Vyper counters and synergy
How to counter Vyper
To counter Vyper, play Paige, Rat King and Graves: Vyper wins only 44.3% against Paige. Overall Vyper wins 50.1% of 39k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Vyper does best with Viscous on the team.
- Win rate
- 50.1%
- Pick rate
- 12.2%
- Matches
- 39k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Vyper'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
Viscous 2,532 matches
+2.2 vs expected
48.3% win rate
Seven 4,773 matches
+1.5 vs expected
55.4% win rate
Apollo 3,620 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Victor 4,536 matches
As expected
55.2% win rate
Kelvin 3,146 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
Abrams 5,340 matches
As expected
52.5% win rate
Solomon 3,818 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
Baba 4,211 matches
As expected
53.8% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Grey Talon 2,632 matches
+2.4 vs expected
56.7% win rate
Ivy 4,832 matches
+2.2 vs expected
49.1% win rate
Paradox 4,419 matches
As expected
56.2% win rate
Drifter 7,866 matches
+1.2 vs expected
51.3% win rate
The Doorman 3,046 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
Wraith 7,337 matches
As expected
49.6% win rate
Haze 13k matches
As expected
47.9% win rate
-
Seven 7,714 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
-
Apollo 3,970 matches
−1.7 vs expected
45.9% win rate
Holliday 3,559 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
-
Solomon 4,702 matches
As expected
54.3% win rate
Calico 3,342 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Dynamo 5,490 matches
As expected
47.8% win rate
Vindicta 5,924 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
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Kelvin 3,435 matches
As expected
45.1% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,196 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Vyper against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Vyper 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 | Vyper wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
 Paige | 44.3% | 7,567 | As expected |
 Rat King | 44.5% | 13k | As expected |
 Graves | 44.9% | 8,342 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 45.1% | 3,435 | As expected |
| Apollo | 45.9% | 3,970 | −1.7 points |
| Victor | 46.6% | 6,526 | As expected |
| Seven | 47.1% | 7,714 | As expected |
| Baba | 47.2% | 5,494 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 47.8% | 5,490 | As expected |
| Haze | 47.9% | 13k | As expected |
| Vindicta | 48.5% | 5,924 | As expected |
 Lash | 48.9% | 8,204 | As expected |
| Calico | 49.0% | 3,342 | As expected |
| Ivy | 49.1% | 4,832 | +2.2 points |
| Abrams | 49.3% | 4,727 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 49.5% | 4,576 | As expected |
| Wraith | 49.6% | 7,337 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 49.8% | 3,196 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 49.9% | 5,999 | As expected |
 Violet | 50.6% | 5,265 | As expected |
| Holliday | 50.9% | 3,559 | As expected |
 Billy | 51.2% | 5,243 | As expected |
| Drifter | 51.3% | 7,866 | +1.2 points |
 Yamato | 51.6% | 4,461 | As expected |
 Silver | 52.3% | 3,769 | As expected |
 Venator | 52.3% | 6,621 | As expected |
 Celeste | 52.3% | 4,583 | As expected |
 Infernus | 52.5% | 10k | As expected |
 McGinnis | 52.5% | 2,756 | As expected |
 Mina | 53.1% | 7,085 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 53.2% | 6,342 | As expected |
 Rem | 53.6% | 6,043 | As expected |
 Bebop | 53.7% | 7,552 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 53.7% | 2,141 | As expected |
| Viscous | 54.0% | 2,368 | As expected |
| Solomon | 54.3% | 4,702 | As expected |
 Pocket | 54.7% | 3,329 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 55.5% | 3,046 | As expected |
 Shiv | 55.8% | 4,816 | As expected |
 Warden | 56.2% | 2,327 | As expected |
| Paradox | 56.2% | 4,419 | As expected |
 Mirage | 56.4% | 1,821 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 56.7% | 2,632 | +2.4 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Vyper in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Vyper struggles against. Vyper has the lowest win rate against Paige, Rat King and Graves (44.3% against Paige). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Apollo, Holliday and Solomon do better against Vyper than expected.
- Who is Vyper good against?
- Vyper has the highest win rate against Grey Talon, Mirage and Paradox (56.7% against Grey Talon). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vyper does better than expected against Grey Talon, Ivy and Paradox.
- Who is the best teammate for Vyper?
- Viscous: together they win 48.3%, 2.2 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Vyper lane with?
- Apollo, Abrams and Pocket make the best lane partners for Vyper, measured against what each pair is expected to win.