Viscous Counters & Counter Picks
Who counters Viscous in Deadlock? Heroes Viscous is strong against and heroes it struggles against, ranked by win rate over recent matches.
Squishy, positioning-dependent laners like Sinclair, Mina, and Venator hate a target they can never pin down. Viscous can wall himself in his cube to reset a losing trade, then reposition and punish them once they've committed cooldowns. That elusiveness ruins heroes who rely on landing a clean burst. It falls apart against sustained pressure, though. Seven and Victor keep dealing damage while you're stalling, and Graves has the raw output to break through your defensive windows before they matter. Riding out a cube only helps if the enemy has to stop and reload. Draft tip: pick Viscous into skill-shot burst casters, avoid him against relentless sustained damage.
Viscous wins 46.71% of matches overall (#34 of 44 heroes) since the Halloween 2026 Update. Its most favorable matchup is Mirage at 53.39%; Graves is the toughest counter, holding Viscous to 38.95%.
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Viscous is strong against
Best counter picks against Viscous
 Graves | 38.95% | 41,222 |
 Seven | 41.17% | 31,339 |
 Paige | 41.79% | 31,630 |
 Baba | 41.82% | 14,014 |
 Deadman Danny | 42.19% | 30,113 |
 Kelvin | 42.26% | 16,083 |
 Rat King | 42.44% | 47,733 |
 Victor | 42.46% | 32,347 |
 Haze | 43.24% | 41,056 |
 Abrams | 44.00% | 34,463 |
 Lady Geist | 44.25% | 25,373 |
 Ivy | 44.32% | 23,687 |
 Dynamo | 44.61% | 24,760 |
 McGinnis | 45.04% | 15,383 |
 Lash | 45.30% | 32,147 |
 Warden | 45.59% | 19,357 |
 Drifter | 45.81% | 46,831 |
 Vindicta | 46.24% | 31,575 |
 Wraith | 46.25% | 33,626 |
 Nurse Harrow | 46.78% | 33,608 |
 Billy | 47.06% | 34,840 |
 Infernus | 47.75% | 41,886 |
 Apollo | 47.77% | 27,143 |
 Grey Talon | 48.24% | 20,711 |
 Calico | 48.62% | 17,311 |
 Celeste | 48.69% | 31,375 |
 Holliday | 48.83% | 21,786 |
 Bebop | 48.88% | 42,054 |
 Solomon | 49.01% | 14,837 |
 Paradox | 49.58% | 28,295 |
 Yamato | 49.66% | 27,212 |
 Venator | 49.92% | 42,368 |
Viscous matchups shifting this week
Week-over-week movement in Viscous's head-to-head win rates — which matchups are swinging right now.
- Violet▲ +5.9pp→ 50.08%
- Mo & Krill▲ +3.4pp→ 49.63%
- Nurse Harrow▲ +2.5pp→ 46.43%
Week of Nov 2 vs the prior week; the current week is still accumulating matches, so treat fresh swings as an early read.
Frequently Asked Questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Viscous in Deadlock?
- Graves, Seven and Paige are Viscous's toughest matchups since the Halloween 2026 Update: Viscous's win rate drops to 38.95% against Graves, 41.17% against Seven and 41.79% against Paige.
- How to counter Viscous in Deadlock?
- Pick the heroes Viscous struggles against most since the Halloween 2026 Update: Graves (Viscous wins only 38.95% against them), Seven (41.17%) or Paige (41.79%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Viscous strong against in Deadlock?
- Viscous performs best against Mirage (53.39% win rate), Pocket (52.57%) and Shiv (52.39%) since the Halloween 2026 Update.
- Is Viscous good in the current Deadlock patch?
- Viscous wins 46.71% of recent 6v6 matches with a 14.53% pick rate — ranking #34 of 44 heroes by win rate since the Halloween 2026 Update. Its ban rate is 2.00% (#33).
Stats since the Halloween 2026 Update. Data updated Nov 7, 2026.