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Sinclair counters and synergy

How to counter Sinclair

To counter Sinclair, play Graves, Rat King and Victor: Sinclair wins only 39.4% against Graves. Overall Sinclair wins 45.8% of 426k matches in the last 30 days. Sinclair does best with Mo & Krill on the team.

Win rate
45.8%
Pick rate
12.6%
Matches
426k
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what Sinclair'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. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 30k matches

    +1.6 vs expected

    47.6% win rate

  2. McGinnis

    McGinnis 27k matches

    +1.6 vs expected

    45.5% win rate

  3. Abrams

    Abrams 53k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    47.9% win rate

  4. Billy

    Billy 66k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    44.2% win rate

  5. Dynamo

    Dynamo 38k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    48.5% win rate

  6. Yamato

    Yamato 57k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    44.0% win rate

  7. Venator

    Venator 98k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    43.5% win rate

  8. Graves

    Graves 60k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    53.4% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. McGinnis

    McGinnis 4,876 matches

    +2.0 vs expected

    45.9% win rate

  2. Abrams

    Abrams 11k matches

    +1.8 vs expected

    48.7% win rate

  3. Venator

    Venator 20k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    44.3% win rate

  4. Warden

    Warden 5,763 matches

    As expected

    43.5% win rate

  5. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 6,462 matches

    As expected

    47.0% win rate

  6. Rat King

    Rat King 25k matches

    +0.9 vs expected

    53.8% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Paige

    Paige 77k matches

    +1.6 vs expected

    41.3% win rate

  2. Rat King

    Rat King 136k matches

    +1.6 vs expected

    40.5% win rate

  3. Dynamo

    Dynamo 50k matches

    +0.8 vs expected

    44.6% win rate

  4. Seven

    Seven 73k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    41.8% win rate

  5. Wraith

    Wraith 68k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    45.7% win rate

  6. Apollo

    Apollo 62k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    47.0% win rate

  7. Graves

    Graves 99k matches

    +0.6 vs expected

    39.4% win rate

  8. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 33k matches

    As expected

    44.8% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. McGinnis

    McGinnis 23k matches

    −2.1 vs expected

    45.6% win rate

  2. Viscous

    Viscous 31k matches

    −0.9 vs expected

    49.0% win rate

  3. Billy

    Billy 66k matches

    −0.9 vs expected

    47.3% win rate

  4. Deadman Danny

    Deadman Danny 56k matches

    −0.9 vs expected

    46.9% win rate

  5. Drifter

    Drifter 82k matches

    −0.9 vs expected

    44.8% win rate

  6. Solomon

    Solomon 44k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    49.1% win rate

  7. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 52k matches

    −0.8 vs expected

    44.8% win rate

  8. Baba

    Baba 45k matches

    −0.7 vs expected

    42.1% win rate

Win rate against each hero

Sinclair against every hero

The plain win rate: how often Sinclair 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 heroSinclair winsMatchesAgainst expected
Graves Graves39.4%99k+0.6 points
Rat King Rat King40.5%136k+1.6 points
Victor Victor41.2%58kAs expected
Paige Paige41.3%77k+1.6 points
Haze Haze41.7%102kAs expected
Seven Seven41.8%73k+0.7 points
Kelvin Kelvin41.9%31kAs expected
Baba Baba42.1%45k−0.7 points
Ivy Ivy42.9%48kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist44.2%48k−0.6 points
Dynamo Dynamo44.6%50k+0.8 points
Drifter Drifter44.8%82k−0.9 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow44.8%33kAs expected
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill44.8%52k−0.8 points
Abrams Abrams45.0%62kAs expected
Violet Violet45.1%41kAs expected
Lash Lash45.1%84kAs expected
McGinnis McGinnis45.6%23k−2.1 points
Wraith Wraith45.7%68k+0.7 points
Vindicta Vindicta46.1%70kAs expected
Infernus Infernus46.4%81kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny46.9%56k−0.9 points
Apollo Apollo47.0%62k+0.7 points
Celeste Celeste47.1%69kAs expected
Billy Billy47.3%66k−0.9 points
Calico Calico47.5%38kAs expected
Yamato Yamato48.0%56kAs expected
Holliday Holliday48.0%46kAs expected
Bebop Bebop48.2%88k+0.4 points
Vyper Vyper48.2%34k−0.7 points
Venator Venator48.3%86kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon48.6%35kAs expected
Rem Rem49.0%85k−0.6 points
Warden Warden49.0%24kAs expected
Viscous Viscous49.0%31k−0.9 points
Solomon Solomon49.1%44k−0.8 points
Paradox Paradox49.3%58k−0.5 points
Silver Silver49.7%65kAs expected
The Doorman The Doorman50.2%39kAs expected
Mina Mina50.2%86kAs expected
Shiv Shiv50.9%53kAs expected
Pocket Pocket51.0%45kAs expected
Mirage Mirage51.3%27kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter Sinclair in Deadlock?
Pick a hero Sinclair struggles against. Sinclair has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Victor (39.4% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Viscous and Billy do better against Sinclair than expected.
Who is Sinclair good against?
Sinclair has the highest win rate against Mirage, Pocket and Shiv (51.3% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Sinclair does better than expected against Paige, Rat King and Dynamo.
Who is the best teammate for Sinclair?
Mo & Krill: together they win 47.6%, 1.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should Sinclair lane with?
McGinnis, Abrams and Venator make the best lane partners for Sinclair, measured against what each pair is expected to win.