How do you counter Deadman Danny in Deadlock?

Pick a hero Deadman Danny struggles against. Deadman Danny has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Baba and Rat King (40.2% against Kelvin). 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, Warden and Shiv (54.0% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Deadman Danny does better than expected against Nurse Harrow, Violet and Calico.

Who is the best teammate for Deadman Danny?

Nurse Harrow: together they win 48.9%, 2.7 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.

Who should Deadman Danny lane with?

Victor, Mo & Krill and Nurse Harrow make the best lane partners for Deadman Danny, measured against what each pair is expected to win.

Deadman Danny counters and synergy

How to counter Deadman Danny

To counter Deadman Danny, play Kelvin, Baba and Rat King: Deadman Danny wins only 40.2% against Kelvin. Overall Deadman Danny wins 46.5% of 117k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Deadman Danny does best with Nurse Harrow on the team.

Win rate: 46.5%
Pick rate: 64.4%
Matches: 117k
Updated: 27 October 2026

Best duos and trios for every hero

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 18k matches

+2.7 vs expected

48.9% win rate
Mo & Krill 17k matches

+1.6 vs expected

48.2% win rate
Violet 28k matches

+1.5 vs expected

47.5% win rate
Victor 18k matches

+0.9 vs expected

51.3% win rate
Billy 16k matches

+0.9 vs expected

45.7% win rate
Wraith 18k matches

+0.8 vs expected

49.1% win rate
Silver 8,930 matches

As expected

44.6% win rate
Graves 20k matches

As expected

52.4% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

Victor 3,298 matches

+2.6 vs expected

53.0% win rate
Mo & Krill 3,156 matches

+2.4 vs expected

49.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,769 matches

+2.4 vs expected

48.6% win rate
Wraith 3,288 matches

+1.8 vs expected

50.1% win rate
Calico 1,084 matches

As expected

48.0% win rate
McGinnis 1,090 matches

As expected

45.0% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

Nurse Harrow 24k matches

+3.5 vs expected

50.3% win rate
Violet 37k matches

+2.2 vs expected

49.3% win rate
Calico 9,599 matches

+2.1 vs expected

48.5% win rate
Warden 5,118 matches

As expected

53.5% win rate
Abrams 14k matches

+0.9 vs expected

46.2% win rate
Victor 17k matches

+0.9 vs expected

43.6% win rate
Rat King 49k matches

+0.8 vs expected

41.4% win rate
Vyper 6,672 matches

As expected

47.1% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

Baba 16k matches

−3.5 vs expected

40.3% win rate
Solomon 20k matches

−2.6 vs expected

49.2% win rate
Kelvin 8,696 matches

−2.3 vs expected

40.2% win rate
McGinnis 6,875 matches

−1.7 vs expected

47.5% win rate
Vindicta 16k matches

−1.3 vs expected

44.5% win rate
Rem 16k matches

As expected

49.5% win rate
Wraith 24k matches

−0.7 vs expected

44.1% win rate
Grey Talon 7,903 matches

As expected

50.0% 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
Kelvin	40.2%	8,696	−2.3 points
Baba	40.3%	16k	−3.5 points
Rat King	41.4%	49k	+0.8 points
Graves	41.5%	27k	As expected
Paige	42.1%	21k	+0.7 points
Seven	42.6%	21k	As expected
Ivy	43.0%	12k	As expected
Victor	43.6%	17k	+0.9 points
Wraith	44.1%	24k	−0.7 points
Haze	44.2%	33k	+0.7 points
Apollo	44.5%	13k	As expected
Vindicta	44.5%	16k	−1.3 points
Lash	45.0%	24k	As expected
Dynamo	45.8%	13k	As expected
Abrams	46.2%	14k	+0.9 points
Drifter	46.5%	23k	As expected
Mo & Krill	46.8%	12k	As expected
Lady Geist	46.9%	16k	As expected
Vyper	47.1%	6,672	As expected
McGinnis	47.5%	6,875	−1.7 points
Billy	47.9%	12k	As expected
Infernus	48.5%	28k	As expected
Calico	48.5%	9,599	+2.1 points
Celeste	48.6%	14k	As expected
Yamato	48.6%	15k	As expected
Holliday	48.9%	11k	As expected
Solomon	49.2%	20k	−2.6 points
Violet	49.3%	37k	+2.2 points
Venator	49.4%	19k	As expected
Rem	49.5%	16k	As expected
Mina	49.6%	20k	As expected
Bebop	49.8%	24k	As expected
Silver	49.8%	10k	As expected
Grey Talon	50.0%	7,903	As expected
Nurse Harrow	50.3%	24k	+3.5 points
The Doorman	50.4%	7,466	As expected
Sinclair	50.4%	5,062	As expected
Viscous	50.4%	5,843	As expected
Pocket	50.7%	9,396	As expected
Paradox	50.7%	13k	As expected
Shiv	51.4%	16k	As expected
Warden	53.5%	5,118	As expected
Mirage	54.0%	4,863	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 Kelvin, Baba and Rat King (40.2% against Kelvin). 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, Warden and Shiv (54.0% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Deadman Danny does better than expected against Nurse Harrow, Violet and Calico.
Who is the best teammate for Deadman Danny?: Nurse Harrow: together they win 48.9%, 2.7 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Deadman Danny lane with?: Victor, Mo & Krill and Nurse Harrow make the best lane partners for Deadman Danny, measured against what each pair is expected to win.