Vyper counters and synergy
How to counter Vyper
To counter Vyper, play Kelvin, Graves and Rat King: Vyper wins only 44.9% against Kelvin. Overall Vyper wins 51.5% of 21k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Vyper does best with Viscous on the team.
- Win rate
- 51.5%
- Pick rate
- 12.4%
- Matches
- 21k
- 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 1,479 matches
+3.4 vs expected
50.8% win rate
Mirage 750 matches
As expected
46.7% win rate
Celeste 1,646 matches
As expected
54.4% win rate
Deadman Danny 2,694 matches
As expected
47.6% win rate
Calico 2,221 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
Kelvin 1,944 matches
As expected
57.8% win rate
Nurse Harrow 1,856 matches
As expected
53.0% win rate
Apollo 1,671 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Viscous 1,419 matches
As expected
58.0% win rate
McGinnis 1,069 matches
As expected
56.2% win rate
-
Calico 2,608 matches
+2.3 vs expected
53.7% win rate
Shiv 3,236 matches
+1.8 vs expected
57.8% win rate
Sinclair 1,225 matches
As expected
55.6% win rate
Warden 848 matches
As expected
59.7% win rate
Infernus 4,652 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
Ivy 2,626 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Billy 2,368 matches
−2.6 vs expected
50.8% win rate
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Kelvin 2,168 matches
As expected
44.9% win rate
Lady Geist 1,944 matches
As expected
51.5% win rate
Rem 2,183 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
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Deadman Danny 3,372 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
Dynamo 2,553 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Mo & Krill 2,896 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Yamato 2,618 matches
As expected
50.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin | 44.9% | 2,168 | As expected |
 Graves | 45.2% | 2,740 | As expected |
 Rat King | 45.9% | 7,215 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 47.1% | 2,553 | As expected |
 Paige | 47.1% | 3,388 | As expected |
 Seven | 48.3% | 2,953 | As expected |
 Victor | 48.4% | 2,667 | As expected |
| Ivy | 48.6% | 2,626 | As expected |
 Wraith | 49.3% | 4,532 | As expected |
 Haze | 49.5% | 7,468 | As expected |
 Baba | 49.5% | 3,048 | As expected |
 Lash | 49.6% | 5,309 | As expected |
| Celeste | 49.8% | 2,002 | As expected |
 Abrams | 49.9% | 2,858 | As expected |
| Apollo | 49.9% | 1,770 | As expected |
 Drifter | 50.4% | 4,364 | As expected |
| Yamato | 50.5% | 2,618 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 50.7% | 2,896 | As expected |
| Billy | 50.8% | 2,368 | −2.6 points |
 Holliday | 51.0% | 2,372 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 51.1% | 3,273 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 51.5% | 1,944 | As expected |
 Violet | 52.3% | 2,765 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 52.4% | 1,741 | As expected |
| Rem | 52.9% | 2,183 | As expected |
 Silver | 53.0% | 1,922 | As expected |
 Venator | 53.1% | 4,319 | As expected |
 Mina | 53.4% | 3,514 | As expected |
| Calico | 53.7% | 2,608 | +2.3 points |
 Bebop | 55.0% | 4,666 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 55.3% | 1,424 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 55.5% | 3,372 | As expected |
| Infernus | 55.5% | 4,652 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 55.6% | 1,225 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 55.7% | 1,589 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 56.2% | 1,069 | As expected |
 Paradox | 56.3% | 2,944 | As expected |
 Pocket | 56.7% | 2,456 | As expected |
 Solomon | 57.5% | 2,579 | As expected |
| Shiv | 57.8% | 3,236 | +1.8 points |
| Viscous | 58.0% | 1,419 | As expected |
| Mirage | 58.8% | 1,051 | As expected |
| Warden | 59.7% | 848 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Vyper in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Vyper struggles against. Vyper has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Graves and Rat King (44.9% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Billy, Kelvin and Lady Geist do better against Vyper than expected.
- Who is Vyper good against?
- Vyper has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Viscous (59.7% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vyper does better than expected against Viscous, McGinnis and Calico.
- Who is the best teammate for Vyper?
- Viscous: together they win 50.8%, 3.4 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Vyper lane with?
- Viscous, Celeste and Kelvin make the best lane partners for Vyper, measured against what each pair is expected to win.