Deadlock Hero Counters & Matchups

The hero counter matrix covers 41 heroes and 1,640 statistically significant matchups. Of those, 926 tilt at least three percentage points away from a coinflip, which is where pick and ban decisions actually matter. The single most lopsided pairing is Solomon into Rat King at 35.1% over 8,301 matches, followed by Rat King versus Solomon at 64.9%. Rat King bullies the field with a favorable matchup against 38 of 40 charted opponents, while Graves is not far behind at 34. On the other side, Solomon struggles the most broadly with 31 unfavorable matchups on the board, making flex picks with better draft coverage a safer first rotation. Click any hero in the matrix below to see their full counter list and recommended responses.