Pocket counters and synergy
How to counter Pocket
To counter Pocket, play Vyper, Rat King and Wraith: Pocket wins only 41.5% against Vyper. Overall Pocket wins 46.0% of 22k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus.
- Win rate
- 46.0%
- Pick rate
- 24.7%
- Matches
- 22k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Celeste 2,054 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Vyper 1,319 matches
As expected
50.3% win rate
Warden 551 matches
As expected
41.9% win rate
Seven 1,922 matches
As expected
49.7% win rate
Billy 2,530 matches
As expected
45.6% win rate
Rem 1,438 matches
As expected
45.1% win rate
Mo & Krill 4,131 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Apollo 1,963 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Apollo 2,365 matches
+2.4 vs expected
47.7% win rate
-
Billy 2,122 matches
As expected
49.4% win rate
Viscous 1,421 matches
As expected
49.3% win rate
Shiv 4,030 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Baba 3,645 matches
As expected
43.9% win rate
Mirage 1,222 matches
As expected
53.0% win rate
Paradox 3,377 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Ivy 3,078 matches
As expected
43.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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Mo & Krill 3,019 matches
−2.5 vs expected
43.8% win rate
-
Warden 591 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
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Vyper 1,575 matches
As expected
41.5% win rate
Violet 2,969 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
McGinnis 1,182 matches
As expected
46.1% win rate
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Rem 2,080 matches
As expected
47.0% win rate
Abrams 3,032 matches
As expected
43.8% win rate
Sinclair 1,640 matches
As expected
46.0% 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 hero | Pocket wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyper | 41.5% | 1,575 | As expected |
 Rat King | 41.6% | 7,968 | As expected |
 Wraith | 42.1% | 5,129 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 42.3% | 2,232 | As expected |
| Celeste | 42.5% | 2,552 | As expected |
| Ivy | 43.2% | 3,078 | As expected |
 Paige | 43.2% | 3,918 | As expected |
| Seven | 43.3% | 2,354 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 43.5% | 2,194 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 43.8% | 3,019 | −2.5 points |
| Abrams | 43.8% | 3,032 | As expected |
| Baba | 43.9% | 3,645 | As expected |
 Yamato | 44.0% | 3,980 | As expected |
 Haze | 44.0% | 7,207 | As expected |
 Graves | 44.0% | 2,293 | As expected |
 Victor | 45.1% | 2,592 | As expected |
 Holliday | 45.3% | 2,784 | As expected |
 Lash | 45.7% | 5,026 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 46.0% | 1,640 | As expected |
| Violet | 46.0% | 2,969 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 46.1% | 1,182 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 46.2% | 1,986 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 46.4% | 3,193 | As expected |
 Drifter | 46.8% | 4,865 | As expected |
| Rem | 47.0% | 2,080 | As expected |
 Mina | 47.3% | 4,561 | As expected |
 Bebop | 47.3% | 5,092 | As expected |
 Calico | 47.3% | 3,285 | As expected |
 Silver | 47.4% | 1,962 | As expected |
| Apollo | 47.7% | 2,365 | +2.4 points |
 Lady Geist | 47.8% | 1,560 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.2% | 3,612 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 48.7% | 1,336 | As expected |
 Venator | 49.0% | 4,639 | As expected |
| Warden | 49.1% | 591 | As expected |
| Viscous | 49.3% | 1,421 | As expected |
| Billy | 49.4% | 2,122 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 49.6% | 2,128 | As expected |
| Shiv | 50.0% | 4,030 | As expected |
 Solomon | 50.7% | 2,648 | As expected |
| Paradox | 50.8% | 3,377 | As expected |
| Mirage | 53.0% | 1,222 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 53.8% | 3,206 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Pocket in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Pocket struggles against. Pocket has the lowest win rate against Vyper, Rat King and Wraith (41.5% against Vyper). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Warden and Vyper do better against Pocket than expected.
- Who is Pocket good against?
- Pocket has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Mirage and Paradox (53.8% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Pocket does better than expected against Apollo, Billy and Viscous.
- Who is the best teammate for Pocket?
- Celeste: together they win 50.7%, 2.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Pocket lane with?
- Vyper, Victor and Rem make the best lane partners for Pocket, measured against what each pair is expected to win.