Warden counters and synergy
How to counter Warden
To counter Warden, play Yamato, Victor and Rat King: Warden wins only 39.3% against Yamato. Overall Warden wins 44.5% of 4,663 matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Warden does best with Seven on the team.
- Win rate
- 44.5%
- Pick rate
- 5.3%
- Matches
- 4,663
- Updated
- 27 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
Seven 362 matches
+5.4 vs expected
52.2% win rate
Victor 277 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Sinclair 355 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Deadman Danny 596 matches
As expected
39.9% win rate
Kelvin 384 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Nurse Harrow 515 matches
As expected
47.2% win rate
Dynamo 381 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Celeste 438 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Viscous 285 matches
+8.9 vs expected
55.1% win rate
McGinnis 274 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Drifter 923 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Pocket 591 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Violet 583 matches
As expected
48.2% win rate
Grey Talon 421 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Apollo 426 matches
As expected
45.3% win rate
Billy 511 matches
As expected
47.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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Victor 613 matches
As expected
39.8% win rate
Yamato 740 matches
As expected
39.3% win rate
The Doorman 317 matches
As expected
43.5% win rate
Vindicta 688 matches
As expected
41.7% win rate
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Deadman Danny 621 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
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Dynamo 510 matches
As expected
40.2% win rate
Mirage 241 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Mo & Krill 829 matches
As expected
43.3% 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 hero | Warden wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamato | 39.3% | 740 | As expected |
| Victor | 39.8% | 613 | As expected |
 Rat King | 40.0% | 1,648 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 40.2% | 510 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 40.7% | 425 | As expected |
| Seven | 40.7% | 528 | As expected |
 Paige | 41.1% | 755 | As expected |
 Baba | 41.4% | 635 | As expected |
 Ivy | 41.6% | 627 | As expected |
| Celeste | 41.7% | 499 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 41.7% | 688 | As expected |
 Wraith | 42.3% | 1,189 | As expected |
 Graves | 42.3% | 482 | As expected |
 Abrams | 42.4% | 687 | As expected |
 Haze | 42.4% | 1,788 | As expected |
 Vyper | 42.5% | 306 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 42.9% | 452 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 43.3% | 829 | As expected |
 Holliday | 43.4% | 514 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 43.5% | 317 | As expected |
 Lash | 43.6% | 1,035 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 43.9% | 305 | As expected |
| Apollo | 45.3% | 426 | As expected |
 Rem | 45.6% | 443 | As expected |
 Calico | 46.1% | 557 | As expected |
 Bebop | 46.3% | 1,065 | As expected |
 Shiv | 46.6% | 907 | As expected |
 Infernus | 46.7% | 761 | As expected |
 Mina | 46.9% | 882 | As expected |
 Silver | 47.2% | 415 | As expected |
| Drifter | 47.3% | 923 | As expected |
| Billy | 47.5% | 511 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 47.6% | 311 | As expected |
 Venator | 47.8% | 1,057 | As expected |
| Violet | 48.2% | 583 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.5% | 274 | As expected |
| Mirage | 49.0% | 241 | As expected |
 Paradox | 49.0% | 641 | As expected |
 Solomon | 49.5% | 491 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 49.8% | 621 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 50.8% | 421 | As expected |
| Pocket | 50.9% | 591 | As expected |
| Viscous | 55.1% | 285 | +8.9 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Warden in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Warden struggles against. Warden has the lowest win rate against Yamato, Victor and Rat King (39.3% against Yamato). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Victor, Yamato and The Doorman do better against Warden than expected.
- Who is Warden good against?
- Warden has the highest win rate against Viscous, Pocket and Grey Talon (55.1% against Viscous). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Warden does better than expected against Viscous, McGinnis and Drifter.
- Who is the best teammate for Warden?
- Seven: together they win 52.2%, 5.4 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Warden lane with?
- Rat King, Lash and Bebop make the best lane partners for Warden, measured against what each pair is expected to win.