Rat King and Yamato
The No. 10 duo in Deadlock right now: they win more together than either one's own record predicts.
On the same team
- Duo Win %
- 59.0%
- Expected from their own win rates
- 52.6%
- Above expected
- +6.4 points
- Games together
- 11,329
Rat King on their own: 57.8% · Yamato on their own: 47.4%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.
Why it works
- Slows hold the dive.
Scrap Grenade
Scrap Grenade Rat King throws a bouncing lump of scrap that goes off three times where it lands. Crowd Control 20% movement slow for 4s (scales slightly with Spirit). Damage 70 bullet damage per detonation (+0.6 weapon-damage scaling), three… Defensive The slow is his peel: thrown at his own feet it stops a diver from following… 1 -8s cooldown (26s to 18s) 2 +70 damage per detonation 5 one extra, bigger final detonation — 300 damage, 14m radius, 40% slow slows targets and
Flying Slash
Flying Slash Throws a grappling hook at an enemy and pulls herself to them, landing a light melee hit and leaving them significantly slowed on arrival. Crowd Control -40% movement slow for 2.5s on the target Damage 66 melee damage Mobility Pulls her to the target from 26m base (T3 adds +15m, up to 41m) 1 -18s cooldown (36s base down to 18s) 2 gain +35 Spirit Power for 6s 5 alt-cast to grapple allies, +15m cast range, and +1 charge slows them again on arrival, so the enemy cannot walk away from either short range hero. - Shred plus fire rate cut.
Rat Swarm
Rat Swarm Rat King calls a swarm of rats to a spot up to 50m away. Damage 8 spirit damage per bite (+0.08 Spirit scaling), one bite per attached rat… 1 +1 charge (8s between charges) 2 a larger swarm and +4s debuff duration 5 +8 damage and an extra -1% bullet resist per bite strips Bullet Resist while
Crimson Slash
Crimson Slash A wide slash in front of her that damages enemies and reduces their rate of fire. Crowd Control none, but -30% fire rate for 4s is a heavy offensive debuff Damage 55 spirit (about 0.37x spirit scaling) Defensive Heals 55 (about 1.04x spirit scaling) on hero hit; 1 on hit, +30% melee damage for 4s 2 on hero hit, additional +6% max health heal 5 -10s cooldown and increased scaling cuts the target's fire rate. The enemy loses the gunfight from both sides. - Mixed damage. Yamato deals Spirit Damage while most of Rat King Rat King Released 2 October Released 2 October. A gun-scaling brawler and team buffer: a three-blast slowing grenade, rats that strip bullet resist with every bite, a reflecting barrier, and a banner that makes his team slow-immune. 's kit is Bullet Damage, so Bullet Resist alone does not hold this duo off.
Written from both heroes' ability data on patch 09-29-2026; the numbers above are the measured results.
Rat King's other best partners
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Victor
Victor Highest win rate in this group (around 56% on deadlock.one's current-patch sample) — currently a strong pick Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 65.2% duo win, +9.6 duo → -
Graves
Graves Best-in-class unattended map pressure via Borrowed Decree Ghouls marching at objectives Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing low (1/3) — 64.4% duo win, +7.3 duo → -
Kelvin
Kelvin Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 63.0% duo win, +7.2 duo → -
Abrams
Abrams Best-in-class self-sustain through Siphon Life plus Infernal Resilience regeneration Durability very high (3/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 61.2% duo win, +7.0 duo → -
Mo & Krill
Mo & Krill The most complete single-target lockdown package in the game: Sand Blast disarm into Burrow knockup into a multi-second Combo stun. Durability very high (3/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 60.6% duo win, +7.0 duo →
Yamato's other best partners
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Paige
Paige Currently among the strongest heroes in the game: deadlocklabs.gg records 54.1% win rate at 2.8% pick, S tier, after a recent buff package worth about +2.2 points. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) — 53.7% duo win, +1.5 duo → -
Seven
Seven Best-in-class wave and jungle clear, so he reaches item breakpoints ahead of most mid-laners Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing none (0/3) — 52.7% duo win, +1.3 duo → -
Graves
Graves Best-in-class unattended map pressure via Borrowed Decree Ghouls marching at objectives Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing low (1/3) — 53.1% duo win, +1.2 duo →

