The most banned heroes in Deadlock by ban rate over recent ban-phase drafts since the Matchmaking Update — who players consider too strong to leave open.
| # | Hero | Ban Rate | Bans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Doorman | 24.27% | 15,967 |
| 2 | Haze | 21.81% | 14,348 |
| 3 | McGinnis | 14.26% | 9,383 |
| 4 | Bebop | 12.04% | 7,917 |
| 5 | Graves | 11.85% | 7,794 |
| 6 | Victor | 10.62% | 6,985 |
| 7 | Vindicta | 10.39% | 6,832 |
| 8 | Shiv | 9.74% | 6,409 |
| 9 | Mo & Krill | 9.15% | 6,021 |
| 10 | Lash | 8.91% | 5,864 |
| 11 | Wraith | 8.75% | 5,754 |
| 12 | Drifter | 7.47% | 4,912 |
| 13 | Dynamo | 7.37% | 4,845 |
| 14 | Apollo | 6.65% | 4,372 |
| 15 | Infernus | 6.12% | 4,027 |
| 16 | Calico | 5.47% | 3,601 |
| 17 | Holliday | 5.12% | 3,370 |
| 18 | Yamato | 4.90% | 3,226 |
| 19 | Mirage | 4.80% | 3,155 |
| 20 | Kelvin | 4.43% | 2,912 |
| 21 | Billy | 3.94% | 2,589 |
| 22 | Rem | 3.77% | 2,481 |
| 23 | Seven | 3.64% | 2,395 |
| 24 | Viscous | 3.48% | 2,291 |
| 25 | Mina | 3.38% | 2,224 |
| 26 | 3.26% | 2,144 | |
| 27 | Lady Geist | 3.14% | 2,068 |
| 28 | Silver | 2.72% | 1,790 |
| 29 | Celeste | 2.52% | 1,660 |
| 30 | Vyper | 2.39% | 1,570 |
| 31 | Sinclair | 2.23% | 1,466 |
| 32 | Ivy | 1.92% | 1,262 |
| 33 | Grey Talon | 1.90% | 1,250 |
| 34 | Abrams | 1.90% | 1,250 |
| 35 | Paige | 1.55% | 1,020 |
| 36 | Warden | 1.54% | 1,011 |
| 37 | Paradox | 1.09% | 718 |
| 38 | Venator | 0.99% | 649 |
Ban rate = share of drafts with a ban phase in which the hero was banned, over 65,779 recent ban-phase matches since the Matchmaking Update. Computed by the Batru Deadlock data pipeline. Data updated Aug 8, 2026.