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How to counter ViscousHow to counter

Counter heroes, counter items and the window to fight

Heroes that do best against Viscous, the items that do best when Viscous is on the enemy team, and the window to fight. Each number compares a hero's (or item's) result against Viscous with its usual result, relative to how everyone does against Viscous, so neither a strong counter-pick nor a strong Viscous skews the list.

Their combo: Viscous becomes Goo Ball and crashes into your team (stun on impact, bounces off walls), slows you with Splatter’s puddles, then knocks you up with Puddle Punch.

Beware: Spread out so one Goo Ball can’t hit everyone. Don’t waste damage on The Cube: the target takes none inside it.

Best heroes against Viscous

+2.4 ppWarden
53.5% vs usual 47.8% · 611

+1.2 ppViolet
51.9% vs usual 48.8% · 2.0k

+1.2 ppHolliday
54.4% vs usual 51.3% · 1.5k

+1.1 ppApollo
53.9% vs usual 50.7% · 1.1k

+1.1 ppMcGinnis
53.3% vs usual 49.6% · 604

+0.9 ppAbrams
54.8% vs usual 52.1% · 1.6k

+0.9 ppDrifter
52.8% vs usual 50.2% · 2.4k

+0.9 ppVictor
53.5% vs usual 50.6% · 1.2k

Best in lane against Viscous

Warden+2.9 pp · 57.3% vs usual 47.7% · 211
Pocket+1.7 pp · 50.2% vs usual 45.6% · 462
Celeste+1.6 pp · 56.8% vs usual 52.2% · 417
Venator+1.6 pp · 51.4% vs usual 47.5% · 699
Vindicta+1.6 pp · 54.9% vs usual 50.8% · 536
Violet+1.4 pp · 52.5% vs usual 48.8% · 650
Drifter+1.4 pp · 53.7% vs usual 50.2% · 732
Paradox+1.2 pp · 49.5% vs usual 46.1% · 641
Mo & Krill+1.1 pp · 53.1% vs usual 49.5% · 488
Ivy+1.0 pp · 56.4% vs usual 53.5% · 652

Items that beat Viscous

Item	Win rate vs Viscous	Usual win rate	Lift	Games
Cultist Sacrifice	55.0%	50.3%	+0.8	312k
Monster Rounds	54.4%	49.9%	+0.8	684k
Fleetfoot	56.5%	52.0%	+0.7	321k
High-Velocity Rounds	54.5%	50.0%	+0.6	945k
Healing Rite	53.4%	48.9%	+0.6	205k
Extended Magazine	55.1%	50.7%	+0.6	616k
Intensifying Magazine	53.7%	49.3%	+0.6	147k
Battle Vest	53.1%	48.7%	+0.6	321k
Long Range	53.0%	48.7%	+0.6	233k
Ballistic Enchantment	57.9%	53.5%	+0.6	235k
Opening Rounds	54.5%	50.1%	+0.6	803k
Active Reload	56.7%	52.3%	+0.6	161k
Titanic Magazine	54.8%	50.4%	+0.6	655k
Rescue Beam	55.0%	50.6%	+0.5	68k
Rebuttal	51.4%	47.0%	+0.5	158k