Holliday counters and synergy
How to counter Holliday
To counter Holliday, play Graves, Rat King and Victor: Holliday wins only 42.3% against Graves. Overall Holliday wins 47.8% of 61k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Holliday does best with Apollo on the team.
- Win rate
- 47.8%
- Pick rate
- 18.9%
- Matches
- 61k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Holliday'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
Apollo 3,572 matches
+2.5 vs expected
52.8% win rate
Warden 4,016 matches
As expected
43.2% win rate
Billy 7,693 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Lady Geist 10k matches
+1.0 vs expected
48.6% win rate
Rat King 18k matches
+1.0 vs expected
54.9% win rate
Shiv 8,454 matches
As expected
43.1% win rate
Victor 13k matches
As expected
52.2% win rate
Graves 7,865 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Apollo 735 matches
+4.3 vs expected
54.6% win rate
The Doorman 557 matches
As expected
46.1% win rate
Baba 1,743 matches
+2.4 vs expected
52.9% win rate
Celeste 976 matches
As expected
48.0% win rate
-
Lady Geist 2,117 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
-
Billy 1,437 matches
As expected
47.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
-
Shiv 7,389 matches
+1.5 vs expected
54.7% win rate
Vyper 3,593 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Drifter 12k matches
As expected
48.3% win rate
-
Rat King 23k matches
As expected
42.4% win rate
Venator 9,583 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Paige 13k matches
As expected
43.0% win rate
-
Baba 7,716 matches
As expected
45.6% win rate
-
The Doorman 4,826 matches
As expected
52.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
McGinnis 3,543 matches
−2.1 vs expected
48.4% win rate
-
Victor 7,383 matches
−1.2 vs expected
42.8% win rate
Dynamo 6,508 matches
As expected
45.3% win rate
Seven 11k matches
As expected
43.3% win rate
Kelvin 4,731 matches
As expected
43.0% win rate
Nurse Harrow 5,864 matches
As expected
47.6% win rate
Calico 5,977 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Bebop 15k matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Holliday against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Holliday 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 | Holliday wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves | 42.3% | 14k | As expected |
| Rat King | 42.4% | 23k | As expected |
| Victor | 42.8% | 7,383 | −1.2 points |
| Paige | 43.0% | 13k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 43.0% | 4,731 | As expected |
| Seven | 43.3% | 11k | As expected |
 Ivy | 44.1% | 6,390 | As expected |
 Haze | 44.9% | 17k | As expected |
| Apollo | 45.1% | 6,803 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 45.3% | 6,508 | As expected |
| Baba | 45.6% | 7,716 | As expected |
 Wraith | 46.2% | 11k | As expected |
 Lash | 46.5% | 15k | As expected |
 Abrams | 46.5% | 8,592 | As expected |
| Calico | 47.1% | 5,977 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 47.2% | 9,251 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 47.6% | 5,864 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 48.0% | 10k | As expected |
 Violet | 48.0% | 7,727 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 48.3% | 7,662 | As expected |
| Drifter | 48.3% | 12k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.4% | 3,543 | −2.1 points |
| Vyper | 49.1% | 3,593 | As expected |
| Billy | 49.5% | 8,136 | As expected |
| Celeste | 49.8% | 7,520 | As expected |
 Yamato | 49.9% | 7,547 | As expected |
 Infernus | 50.2% | 14k | As expected |
 Silver | 50.7% | 5,720 | As expected |
| Bebop | 50.8% | 15k | As expected |
 Sinclair | 51.0% | 3,228 | As expected |
| Venator | 51.0% | 9,583 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 51.2% | 11k | As expected |
 Mina | 51.3% | 11k | As expected |
 Rem | 51.4% | 9,785 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 51.9% | 4,215 | As expected |
 Viscous | 51.9% | 3,597 | As expected |
 Paradox | 52.1% | 7,926 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 52.5% | 4,826 | As expected |
 Pocket | 52.5% | 5,542 | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.1% | 8,319 | As expected |
| Warden | 53.6% | 2,833 | As expected |
| Shiv | 54.7% | 7,389 | +1.5 points |
 Mirage | 54.7% | 2,547 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Holliday in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Holliday struggles against. Holliday has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Victor (42.3% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Victor and Dynamo do better against Holliday than expected.
- Who is Holliday good against?
- Holliday has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Warden (54.7% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Holliday does better than expected against Shiv, Vyper and Drifter.
- Who is the best teammate for Holliday?
- Apollo: together they win 52.8%, 2.5 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Holliday lane with?
- Apollo, The Doorman and Baba make the best lane partners for Holliday, measured against what each pair is expected to win.