How to counter Hela

Where these numbers come from

Hela has 49 mapped matchups on this page, 3 of them heroes who counter Hela hard.

The figures in the header: tier, win rate, pick rate and match count are drawn from community match data, across 75,704 recorded matches, and the tier letter is that data's call rather than ours. Pick rate is the share of matches featuring Hela. Rank is our ordering of those win rates across the 53 heroes in the snapshot, not a rating we measured. Ban share is the percentage of every ban cast that named Hela, in the ranked divisions where the ban phase runs. It is our own figure and not the same as a published ban rate. These win rates are shrunk toward 50% in proportion to sample size at the source, so a rarely played hero reads closer to even than it actually played. A sample, not a census, and not split by rank or mode. The matchup counts above are ours, and the 0 to 10 ratings on every card are matchup lopsidedness rather than a win rate, because we measure nothing ourselves. Statistical data is based on external APIs and publicly available information. It may differ from official data.

Who to play Hela with

Team-Ups

Put Hela on a team with any of these and the pair unlocks an extra ability. That is a game mechanic rather than a reading of the numbers.

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  DeadpoolMulti-Role

  Ability name not published yet

  50.4%across 10,197 matches

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  NamorDuelist

  DEEP WRATH

  When teaming up with Namor, each attack during Goddess of Death spawns an Undead Monstro at the point of impact.

  50.1%across 8,693 matches

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  VenomVanguard

  Ability name not published yet

  54.9%across 6,875 matches

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  ThorVanguard

  RAGNAROK REBIRTH

  When teaming up with Hela, if either of them participates in a KO, Thor instantly revives, restoring Health equal to his remaining Bonus Health and gaining a Continuous Healing effect.

  55.3%across 6,386 matches

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  LokiStrategist

  VILLAIN'S ILLUSION

  When teaming up with Hela, Loki's transformation lasts slightly longer. Furthermore, taking lethal damage while transformed or in his Ultimate Ability state will merely revert him back to Loki with a sliver of Health, preventing a KO.

  54.5%across 4,487 matches

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  PhoenixDuelist

  CIRCLE OF LIFE

  When teaming up with Hela, every blast in the sequence applies multiple stacks of Sparks to enemies caught within.

  50.4%across 4,118 matches

Best allies per hero, ranked by how often teams won with both on the field. Win rates are shrunk toward 50% by sample size at the source, because duo samples are far thinner than solo ones. This is not the same as a Team-Up, which is a specific ability a pair unlocks. A Team-Up is a game mechanic: these two heroes on one team unlock an extra ability. The win rate is how often teams containing both won, which is not the same as how much the Team-Up itself contributed. Match data as of Aug 31, 2026. Which heroes pair, and what the ability is called, come from the game itself. Team-Ups are reshuffled between seasons, so this list is refreshed rather than written once.