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Viscous counters and synergy

How to counter Viscous

To counter Viscous, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Viscous wins only 38.7% against Graves. Overall Viscous wins 45.8% of 451k matches in the last 30 days. Viscous does best with Kelvin on the team.

Win rate
45.8%
Pick rate
13.4%
Matches
451k
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Viscous'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. Kelvin

    Kelvin 12k matches

    +2.1 vs expected

    51.9% win rate

  2. McGinnis

    McGinnis 17k matches

    +1.9 vs expected

    45.8% win rate

  3. Ivy

    Ivy 22k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    50.2% win rate

  4. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 14k matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    48.6% win rate

  5. Rem

    Rem 28k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    43.3% win rate

  6. Rat King

    Rat King 99k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    53.9% win rate

  7. Paige

    Paige 24k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    52.9% win rate

  8. Violet

    Violet 47k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    47.5% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Rem

    Rem 5,342 matches

    +2.7 vs expected

    44.8% win rate

  2. McGinnis

    McGinnis 3,751 matches

    +2.7 vs expected

    46.6% win rate

  3. Kelvin

    Kelvin 2,770 matches

    As expected

    51.5% win rate

  4. Mirage

    Mirage 5,058 matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    42.0% win rate

  5. Paige

    Paige 4,736 matches

    As expected

    53.3% win rate

  6. Rat King

    Rat King 19k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    54.1% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Paige

    Paige 82k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    40.8% win rate

  2. Sinclair

    Sinclair 31k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    50.9% win rate

  3. Kelvin

    Kelvin 33k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    42.7% win rate

  4. Yamato

    Yamato 58k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    48.7% win rate

  5. Calico

    Calico 38k matches

    As expected

    47.8% win rate

  6. Infernus

    Infernus 91k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    47.2% win rate

  7. Bebop

    Bebop 85k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    48.2% win rate

  8. Rat King

    Rat King 153k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    39.3% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. McGinnis

    McGinnis 30k matches

    −1.2 vs expected

    46.6% win rate

  2. Rem

    Rem 93k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    48.8% win rate

  3. Solomon

    Solomon 60k matches

    −0.7 vs expected

    49.3% win rate

  4. Pocket

    Pocket 46k matches

    As expected

    50.5% win rate

  5. Dynamo

    Dynamo 57k matches

    As expected

    43.4% win rate

  6. Violet

    Violet 53k matches

    As expected

    44.5% win rate

  7. Warden

    Warden 26k matches

    As expected

    49.0% win rate

  8. Venator

    Venator 90k matches

    As expected

    48.3% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Viscous against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Viscous 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 heroViscous winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves38.7%96kAs expected
Rat King Rat King39.3%153k+0.4 points
Paige Paige40.8%82k+1.1 points
Seven Seven41.1%74kAs expected
Victor Victor41.3%65kAs expected
Haze Haze41.8%98kAs expected
Kelvin Kelvin42.7%33k+0.9 points
Baba Baba43.0%57kAs expected
Ivy Ivy43.2%53kAs expected
Dynamo Dynamo43.4%57kAs expected
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow44.4%43kAs expected
Violet Violet44.5%53kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist44.6%53kAs expected
Abrams Abrams44.7%59kAs expected
Lash Lash45.0%79kAs expected
Wraith Wraith45.2%71kAs expected
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill45.4%46kAs expected
Drifter Drifter45.7%89kAs expected
Vindicta Vindicta46.2%75kAs expected
McGinnis McGinnis46.6%30k−1.2 points
Apollo Apollo46.6%64kAs expected
Celeste Celeste47.0%73kAs expected
Infernus Infernus47.2%91k+0.4 points
Calico Calico47.8%38kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny47.9%69kAs expected
Billy Billy48.1%65kAs expected
Bebop Bebop48.2%85k+0.4 points
Venator Venator48.3%90kAs expected
Holliday Holliday48.4%46kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon48.5%36kAs expected
Vyper Vyper48.6%37kAs expected
Yamato Yamato48.7%58k+0.6 points
Rem Rem48.8%93k−0.8 points
Warden Warden49.0%26kAs expected
Solomon Solomon49.3%60k−0.7 points
Paradox Paradox49.8%59kAs expected
Silver Silver50.1%69kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman50.2%42kAs expected
Mina Mina50.2%82kAs expected
Pocket Pocket50.5%46kAs expected
Sinclair Sinclair50.9%31k+0.9 points
Shiv Shiv51.0%55kAs expected
Mirage Mirage51.1%29kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Viscous in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Viscous struggles against. Viscous has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (38.7% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Rem and Solomon do better against Viscous than expected.
Who is Viscous good against?
Viscous has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Sinclair (51.1% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Viscous does better than expected against Paige, Sinclair and Kelvin.
Who is the best teammate for Viscous?
Kelvin: together they win 51.9%, 2.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Viscous lane with?
Rem, McGinnis and Kelvin make the best lane partners for Viscous, measured against what each pair is expected to win.