Infernus counters and synergy
How to counter Infernus
To counter Infernus, play Rat King, Ivy and Paige: Infernus wins only 43.4% against Rat King. Overall Infernus wins 48.2% of 27k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Infernus does best with Deadman Danny on the team.
- Win rate
- 48.2%
- Pick rate
- 30.6%
- Matches
- 27k
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Infernus'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 2,180 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
Dynamo 2,128 matches
As expected
52.3% win rate
Deadman Danny 3,623 matches
+1.6 vs expected
42.2% win rate
Seven 2,154 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Violet 2,552 matches
As expected
48.0% win rate
Warden 564 matches
As expected
44.0% win rate
Sinclair 1,752 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Apollo 2,676 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
The Doorman 337 matches
+6.4 vs expected
52.2% win rate
Rem 488 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
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Deadman Danny 738 matches
As expected
44.0% win rate
Wraith 830 matches
As expected
54.1% win rate
Ivy 591 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
-
Dynamo 402 matches
As expected
52.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Lady Geist 2,043 matches
+2.9 vs expected
53.2% win rate
Mo & Krill 4,461 matches
+2.0 vs expected
50.5% win rate
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Seven 3,375 matches
+2.0 vs expected
47.9% win rate
Kelvin 3,065 matches
+1.9 vs expected
46.4% win rate
Victor 3,110 matches
+1.8 vs expected
49.0% win rate
Baba 4,528 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 2,593 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
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The Doorman 1,681 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mirage 1,665 matches
−3.7 vs expected
50.6% win rate
Viscous 1,775 matches
As expected
47.9% win rate
Abrams 3,890 matches
−2.1 vs expected
45.0% win rate
Billy 2,894 matches
As expected
48.3% win rate
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Apollo 2,974 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
-
Ivy 4,109 matches
As expected
43.8% win rate
Pocket 3,766 matches
As expected
51.4% win rate
McGinnis 1,583 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Infernus against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Infernus 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 | Infernus wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rat King | 43.4% | 9,131 | As expected |
| Ivy | 43.8% | 4,109 | As expected |
 Paige | 44.5% | 4,787 | As expected |
 Vyper | 44.8% | 2,052 | As expected |
| Wraith | 45.0% | 7,402 | As expected |
| Abrams | 45.0% | 3,890 | −2.1 points |
 Graves | 45.5% | 3,209 | As expected |
| Apollo | 46.3% | 2,974 | As expected |
| Baba | 46.3% | 4,528 | As expected |
 Haze | 46.3% | 9,703 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 46.4% | 3,065 | +1.9 points |
 Celeste | 46.5% | 3,038 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 46.6% | 3,286 | As expected |
 Yamato | 46.7% | 4,932 | As expected |
 Lash | 47.0% | 6,435 | As expected |
 Holliday | 47.2% | 3,152 | As expected |
| Viscous | 47.9% | 1,775 | As expected |
| Seven | 47.9% | 3,375 | +2.0 points |
 Vindicta | 48.0% | 4,142 | As expected |
 Calico | 48.2% | 3,761 | As expected |
| Billy | 48.3% | 2,894 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.7% | 1,583 | As expected |
 Drifter | 48.9% | 6,067 | As expected |
| Victor | 49.0% | 3,110 | +1.8 points |
| Nurse Harrow | 49.3% | 2,593 | As expected |
 Mina | 49.4% | 5,572 | As expected |
 Bebop | 49.7% | 6,181 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 49.9% | 1,905 | As expected |
 Silver | 50.1% | 2,528 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 50.5% | 4,461 | +2.0 points |
| Mirage | 50.6% | 1,665 | −3.7 points |
 Venator | 50.9% | 6,117 | As expected |
| Violet | 50.9% | 4,013 | As expected |
| Rem | 51.2% | 2,604 | As expected |
 Shiv | 51.2% | 5,057 | As expected |
| Pocket | 51.4% | 3,766 | As expected |
 Paradox | 51.7% | 4,211 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 51.8% | 1,681 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 52.5% | 2,637 | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.1% | 3,246 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 53.2% | 2,043 | +2.9 points |
| Warden | 53.3% | 799 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 56.4% | 4,375 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Infernus in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Infernus struggles against. Infernus has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Ivy and Paige (43.4% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mirage, Viscous and Abrams do better against Infernus than expected.
- Who is Infernus good against?
- Infernus has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Warden and Lady Geist (56.4% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Infernus does better than expected against Lady Geist, Mo & Krill and Seven.
- Who is the best teammate for Infernus?
- Nurse Harrow: together they win 50.5%, 1.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Infernus lane with?
- The Doorman, Rem and Deadman Danny make the best lane partners for Infernus, measured against what each pair is expected to win.