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Warden counters and synergy

How to counter Warden

To counter Warden, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Warden wins only 39.6% against Graves. Overall Warden wins 46.5% of 380k matches in the last 30 days. Warden does best with Nurse Harrow on the team.

Win rate
46.5%
Pick rate
11.3%
Matches
380k
Updated
26 October 2026

Each number is compared with what Warden'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. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 39k matches

    +1.9 vs expected

    49.9% win rate

  2. Seven

    Seven 44k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    52.9% win rate

  3. Rat King

    Rat King 88k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    54.6% win rate

  4. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 53k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    45.6% win rate

  5. Haze

    Haze 54k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    51.3% win rate

  6. Vindicta

    Vindicta 50k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    46.9% win rate

  7. Rem

    Rem 81k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    43.5% win rate

  8. The Doorman

    The Doorman 35k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    43.1% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. Seven

    Seven 9,841 matches

    +2.3 vs expected

    53.6% win rate

  2. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 7,919 matches

    +1.9 vs expected

    49.9% win rate

  3. Vindicta

    Vindicta 8,694 matches

    +1.6 vs expected

    47.6% win rate

  4. Haze

    Haze 11k matches

    +1.3 vs expected

    51.6% win rate

  5. Sinclair

    Sinclair 5,763 matches

    As expected

    43.5% win rate

  6. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 10k matches

    As expected

    45.5% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Celeste

    Celeste 60k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    48.7% win rate

  2. Victor

    Victor 64k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    43.0% win rate

  3. Billy

    Billy 67k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    49.6% win rate

  4. Drifter

    Drifter 71k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    47.0% win rate

  5. Rem

    Rem 68k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    50.9% win rate

  6. Abrams

    Abrams 56k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    45.9% win rate

  7. Silver

    Silver 53k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    51.2% win rate

  8. Calico

    Calico 28k matches

    As expected

    48.5% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 46k matches

    −1.4 vs expected

    44.9% win rate

  2. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 57k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    47.8% win rate

  3. Infernus

    Infernus 76k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    46.7% win rate

  4. Dynamo

    Dynamo 46k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    44.0% win rate

  5. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 31k matches

    As expected

    44.7% win rate

  6. Solomon

    Solomon 42k matches

    As expected

    50.3% win rate

  7. Vindicta

    Vindicta 64k matches

    As expected

    46.8% win rate

  8. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 43k matches

    As expected

    45.3% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Warden against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Warden 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 heroWarden winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves39.6%81kAs expected
Rat King Rat King39.6%125kAs expected
Paige Paige40.3%64kAs expected
Seven Seven41.9%72kAs expected
Kelvin Kelvin42.6%26kAs expected
Haze Haze42.8%101kAs expected
Victor Victor43.0%64k+0.8 points
Baba Baba43.6%41kAs expected
Ivy Ivy43.9%41kAs expected
Dynamo Dynamo44.0%46k−0.5 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow44.7%31kAs expected
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill44.9%46k−1.4 points
Lady Geist Lady Geist45.3%43kAs expected
Lash Lash45.7%63kAs expected
Abrams Abrams45.9%56k+0.5 points
Violet Violet45.9%47kAs expected
Wraith Wraith46.0%65kAs expected
Infernus Infernus46.7%76k−0.8 points
Vindicta Vindicta46.8%64kAs expected
Drifter Drifter47.0%71k+0.6 points
Apollo Apollo47.4%48kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny47.8%57k−0.8 points
Calico Calico48.5%28kAs expected
Bebop Bebop48.5%65kAs expected
McGinnis McGinnis48.6%25kAs expected
Celeste Celeste48.7%60k+0.9 points
Holliday Holliday49.1%35kAs expected
Yamato Yamato49.3%44kAs expected
Venator Venator49.4%87kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon49.5%29kAs expected
Billy Billy49.6%67k+0.6 points
Vyper Vyper49.7%30kAs expected
Solomon Solomon50.3%42kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman50.7%34kAs expected
Paradox Paradox50.7%46kAs expected
Mina Mina50.8%81kAs expected
Rem Rem50.9%68k+0.6 points
Viscous Viscous51.0%26kAs expected
Sinclair Sinclair51.0%24kAs expected
Silver Silver51.2%53k+0.5 points
Pocket Pocket51.8%36kAs expected
Mirage Mirage51.8%23kAs expected
Shiv Shiv52.0%48kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Warden in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Warden struggles against. Warden has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (39.6% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Deadman Danny and Infernus do better against Warden than expected.
Who is Warden good against?
Warden has the highest win rate against Shiv, Mirage and Pocket (52.0% against Shiv). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Warden does better than expected against Celeste, Victor and Billy.
Who is the best teammate for Warden?
Nurse Harrow: together they win 49.9%, 1.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Warden lane with?
Seven, Nurse Harrow and Vindicta make the best lane partners for Warden, measured against what each pair is expected to win.