Deadman Danny vs Calico
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Deadman Danny beats Calico
Marksman vs Assassin
Assume they’re flanking you. Stay near teammates and hold your escape for their burst.
Your game plan as Deadman Danny
A jetpack daredevil who flies over the fight, lands on top of it and takes one enemy for a ride they won’t walk away from.
How to beat Calico
A shadow-hunter who appears, bursts and vanishes before anyone can turn around.
- 01Move in pairs once she leaves lane; Calico hunts solo targets.
- 02Make her use Return to Shadows before you spend your big cooldown.
- 03Spread out against Gloom Bombs. Extra bomb hits deal reduced damage, but a full cluster still hurts.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Deadman Danny into Calico
- 01Deadman Danny out-farms Calico by ~9.3 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Calico denies ~1.2 more orbs per match — secure your orbs before they can.
- 03Calico looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order for this matchup
59.7% win rate over 114,811 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Chimera Mk1: Calico dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
- Max first
You out-farm Calico: keep the standard order and push your lead with Chimera Mk1.
Threats
Calico has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Deadman Danny averages 1.26 kills per death against Calico.
- Deadman Danny finishes 2.6k souls behind Calico on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Deadman Danny deals 1.4k less objective damage per match than Calico — let teammates take structures while you hold.
- Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Calico
Matchup questions
Who wins Deadman Danny vs Calico?
Deadman Danny wins 52.3% of 55,914 recent matches against Calico — favoured.
How do I beat Calico as Deadman Danny?
Deadman Danny out-farms Calico by ~9.3 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.