Warden counters and synergy
How to counter Warden
To counter Warden, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Warden wins only 37.3% against Rat King. Overall Warden wins 43.3% of 13k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Warden does best with Lady Geist on the team.
- Win rate
- 43.3%
- Pick rate
- 7.8%
- Matches
- 13k
- 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
Lady Geist 858 matches
+3.6 vs expected
45.0% win rate
Haze 2,450 matches
+2.4 vs expected
48.6% win rate
Vindicta 1,758 matches
As expected
45.8% win rate
Sinclair 1,070 matches
As expected
43.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 1,245 matches
As expected
45.1% win rate
Rat King 3,180 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Mo & Krill 1,405 matches
As expected
44.3% win rate
Wraith 1,771 matches
As expected
47.9% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Silver 1,055 matches
+3.1 vs expected
48.0% win rate
Shiv 2,242 matches
+2.9 vs expected
50.7% win rate
The Doorman 922 matches
As expected
50.1% win rate
Billy 1,701 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Lash 3,202 matches
As expected
44.0% win rate
Venator 2,648 matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
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Wraith 2,910 matches
As expected
41.8% win rate
Paradox 1,760 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Calico 1,426 matches
−2.9 vs expected
40.3% win rate
Solomon 1,429 matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
Infernus 2,986 matches
−2.1 vs expected
43.9% win rate
Mirage 632 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
Vyper 848 matches
As expected
40.2% win rate
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Vindicta 2,093 matches
As expected
41.5% win rate
-
Mo & Krill 2,413 matches
As expected
42.4% win rate
Apollo 1,037 matches
As expected
39.9% 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 | 37.3% | 4,765 | As expected |
 Graves | 37.5% | 1,747 | As expected |
 Paige | 38.2% | 2,246 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 39.2% | 1,657 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 39.5% | 1,168 | As expected |
 Seven | 39.7% | 2,024 | As expected |
 Ivy | 39.8% | 1,630 | As expected |
| Apollo | 39.9% | 1,037 | As expected |
 Victor | 40.1% | 1,718 | As expected |
| Vyper | 40.2% | 848 | As expected |
| Haze | 40.3% | 4,861 | As expected |
| Calico | 40.3% | 1,426 | −2.9 points |
 Abrams | 40.8% | 2,063 | As expected |
 Baba | 41.3% | 1,630 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 41.5% | 2,093 | As expected |
| Wraith | 41.8% | 2,910 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 42.4% | 2,413 | As expected |
 Yamato | 43.2% | 1,425 | As expected |
 Celeste | 43.2% | 1,136 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 43.5% | 1,087 | As expected |
| Infernus | 43.9% | 2,986 | −2.1 points |
| Lash | 44.0% | 3,202 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 44.2% | 1,158 | As expected |
 Holliday | 44.3% | 1,290 | As expected |
 Drifter | 44.5% | 2,615 | As expected |
 Mina | 44.8% | 2,215 | As expected |
 Violet | 45.2% | 1,658 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 45.9% | 711 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 45.9% | 847 | As expected |
 Bebop | 46.0% | 2,895 | As expected |
 Rem | 46.7% | 1,489 | As expected |
 Pocket | 46.9% | 1,547 | As expected |
| Venator | 46.9% | 2,648 | As expected |
| Solomon | 46.9% | 1,429 | As expected |
| Billy | 47.1% | 1,701 | As expected |
 Viscous | 47.7% | 853 | As expected |
| Silver | 48.0% | 1,055 | +3.1 points |
 Grey Talon | 48.2% | 942 | As expected |
| Mirage | 48.4% | 632 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 49.1% | 1,873 | As expected |
| Paradox | 49.3% | 1,760 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 50.1% | 922 | As expected |
| Shiv | 50.7% | 2,242 | +2.9 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Warden in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Warden struggles against. Warden has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Paige (37.3% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Calico, Solomon and Infernus do better against Warden than expected.
- Who is Warden good against?
- Warden has the highest win rate against Shiv, The Doorman and Paradox (50.7% against Shiv). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Warden does better than expected against Silver, Shiv and The Doorman.
- Who is the best teammate for Warden?
- Lady Geist: together they win 45.0%, 3.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Warden lane with?
- Calico, Wraith and Nurse Harrow make the best lane partners for Warden, measured against what each pair is expected to win.