Infernus counters and synergy
How to counter Infernus
To counter Infernus, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Infernus wins only 41.9% against Rat King. Overall Infernus wins 48.0% of 157k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. Infernus does best with The Doorman on the team.
- Win rate
- 48.0%
- Pick rate
- 49.0%
- Matches
- 157k
- Updated
- 27 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
The Doorman 12k matches
+1.3 vs expected
45.1% win rate
Ivy 14k matches
+1.0 vs expected
52.1% win rate
Nurse Harrow 13k matches
As expected
48.2% win rate
McGinnis 9,347 matches
As expected
45.9% win rate
Rem 23k matches
As expected
44.9% win rate
Mina 21k matches
As expected
44.9% win rate
Paige 28k matches
As expected
53.7% win rate
Solomon 19k matches
As expected
43.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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The Doorman 2,400 matches
+2.9 vs expected
46.6% win rate
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Ivy 2,868 matches
+1.9 vs expected
53.0% win rate
Violet 2,901 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
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McGinnis 1,918 matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 2,597 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
-
Rem 4,499 matches
As expected
45.6% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Nurse Harrow 15k matches
+1.2 vs expected
49.6% win rate
Seven 33k matches
+1.1 vs expected
45.4% win rate
Baba 24k matches
+0.9 vs expected
46.3% win rate
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Violet 26k matches
+0.9 vs expected
49.4% win rate
Kelvin 15k matches
+0.8 vs expected
44.6% win rate
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Ivy 20k matches
+0.8 vs expected
45.6% win rate
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McGinnis 10k matches
As expected
51.3% win rate
Victor 26k matches
As expected
44.7% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mirage 7,901 matches
As expected
53.9% win rate
Calico 13k matches
−0.9 vs expected
46.9% win rate
Silver 15k matches
−0.9 vs expected
49.8% win rate
Pocket 15k matches
−0.9 vs expected
51.9% win rate
Lash 31k matches
−0.7 vs expected
46.1% win rate
Yamato 19k matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Billy 21k matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Abrams 21k matches
As expected
46.3% 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 | 41.9% | 49k | As expected |
 Graves | 42.9% | 36k | As expected |
| Paige | 43.0% | 34k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 44.6% | 15k | +0.8 points |
| Victor | 44.7% | 26k | As expected |
 Haze | 45.2% | 49k | As expected |
 Apollo | 45.2% | 17k | As expected |
| Seven | 45.4% | 33k | +1.1 points |
| Ivy | 45.6% | 20k | +0.8 points |
| Lash | 46.1% | 31k | −0.7 points |
| Baba | 46.3% | 24k | +0.9 points |
| Abrams | 46.3% | 21k | As expected |
 Wraith | 46.5% | 32k | As expected |
| Calico | 46.9% | 13k | −0.9 points |
 Dynamo | 47.0% | 25k | As expected |
 Vindicta | 47.1% | 25k | As expected |
 Vyper | 47.5% | 10k | As expected |
 Drifter | 48.0% | 31k | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 48.2% | 21k | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 48.6% | 25k | As expected |
| Billy | 49.1% | 21k | As expected |
| Yamato | 49.1% | 19k | As expected |
| Violet | 49.4% | 26k | +0.9 points |
| Nurse Harrow | 49.6% | 15k | +1.2 points |
 Holliday | 49.8% | 14k | As expected |
| Silver | 49.8% | 15k | −0.9 points |
 Celeste | 50.1% | 19k | As expected |
 Venator | 50.4% | 25k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 51.3% | 10k | As expected |
 Sinclair | 51.5% | 8,175 | As expected |
| Mina | 51.6% | 31k | As expected |
 Viscous | 51.7% | 9,839 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 51.7% | 27k | As expected |
| Rem | 51.8% | 25k | As expected |
| Pocket | 51.9% | 15k | −0.9 points |
| The Doorman | 52.1% | 11k | As expected |
 Bebop | 52.1% | 30k | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 52.2% | 12k | As expected |
 Paradox | 52.6% | 18k | As expected |
| Solomon | 52.8% | 18k | As expected |
 Shiv | 53.3% | 22k | As expected |
| Mirage | 53.9% | 7,901 | As expected |
 Warden | 54.1% | 9,479 | 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, Graves and Paige (41.9% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mirage, Calico and Silver do better against Infernus than expected.
- Who is Infernus good against?
- Infernus has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Shiv (54.1% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Infernus does better than expected against Nurse Harrow, Seven and Baba.
- Who is the best teammate for Infernus?
- The Doorman: together they win 45.1%, 1.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Infernus lane with?
- The Doorman, Ivy and Violet make the best lane partners for Infernus, measured against what each pair is expected to win.