Deadman Danny counters and synergy
How to counter Deadman Danny
To counter Deadman Danny, play Graves, Rat King and Kelvin: Deadman Danny wins only 41.1% against Graves. Overall Deadman Danny wins 48.0% of 1.2M matches in the last 30 days. Deadman Danny does best with Nurse Harrow on the team.
- Win rate
- 48.0%
- Pick rate
- 58.9%
- Matches
- 1.2M
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Deadman Danny's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.
Same team
Best teammates
Nurse Harrow 149k matches
+2.1 vs expected
51.6% win rate
Billy 186k matches
+1.5 vs expected
47.0% win rate
Victor 167k matches
+1.2 vs expected
53.5% win rate
Warden 54k matches
+1.1 vs expected
45.6% win rate
Abrams 162k matches
+1.1 vs expected
50.2% win rate
McGinnis 60k matches
+0.9 vs expected
46.9% win rate
Mo & Krill 137k matches
+0.8 vs expected
49.0% win rate
Silver 146k matches
+0.8 vs expected
44.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Victor 31k matches
+1.9 vs expected
54.2% win rate
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Billy 33k matches
+1.7 vs expected
47.2% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 34k matches
+1.4 vs expected
50.9% win rate
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Abrams 30k matches
+1.3 vs expected
50.5% win rate
Graves 41k matches
+1.1 vs expected
56.3% win rate
Vyper 12k matches
+1.1 vs expected
46.0% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Nurse Harrow 189k matches
+2.7 vs expected
49.3% win rate
Violet 322k matches
+1.9 vs expected
48.9% win rate
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Vyper 82k matches
+1.2 vs expected
52.3% win rate
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Silver 161k matches
+1.1 vs expected
53.3% win rate
Sinclair 57k matches
+0.9 vs expected
53.1% win rate
Haze 270k matches
+0.9 vs expected
45.1% win rate
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Warden 59k matches
+0.7 vs expected
52.2% win rate
Celeste 195k matches
+0.7 vs expected
49.9% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Baba 140k matches
−2.6 vs expected
42.4% win rate
Solomon 200k matches
−2.2 vs expected
49.9% win rate
Kelvin 75k matches
−2.0 vs expected
42.0% win rate
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McGinnis 64k matches
−1.4 vs expected
48.6% win rate
Lash 204k matches
−1.0 vs expected
46.1% win rate
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Mo & Krill 100k matches
−0.9 vs expected
47.0% win rate
Vindicta 179k matches
−0.8 vs expected
47.8% win rate
Grey Talon 95k matches
−0.7 vs expected
50.3% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Deadman Danny against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Deadman Danny wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.
| Enemy hero | Deadman Danny wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves | 41.1% | 256k | +0.2 points |
 Rat King | 41.6% | 411k | +0.6 points |
| Kelvin | 42.0% | 75k | −2.0 points |
 Paige | 42.4% | 171k | +0.6 points |
| Baba | 42.4% | 140k | −2.6 points |
 Seven | 43.5% | 191k | +0.3 points |
| Victor | 44.3% | 166k | +0.5 points |
 Ivy | 44.6% | 115k | −0.5 points |
| Haze | 45.1% | 270k | +0.9 points |
 Dynamo | 45.9% | 110k | As expected |
| Lash | 46.1% | 204k | −1.0 points |
 Wraith | 46.7% | 200k | −0.5 points |
| Mo & Krill | 47.0% | 100k | −0.9 points |
| Abrams | 47.1% | 150k | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 47.1% | 132k | As expected |
| Vindicta | 47.8% | 179k | −0.8 points |
 Drifter | 47.9% | 229k | As expected |
 Apollo | 48.5% | 169k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.6% | 64k | −1.4 points |
| Violet | 48.9% | 322k | +1.9 points |
 Infernus | 49.2% | 208k | +0.2 points |
| Nurse Harrow | 49.3% | 189k | +2.7 points |
 Bebop | 49.5% | 225k | −0.5 points |
| Solomon | 49.9% | 200k | −2.2 points |
| Celeste | 49.9% | 195k | +0.7 points |
 Calico | 50.0% | 94k | +0.4 points |
 Yamato | 50.1% | 160k | −0.3 points |
| Grey Talon | 50.3% | 95k | −0.7 points |
| Billy | 50.8% | 139k | As expected |
 Venator | 50.8% | 246k | As expected |
 Holliday | 51.1% | 120k | +0.4 points |
 Mina | 51.9% | 238k | −0.3 points |
 Paradox | 52.1% | 144k | As expected |
 Viscous | 52.2% | 70k | As expected |
 Rem | 52.2% | 188k | +0.4 points |
| Warden | 52.2% | 59k | +0.7 points |
| Vyper | 52.3% | 82k | +1.2 points |
 The Doorman | 52.4% | 88k | As expected |
 Pocket | 53.0% | 103k | As expected |
| Sinclair | 53.1% | 57k | +0.9 points |
 Shiv | 53.1% | 154k | −0.3 points |
| Silver | 53.3% | 161k | +1.1 points |
 Mirage | 53.4% | 64k | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Deadman Danny in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Deadman Danny struggles against. Deadman Danny has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Kelvin (41.1% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Baba, Solomon and Kelvin do better against Deadman Danny than expected.
- Who is Deadman Danny good against?
- Deadman Danny has the highest win rate against Mirage, Silver and Shiv (53.4% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Deadman Danny does better than expected against Nurse Harrow, Violet and Vyper.
- Who is the best teammate for Deadman Danny?
- Nurse Harrow: together they win 51.6%, 2.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Deadman Danny lane with?
- Victor, Billy and Nurse Harrow make the best lane partners for Deadman Danny, measured against what each pair is expected to win.