Viscous counters and synergy
How to counter Viscous
To counter Viscous, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Viscous wins only 39.9% against Rat King. Overall Viscous wins 46.0% of 38k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Viscous does best with Vyper on the team.
- Win rate
- 46.0%
- Pick rate
- 11.7%
- Matches
- 38k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Vyper 2,546 matches
+2.1 vs expected
48.2% win rate
Rem 2,166 matches
As expected
44.1% win rate
Dynamo 2,505 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
Rat King 9,004 matches
+1.6 vs expected
53.6% win rate
Mo & Krill 4,217 matches
+1.6 vs expected
47.6% win rate
McGinnis 1,600 matches
As expected
44.6% win rate
Violet 3,972 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
Graves 7,502 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Paige 8,848 matches
+1.3 vs expected
42.0% win rate
Sinclair 2,215 matches
As expected
50.6% win rate
The Doorman 3,097 matches
As expected
51.3% win rate
Calico 3,341 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Victor 5,301 matches
As expected
43.1% win rate
Lady Geist 5,522 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Kelvin 3,377 matches
As expected
42.7% win rate
Yamato 4,230 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Solomon 4,940 matches
−1.8 vs expected
49.5% win rate
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McGinnis 2,672 matches
As expected
47.0% win rate
Vindicta 5,917 matches
As expected
44.1% win rate
-
Rem 6,623 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Abrams 4,329 matches
As expected
43.8% win rate
Paradox 4,550 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Shiv 4,656 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
Billy 4,595 matches
As expected
46.9% 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 hero | Viscous wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat King | 39.9% | 14k | As expected |
| Graves | 40.9% | 7,800 | As expected |
| Paige | 42.0% | 8,848 | +1.3 points |
 Seven | 42.1% | 6,691 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 42.7% | 3,377 | As expected |
 Haze | 43.1% | 9,677 | As expected |
| Victor | 43.1% | 5,301 | As expected |
 Ivy | 43.3% | 4,855 | As expected |
| Abrams | 43.8% | 4,329 | As expected |
 Baba | 43.9% | 5,338 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 44.1% | 5,917 | As expected |
 Apollo | 44.1% | 3,933 | As expected |
 Wraith | 44.2% | 6,715 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 44.4% | 5,681 | As expected |
 Lash | 45.5% | 7,752 | As expected |
| Vyper | 45.9% | 2,377 | As expected |
 Drifter | 46.1% | 7,489 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 46.4% | 4,752 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 46.4% | 3,801 | As expected |
| Violet | 46.5% | 4,663 | As expected |
| Calico | 46.8% | 3,341 | As expected |
| Billy | 46.9% | 4,595 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 47.0% | 2,672 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 47.1% | 5,522 | As expected |
 Celeste | 48.0% | 4,259 | As expected |
 Holliday | 48.1% | 3,586 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.3% | 9,872 | As expected |
| Yamato | 48.4% | 4,230 | As expected |
 Venator | 48.5% | 5,734 | As expected |
 Silver | 48.5% | 3,403 | As expected |
| Rem | 48.6% | 6,623 | As expected |
| Solomon | 49.5% | 4,940 | −1.8 points |
 Mina | 49.6% | 5,762 | As expected |
 Bebop | 49.7% | 7,644 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 49.8% | 5,625 | As expected |
| Paradox | 49.8% | 4,550 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 50.0% | 2,712 | As expected |
| Shiv | 50.5% | 4,656 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 50.6% | 2,215 | As expected |
 Pocket | 50.7% | 3,452 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 51.3% | 3,097 | As expected |
 Warden | 52.1% | 2,097 | As expected |
 Mirage | 53.0% | 1,837 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Viscous in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Viscous struggles against. Viscous has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Paige (39.9% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Solomon, McGinnis and Vindicta do better against Viscous than expected.
- Who is Viscous good against?
- Viscous has the highest win rate against Mirage, Warden and The Doorman (53.0% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Viscous does better than expected against Paige, Sinclair and The Doorman.
- Who is the best teammate for Viscous?
- Vyper: together they win 48.2%, 2.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Viscous lane with?
- Dynamo, Rem and McGinnis make the best lane partners for Viscous, measured against what each pair is expected to win.