Violet counters and synergy
How to counter Violet
To counter Violet, play Graves, Rat King and Baba: Violet wins only 42.8% against Graves. Overall Violet wins 48.6% of 49k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Violet does best with Baba on the team.
- Win rate
- 48.6%
- Pick rate
- 70.7%
- Matches
- 49k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Baba 4,052 matches
+3.7 vs expected
54.4% win rate
Viscous 2,289 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
Apollo 3,768 matches
As expected
51.9% win rate
Billy 4,497 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Ivy 4,080 matches
As expected
53.7% win rate
Solomon 6,612 matches
As expected
43.8% win rate
Kelvin 3,784 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Deadman Danny 15k matches
As expected
43.8% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Nurse Harrow 12k matches
+1.7 vs expected
50.3% win rate
Seven 6,441 matches
+1.5 vs expected
46.8% win rate
Mina 8,569 matches
+1.5 vs expected
52.0% win rate
Grey Talon 3,889 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Mirage 2,145 matches
As expected
56.7% win rate
Haze 14k matches
+1.1 vs expected
46.7% win rate
Paradox 6,698 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Paige 7,956 matches
As expected
44.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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Baba 6,952 matches
−3.1 vs expected
43.3% win rate
-
Deadman Danny 20k matches
−2.6 vs expected
51.6% win rate
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Solomon 7,437 matches
−2.5 vs expected
51.9% win rate
Abrams 6,592 matches
−1.4 vs expected
45.2% win rate
Bebop 10k matches
−1.1 vs expected
50.4% win rate
Lady Geist 4,050 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
McGinnis 1,953 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Victor 5,625 matches
As expected
45.4% 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 hero | Violet wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
 Graves | 42.8% | 8,253 | As expected |
 Rat King | 43.0% | 17k | As expected |
| Baba | 43.3% | 6,952 | −3.1 points |
| Kelvin | 43.8% | 4,670 | As expected |
| Ivy | 44.2% | 6,107 | As expected |
| Paige | 44.5% | 7,956 | As expected |
| Abrams | 45.2% | 6,592 | −1.4 points |
 Wraith | 45.3% | 11k | As expected |
| Victor | 45.4% | 5,625 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 46.4% | 5,368 | As expected |
| Apollo | 46.6% | 4,345 | As expected |
| Haze | 46.7% | 14k | +1.1 points |
| Seven | 46.8% | 6,441 | +1.5 points |
 Vyper | 47.7% | 2,765 | As expected |
 Lash | 47.8% | 11k | As expected |
 Drifter | 47.8% | 8,511 | As expected |
 Calico | 48.0% | 4,467 | As expected |
 Celeste | 48.4% | 5,036 | As expected |
 Yamato | 48.7% | 6,403 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 48.7% | 6,767 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 49.5% | 6,236 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 49.5% | 4,050 | As expected |
 Holliday | 49.9% | 4,618 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 50.0% | 1,953 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 50.2% | 2,243 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 50.3% | 12k | +1.7 points |
| Bebop | 50.4% | 10k | −1.1 points |
 Silver | 50.4% | 4,011 | As expected |
 Infernus | 50.6% | 11k | As expected |
 Venator | 50.7% | 8,386 | As expected |
| Billy | 50.7% | 4,594 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 51.6% | 20k | −2.6 points |
| Solomon | 51.9% | 7,437 | −2.5 points |
 Rem | 51.9% | 4,073 | As expected |
| Mina | 52.0% | 8,569 | +1.5 points |
| Viscous | 52.1% | 2,706 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 52.1% | 2,466 | As expected |
 Shiv | 52.7% | 8,860 | As expected |
 Pocket | 53.0% | 5,387 | As expected |
| Paradox | 54.3% | 6,698 | As expected |
 Warden | 54.8% | 1,658 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 55.1% | 3,889 | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.7% | 2,145 | As 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 Baba (42.8% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Baba, Deadman Danny and Solomon do better against Violet than expected.
- Who is Violet good against?
- Violet has the highest win rate against Mirage, Grey Talon and Warden (56.7% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Violet does better than expected against Nurse Harrow, Seven and Mina.
- Who is the best teammate for Violet?
- Baba: together they win 54.4%, 3.7 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Violet lane with?
- Graves, Baba and McGinnis make the best lane partners for Violet, measured against what each pair is expected to win.