What are the most banned heroes in Deadlock?

Deadman Danny (20.72% ban rate), Graves (17.23%) and Haze (12.87%), measured over 1,042,143 recent ban-phase matches since the Halloween 2026 Update.

Why ban these heroes in Deadlock ranked?

A high ban rate is the community's live read on which heroes are hardest to play against. Cross-reference the win-rate tier list at /deadlock/meta/heroes and the per-hero counter pages before spending your ban.

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Deadlock Most Banned Heroes

The most banned heroes in Deadlock by ban rate over recent drafts since the Halloween 2026 Update — who players consider too strong to leave open.

The most banned heroes in Deadlock right now are Deadman Danny (20.72% ban rate), Graves (17.23%) and Haze (12.87%), across 1,042,143 recent ban-phase matches.

Hero tier list Hero counters Hero synergies


1	Deadman Danny	20.72%	215,906
2	Graves	17.23%	179,567
3	Haze	12.87%	134,133
4	Bebop	10.69%	111,370
5	Victor	10.21%	106,436
6	Apollo	9.82%	102,379
7	The Doorman	9.66%	100,668
8	Vindicta	8.84%	92,142
9	Nurse Harrow	7.01%	73,054
10	Wraith	6.04%	62,956
11	Violet	5.96%	62,094
12	Drifter	5.96%	62,078
13	Mo & Krill	5.79%	60,389
14	Lash	5.74%	59,801
15	Celeste	5.64%	58,789
16	McGinnis	5.51%	57,404
17	Yamato	4.19%	43,700
18	Kelvin	4.14%	43,123
19	Shiv	3.84%	40,038
20	Baba	3.76%	39,196
21	Abrams	3.38%	35,270
22	Infernus	3.31%	34,452
23	Silver	3.01%	31,387
24	Mina	2.84%	29,572
25	Rem	2.61%	27,167
26	Billy	2.55%	26,567
27	Dynamo	2.54%	26,482
28	Lady Geist	2.54%	26,425
29	Solomon	2.40%	25,014
30	Rat King	2.39%	24,939
31	Calico	2.11%	21,968
32	Sinclair	2.04%	21,286
33	Viscous	2.00%	20,858
34	Paige	1.99%	20,767
35	Holliday	1.93%	20,105
36	Seven	1.75%	18,289
37	Vyper	1.73%	17,991
38	Grey Talon	1.47%	15,361
39	Paradox	1.41%	14,644
40	Warden	1.37%	14,326
41	Venator	1.15%	11,947
42	Pocket	1.02%	10,621
43	Mirage	1.00%	10,415
44	Ivy	0.80%	8,288

Frequently asked questions

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What are the most banned heroes in Deadlock?: Deadman Danny (20.72% ban rate), Graves (17.23%) and Haze (12.87%), measured over 1,042,143 recent ban-phase matches since the Halloween 2026 Update.
Why ban these heroes in Deadlock ranked?: A high ban rate is the community's live read on which heroes are hardest to play against. Cross-reference the win-rate tier list at /deadlock/meta/heroes and the per-hero counter pages before spending your ban.

Ban rate = share of drafts with a ban phase in which the hero was banned, over 1,042,143 recent ban-phase matches since the Halloween 2026 Update. Computed by the Batru Deadlock data pipeline. Data updated Nov 8, 2026.