Pocket counters and synergy
How to counter Pocket
To counter Pocket, play Rat King, Ivy and Graves: Pocket wins only 40.0% against Rat King. Overall Pocket wins 45.8% of 41k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle.
- Win rate
- 45.8%
- Pick rate
- 23.5%
- Matches
- 41k
- 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
The Doorman 2,531 matches
As expected
43.0% win rate
Ivy 4,220 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Rat King 12k matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
Wraith 7,348 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Haze 10k matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
Holliday 3,864 matches
As expected
45.9% win rate
Mirage 1,556 matches
As expected
39.5% win rate
Kelvin 3,289 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Holliday 4,776 matches
+2.0 vs expected
48.4% win rate
Baba 6,287 matches
+1.4 vs expected
44.9% win rate
Viscous 2,825 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Apollo 3,685 matches
As expected
44.9% win rate
Paige 7,566 matches
As expected
41.9% win rate
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Kelvin 4,042 matches
As expected
42.4% win rate
Graves 5,576 matches
As expected
41.3% win rate
Lady Geist 3,739 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mo & Krill 5,625 matches
−1.5 vs expected
44.7% win rate
Vyper 2,518 matches
As expected
43.0% win rate
Solomon 4,991 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
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Ivy 5,365 matches
As expected
40.8% win rate
Vindicta 6,224 matches
As expected
44.5% win rate
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Mirage 2,174 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Sinclair 2,850 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,964 matches
As expected
45.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat King | 40.0% | 15k | As expected |
| Ivy | 40.8% | 5,365 | As expected |
| Graves | 41.3% | 5,576 | As expected |
| Paige | 41.9% | 7,566 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 42.4% | 4,042 | As expected |
 Seven | 42.4% | 5,645 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 42.5% | 4,917 | As expected |
 Victor | 43.0% | 5,159 | As expected |
| Vyper | 43.0% | 2,518 | As expected |
| Wraith | 43.0% | 8,149 | As expected |
| Haze | 43.2% | 13k | As expected |
 Abrams | 43.7% | 5,725 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 44.5% | 6,224 | As expected |
 Lash | 44.6% | 10k | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 44.7% | 5,625 | −1.5 points |
 Celeste | 44.9% | 4,200 | As expected |
| Baba | 44.9% | 6,287 | +1.4 points |
| Apollo | 44.9% | 3,685 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 45.2% | 3,964 | As expected |
 Drifter | 45.4% | 8,349 | As expected |
 Calico | 45.8% | 5,332 | As expected |
 Yamato | 46.3% | 5,755 | As expected |
 Violet | 47.2% | 5,746 | As expected |
 Mina | 47.4% | 7,890 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 47.4% | 2,850 | As expected |
 Silver | 47.7% | 3,653 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 47.8% | 1,968 | As expected |
 Billy | 47.9% | 4,160 | As expected |
 Venator | 48.0% | 7,675 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.1% | 8,983 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 48.4% | 3,739 | As expected |
| Holliday | 48.4% | 4,776 | +2.0 points |
 Bebop | 48.6% | 9,564 | As expected |
 Rem | 49.2% | 4,792 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 50.0% | 2,751 | As expected |
 Paradox | 50.4% | 5,960 | As expected |
| Solomon | 50.5% | 4,991 | As expected |
 Shiv | 50.8% | 6,982 | As expected |
| Viscous | 51.0% | 2,825 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 51.3% | 3,191 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 51.8% | 6,690 | As expected |
| Mirage | 52.1% | 2,174 | As expected |
 Warden | 53.0% | 1,580 | 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 Rat King, Ivy and Graves (40.0% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Vyper and Solomon do better against Pocket than expected.
- Who is Pocket good against?
- Pocket has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Deadman Danny (53.0% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Pocket does better than expected against Holliday, Baba and Viscous.
- Who is the best teammate for Pocket?
- The Doorman: together they win 43.0%, 1.4 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Pocket lane with?
- Celeste, Dynamo and Rat King make the best lane partners for Pocket, measured against what each pair is expected to win.