Calico — Deadlock Win Rate, Counters & Synergies

Calico in Deadlock: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's recent-match pipeline.

Calico counters & matchups

Slippery skirmishers who rely on setup fall behind against Calico's mobility. Sinclair, Mina, and Paradox all want to control space and commit to a plan, and Calico refuses to sit still long enough for that plan to land, punishing them the moment they overextend in lane or a fight. The trouble comes against sustained, self-reliant bruisers. Seven, Victor, and Graves can hold ground and trade back, and when Calico can't dictate the pace of a fight she gets ground down. Draft tip: pick her into slower control lanes, avoid her when the enemy already has durable duelists.

Strong against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Mirage	55.55%	16,177
Pocket	54.96%	23,044
Sinclair	54.23%	12,052
Shiv	53.56%	36,476
Mina	53.44%	44,636
The Doorman	52.72%	18,420
Paradox	52.34%	33,904
Rem	52.23%	36,887

Struggles against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Graves	41.64%	50,546
Paige	42.16%	30,507
Kelvin	42.51%	17,690
Seven	43.53%	34,875
Baba	43.57%	14,820
Deadman Danny	43.93%	37,094
Victor	44.14%	34,106
Rat King	45.38%	54,878

Calico synergies

Calico wants a partner who converts her openings into kills, someone who can hold the point while she flanks and forces panic. Seven fits that mold well, sitting in the backline and threatening heavy area pressure once Calico scatters a grouped enemy team, so nobody gets to reposition cleanly. She brings the chaos and repositioning threat that keeps enemies looking the wrong way, buying Seven the room to load up damage that would otherwise get interrupted.

Best teammates

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Graves	56.46%	38,146
Paige	54.99%	38,992
Kelvin	54.48%	18,457
Seven	53.80%	37,962
Baba	53.34%	14,101
Rat King	52.81%	27,760
Deadman Danny	52.71%	22,908
Victor	52.66%	35,292

Data updated Nov 7, 2026.