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Pocket counters and synergy

How to counter Pocket

To counter Pocket, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Pocket wins only 38.0% against Rat King. Overall Pocket wins 44.8% of 645k matches in the last 30 days. Pocket does best with McGinnis on the team.

Win rate
44.8%
Pick rate
19.2%
Matches
645k
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Pocket'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

  1. McGinnis

    McGinnis 36k matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    44.4% win rate

  2. Kelvin

    Kelvin 39k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    49.8% win rate

  3. Billy

    Billy 112k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    43.3% win rate

  4. Yamato

    Yamato 74k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    43.3% win rate

  5. Haze

    Haze 118k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    49.3% win rate

  6. The Doorman

    The Doorman 51k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    41.4% win rate

  7. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 88k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    45.6% win rate

  8. Vyper

    Vyper 40k matches

    As expected

    42.3% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. McGinnis

    McGinnis 7,348 matches

    +2.2 vs expected

    45.2% win rate

  2. Vyper

    Vyper 8,173 matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    43.0% win rate

  3. Ivy

    Ivy 13k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    48.8% win rate

  4. Billy

    Billy 18k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    43.4% win rate

  5. Wraith

    Wraith 18k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    46.6% win rate

  6. Kelvin

    Kelvin 6,933 matches

    As expected

    49.7% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Baba

    Baba 85k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    42.6% win rate

  2. Calico

    Calico 58k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    47.0% win rate

  3. Lash

    Lash 116k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    44.5% win rate

  4. Apollo

    Apollo 91k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    45.9% win rate

  5. Infernus

    Infernus 129k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    46.3% win rate

  6. Haze

    Haze 160k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    41.6% win rate

  7. Viscous

    Viscous 46k matches

    As expected

    49.5% win rate

  8. Graves

    Graves 137k matches

    +0.3 vs expected

    38.2% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 66k matches

    −1.2 vs expected

    43.5% win rate

  2. Vindicta

    Vindicta 104k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    44.8% win rate

  3. Mina

    Mina 144k matches

    −0.6 vs expected

    48.4% win rate

  4. Ivy

    Ivy 72k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    41.5% win rate

  5. Grey Talon

    Grey Talon 51k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    47.3% win rate

  6. Solomon

    Solomon 77k matches

    −0.5 vs expected

    48.5% win rate

  7. Victor

    Victor 96k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    40.2% win rate

  8. Seven

    Seven 107k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    39.7% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Pocket against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Pocket 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 heroPocket winsMatchesAgainst expected
Rat King Rat King38.0%208kAs expected
Graves Graves38.2%137k+0.3 points
Paige Paige38.9%113kAs expected
Seven Seven39.7%107k−0.4 points
Victor Victor40.2%96k−0.4 points
Kelvin Kelvin40.7%48kAs expected
Ivy Ivy41.5%72k−0.5 points
Haze Haze41.6%160k+0.5 points
Dynamo Dynamo42.5%75kAs expected
Baba Baba42.6%85k+0.7 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow43.4%53kAs expected
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill43.5%66k−1.2 points
Abrams Abrams43.8%87kAs expected
Violet Violet43.8%83kAs expected
Wraith Wraith44.0%103kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist44.1%76kAs expected
Lash Lash44.5%116k+0.5 points
Drifter Drifter44.8%129kAs expected
Vindicta Vindicta44.8%104k−0.6 points
Celeste Celeste45.8%106k−0.3 points
Apollo Apollo45.9%91k+0.5 points
Infernus Infernus46.3%129k+0.5 points
McGinnis McGinnis46.5%38kAs expected
Calico Calico47.0%58k+0.6 points
Bebop Bebop47.0%120kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny47.1%101kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon47.3%51k−0.5 points
Yamato Yamato47.3%87kAs expected
Billy Billy47.5%89kAs expected
Venator Venator47.6%137kAs expected
Holliday Holliday47.6%69kAs expected
Vyper Vyper47.6%49kAs expected
Warden Warden48.2%36kAs expected
Mina Mina48.4%144k−0.6 points
Solomon Solomon48.5%77k−0.5 points
Rem Rem48.9%121k+0.3 points
Sinclair Sinclair48.9%45kAs expected
Paradox Paradox49.0%84kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman49.1%57kAs expected
Silver Silver49.3%95kAs expected
Viscous Viscous49.5%46kAs expected
Mirage Mirage50.3%41kAs expected
Shiv Shiv50.4%88kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Pocket in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Pocket struggles against. Pocket has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Paige (38.0% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Vindicta and Mina do better against Pocket than expected.
Who is Pocket good against?
Pocket has the highest win rate against Shiv, Mirage and Viscous (50.4% against Shiv). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Pocket does better than expected against Baba, Calico and Lash.
Who is the best teammate for Pocket?
McGinnis: together they win 44.4%, 1.4 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Pocket lane with?
McGinnis, Vyper and Ivy make the best lane partners for Pocket, measured against what each pair is expected to win.