Warden counters and synergy
How to counter Warden
To counter Warden, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Warden wins only 38.4% against Rat King. Overall Warden wins 44.1% of 35k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Warden does best with Calico on the team.
- Win rate
- 44.1%
- Pick rate
- 10.9%
- Matches
- 35k
- 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
Calico 3,085 matches
+1.9 vs expected
46.1% win rate
Rem 6,606 matches
+1.4 vs expected
41.9% win rate
Holliday 4,031 matches
As expected
43.2% win rate
Haze 6,278 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
Victor 3,092 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Rat King 8,965 matches
+1.1 vs expected
51.2% win rate
Seven 4,604 matches
As expected
48.9% win rate
Lash 6,682 matches
As expected
46.2% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Mirage 1,660 matches
As expected
53.4% win rate
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Calico 2,693 matches
As expected
45.5% win rate
Kelvin 2,898 matches
As expected
41.4% win rate
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Victor 6,322 matches
As expected
41.5% win rate
Baba 4,399 matches
As expected
42.3% win rate
Shiv 4,620 matches
As expected
50.2% win rate
Grey Talon 2,395 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Wraith 7,031 matches
As expected
43.1% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Nurse Harrow 2,822 matches
−2.3 vs expected
42.3% win rate
Sinclair 1,805 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
Deadman Danny 4,993 matches
As expected
46.5% win rate
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Seven 7,530 matches
As expected
39.5% win rate
Lady Geist 4,835 matches
As expected
43.5% win rate
Mo & Krill 5,669 matches
As expected
43.3% win rate
Solomon 3,856 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Pocket 3,039 matches
As expected
48.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat King | 38.4% | 13k | As expected |
 Graves | 38.8% | 7,286 | As expected |
 Paige | 38.9% | 7,163 | As expected |
| Seven | 39.5% | 7,530 | As expected |
 Ivy | 41.2% | 4,104 | As expected |
| Haze | 41.3% | 12k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 41.4% | 2,898 | As expected |
| Victor | 41.5% | 6,322 | As expected |
 Apollo | 41.8% | 3,154 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 42.3% | 2,822 | −2.3 points |
| Baba | 42.3% | 4,399 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 43.0% | 5,356 | As expected |
| Wraith | 43.1% | 7,031 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 43.3% | 5,669 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 43.4% | 5,058 | As expected |
 Abrams | 43.5% | 4,981 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 43.5% | 4,835 | As expected |
| Lash | 43.6% | 6,866 | As expected |
 Vyper | 44.0% | 2,349 | As expected |
 Violet | 44.4% | 4,474 | As expected |
 Drifter | 44.7% | 6,580 | As expected |
| Calico | 45.5% | 2,693 | As expected |
 Billy | 45.8% | 5,576 | As expected |
 Infernus | 45.8% | 9,594 | As expected |
 Yamato | 45.9% | 3,492 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 46.0% | 1,805 | As expected |
 Celeste | 46.1% | 3,913 | As expected |
| Holliday | 46.5% | 2,848 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 46.5% | 4,993 | As expected |
 Venator | 46.9% | 6,006 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 47.0% | 2,546 | As expected |
 Silver | 47.2% | 2,901 | As expected |
 Bebop | 47.8% | 6,381 | As expected |
 Viscous | 47.9% | 2,111 | As expected |
 Mina | 48.0% | 6,409 | As expected |
| Rem | 48.5% | 5,598 | As expected |
| Pocket | 48.6% | 3,039 | As expected |
| Solomon | 48.6% | 3,856 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 49.0% | 2,707 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 49.1% | 2,395 | As expected |
 Paradox | 49.4% | 3,763 | As expected |
| Shiv | 50.2% | 4,620 | As expected |
| Mirage | 53.4% | 1,660 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Warden in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Warden struggles against. Warden has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Paige (38.4% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Nurse Harrow, Sinclair and Deadman Danny do better against Warden than expected.
- Who is Warden good against?
- Warden has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Paradox (53.4% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Warden does better than expected against Mirage, Calico and Kelvin.
- Who is the best teammate for Warden?
- Calico: together they win 46.1%, 1.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Warden lane with?
- Vindicta, Viscous and McGinnis make the best lane partners for Warden, measured against what each pair is expected to win.