Infernus counters and synergy
How to counter Infernus
To counter Infernus, play Graves, Rat King and Paige: Infernus wins only 41.3% against Graves. Overall Infernus wins 47.3% of 70k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Infernus does best with Nurse Harrow on the team.
- Win rate
- 47.3%
- Pick rate
- 41.7%
- Matches
- 70k
- 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
Nurse Harrow 5,331 matches
+1.6 vs expected
48.8% win rate
Mina 9,125 matches
+1.4 vs expected
46.8% win rate
Rem 7,044 matches
+1.2 vs expected
45.5% win rate
Kelvin 5,146 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
Haze 17k matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Paige 10k matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
Ivy 6,792 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
The Doorman 4,717 matches
As expected
43.5% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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The Doorman 925 matches
As expected
45.7% win rate
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Mina 1,868 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
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Paige 1,991 matches
As expected
54.1% win rate
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Nurse Harrow 1,077 matches
As expected
48.9% win rate
Silver 981 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
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Haze 3,174 matches
As expected
51.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Seven 11k matches
+2.0 vs expected
45.9% win rate
Warden 2,978 matches
+1.9 vs expected
56.0% win rate
Baba 11k matches
+1.6 vs expected
46.7% win rate
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Ivy 9,450 matches
+1.1 vs expected
44.4% win rate
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Kelvin 7,583 matches
As expected
43.5% win rate
Bebop 16k matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Violet 10k matches
As expected
49.4% win rate
Lady Geist 6,906 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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The Doorman 4,497 matches
−1.9 vs expected
49.5% win rate
Calico 8,391 matches
−1.4 vs expected
45.8% win rate
Vyper 4,634 matches
As expected
44.5% win rate
Viscous 4,803 matches
As expected
50.3% win rate
Billy 7,504 matches
As expected
48.3% win rate
Yamato 9,499 matches
As expected
46.5% win rate
McGinnis 3,551 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Abrams 10k matches
As expected
44.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Graves | 41.3% | 9,939 | As expected |
 Rat King | 41.6% | 23k | As expected |
| Paige | 42.1% | 12k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 43.5% | 7,583 | As expected |
 Wraith | 44.1% | 16k | As expected |
 Dynamo | 44.3% | 9,977 | As expected |
| Ivy | 44.4% | 9,450 | +1.1 points |
| Vyper | 44.5% | 4,634 | As expected |
| Haze | 44.5% | 24k | As expected |
| Abrams | 44.7% | 10k | As expected |
 Victor | 45.3% | 8,781 | As expected |
 Apollo | 45.3% | 6,389 | As expected |
| Calico | 45.8% | 8,391 | −1.4 points |
| Seven | 45.9% | 11k | +2.0 points |
 Lash | 46.0% | 17k | As expected |
| Yamato | 46.5% | 9,499 | As expected |
| Baba | 46.7% | 11k | +1.6 points |
 Celeste | 46.8% | 6,738 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 46.8% | 11k | As expected |
 Drifter | 47.2% | 15k | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 48.0% | 6,211 | As expected |
 Holliday | 48.1% | 7,503 | As expected |
| Billy | 48.3% | 7,504 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 48.3% | 11k | As expected |
| Silver | 48.5% | 6,086 | As expected |
 Venator | 48.7% | 14k | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.7% | 3,551 | As expected |
| Violet | 49.4% | 10k | As expected |
| Mina | 49.5% | 13k | As expected |
| The Doorman | 49.5% | 4,497 | −1.9 points |
| Lady Geist | 49.9% | 6,906 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 50.2% | 4,378 | As expected |
| Viscous | 50.3% | 4,803 | As expected |
| Rem | 50.8% | 7,951 | As expected |
| Bebop | 50.9% | 16k | As expected |
 Shiv | 51.4% | 12k | As expected |
 Pocket | 51.8% | 8,743 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 51.9% | 5,646 | As expected |
 Paradox | 52.2% | 10k | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 53.3% | 12k | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.6% | 8,395 | As expected |
 Mirage | 53.6% | 3,735 | As expected |
| Warden | 56.0% | 2,978 | +1.9 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Infernus in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Infernus struggles against. Infernus has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige (41.3% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, The Doorman, Calico and Vyper do better against Infernus than expected.
- Who is Infernus good against?
- Infernus has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Solomon (56.0% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Infernus does better than expected against Seven, Warden and Baba.
- Who is the best teammate for Infernus?
- Nurse Harrow: together they win 48.8%, 1.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Infernus lane with?
- The Doorman, Mina and Paige make the best lane partners for Infernus, measured against what each pair is expected to win.