.9% win rate

  4. Abrams

    Abrams 22k matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    53.5% win rate

  5. Apollo

    Apollo 22k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    51.5% win rate

  6. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 18k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    52.1% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Seven

    Seven 151k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    47.6% win rate

  2. Paige

    Paige 148k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    45.9% win rate

  3. Holliday

    Holliday 79k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    54.7% win rate

  4. The Doorman

    The Doorman 66k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    56.1% win rate

  5. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 178k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    50.5% win rate

  6. Haze

    Haze 214k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    48.1% win rate

  7. Rem

    Rem 145k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    55.6% win rate

  8. Apollo

    Apollo 121k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    52.2% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 319k matches

    −1.9 vs expected

    51.1% win rate

  2. Baba

    Baba 103k matches

    −1.8 vs expected

    46.2% win rate

  3. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 81k matches

    −1.1 vs expected

    49.7% win rate

  4. Solomon

    Solomon 128k matches

    −0.9 vs expected

    54.1% win rate

  5. Bebop

    Bebop 153k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    52.2% win rate

  6. Shiv

    Shiv 121k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    55.6% win rate

  7. Kelvin

    Kelvin 62k matches

    −0.7 vs expected

    46.2% win rate

  8. Abrams

    Abrams 119k matches

    −0.7 vs expected

    49.1% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Violet against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Violet 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 heroViolet winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves44.0%213k+0.2 points
Rat King Rat King44.3%262k+0.4 points
Paige Paige45.9%148k+1.1 points
Baba Baba46.2%103k−1.8 points
Victor Victor46.2%134k−0.5 points
Kelvin Kelvin46.2%62k−0.7 points
Seven Seven47.6%151k+1.5 points
Ivy Ivy47.8%97kAs expected
Haze Haze48.1%214k+0.9 points
Dynamo Dynamo48.9%102kAs expected
Abrams Abrams49.1%119k−0.7 points
Lady Geist Lady Geist49.4%101k−0.6 points
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill49.7%81k−1.1 points
Wraith Wraith49.9%160k−0.3 points
Lash Lash50.2%149kAs expected
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow50.5%178k+1.0 points
Drifter Drifter50.5%162k−0.3 points
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny51.1%319k−1.9 points
Infernus Infernus51.3%177k−0.6 points
Bebop Bebop52.2%153k−0.8 points
Vindicta Vindicta52.2%135k+0.6 points
Apollo Apollo52.2%121k+0.7 points
McGinnis McGinnis52.5%48k−0.5 points
Celeste Celeste52.5%157kAs expected
Calico Calico52.6%62kAs expected
Billy Billy53.0%121k−0.5 points
Venator Venator53.7%181kAs expected
Yamato Yamato53.7%121k+0.4 points
Vyper Vyper54.1%62kAs expected
Warden Warden54.1%47kAs expected
Solomon Solomon54.1%128k−0.9 points
Grey Talon Grey Talon54.3%70kAs expected
Holliday Holliday54.7%79k+1.0 points
Sinclair Sinclair54.9%42kAs expected
Silver Silver55.0%131kAs expected
Paradox Paradox55.4%111k+0.4 points
Viscous Viscous55.5%54kAs expected
Shiv Shiv55.6%121k−0.8 points
Rem Rem55.6%145k+0.8 points
Mina Mina55.8%199k+0.7 points
The Doorman The Doorman56.1%66k+1.0 points
Pocket Pocket56.2%84kAs expected
Mirage Mirage56.3%55kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Violet in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Violet struggles against. Violet has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (44.0% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Deadman Danny, Baba and Mo & Krill do better against Violet than expected.
Who is Violet good against?
Violet has the highest win rate against Mirage, Pocket and The Doorman (56.3% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Violet does better than expected against Seven, Paige and Holliday.
Who is the best teammate for Violet?
McGinnis: together they win 51.0%, 2.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Violet lane with?
McGinnis, Dynamo and Billy make the best lane partners for Violet, measured against what each pair is expected to win.