Sinclair counters and synergy
How to counter Sinclair
To counter Sinclair, play Baba, Kelvin and Celeste: Sinclair wins only 41.1% against Baba. Overall Sinclair wins 49.3% of 12k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Sinclair does best with Celeste on the team.
- Win rate
- 49.3%
- Pick rate
- 13.3%
- Matches
- 12k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Celeste 1,106 matches
+5.4 vs expected
57.5% win rate
Warden 355 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
McGinnis 666 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Silver 1,039 matches
As expected
50.4% win rate
Lady Geist 985 matches
As expected
49.6% win rate
Billy 1,352 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Viscous 436 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Calico 1,447 matches
As expected
50.7% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Mirage 634 matches
+4.8 vs expected
60.1% win rate
Rat King 4,673 matches
+3.0 vs expected
47.8% win rate
The Doorman 805 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Rem 1,199 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
Mina 2,117 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
Wraith 2,829 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Vyper 903 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Paige 2,111 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Baba 1,486 matches
−4.7 vs expected
41.1% win rate
Holliday 1,519 matches
−2.6 vs expected
45.9% win rate
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McGinnis 638 matches
As expected
48.1% win rate
Solomon 1,193 matches
As expected
52.0% win rate
Deadman Danny 1,489 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Paradox 1,935 matches
As expected
51.5% win rate
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Celeste 1,364 matches
As expected
44.9% win rate
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Billy 1,292 matches
As expected
49.5% 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 hero | Sinclair wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baba | 41.1% | 1,486 | −4.7 points |
 Kelvin | 44.5% | 1,189 | As expected |
| Celeste | 44.9% | 1,364 | As expected |
| Holliday | 45.9% | 1,519 | −2.6 points |
 Dynamo | 46.3% | 1,263 | As expected |
 Haze | 46.6% | 3,722 | As expected |
 Ivy | 46.7% | 1,687 | As expected |
 Victor | 47.0% | 1,151 | As expected |
| Wraith | 47.1% | 2,829 | As expected |
 Seven | 47.2% | 1,476 | As expected |
| Paige | 47.3% | 2,111 | As expected |
 Graves | 47.4% | 1,407 | As expected |
 Abrams | 47.6% | 1,688 | As expected |
| Vyper | 47.7% | 903 | As expected |
| Rat King | 47.8% | 4,673 | +3.0 points |
 Yamato | 47.8% | 1,983 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 48.1% | 638 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 48.2% | 1,172 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 48.5% | 1,688 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 49.2% | 2,043 | As expected |
| Billy | 49.5% | 1,292 | As expected |
 Apollo | 49.6% | 1,197 | As expected |
 Lash | 49.8% | 3,171 | As expected |
 Infernus | 50.0% | 1,832 | As expected |
 Drifter | 50.1% | 2,336 | As expected |
| Viscous | 50.1% | 752 | As expected |
| Calico | 50.5% | 1,820 | As expected |
 Venator | 50.7% | 2,327 | As expected |
 Violet | 51.0% | 1,259 | As expected |
 Bebop | 51.2% | 2,910 | As expected |
| Silver | 51.4% | 1,061 | As expected |
| Paradox | 51.5% | 1,935 | As expected |
| Solomon | 52.0% | 1,193 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 52.3% | 1,150 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 52.5% | 754 | As expected |
| Mina | 52.7% | 2,117 | As expected |
 Shiv | 52.8% | 1,792 | As expected |
| Rem | 53.2% | 1,199 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 54.0% | 805 | As expected |
 Pocket | 54.1% | 1,642 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 55.1% | 1,489 | As expected |
| Warden | 55.9% | 306 | As expected |
| Mirage | 60.1% | 634 | +4.8 points |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Sinclair in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Sinclair struggles against. Sinclair has the lowest win rate against Baba, Kelvin and Celeste (41.1% against Baba). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Baba, Holliday and McGinnis do better against Sinclair than expected.
- Who is Sinclair good against?
- Sinclair has the highest win rate against Mirage, Warden and Deadman Danny (60.1% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Sinclair does better than expected against Mirage, Rat King and The Doorman.
- Who is the best teammate for Sinclair?
- Celeste: together they win 57.5%, 5.4 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Sinclair lane with?
- Holliday, Celeste and Paige make the best lane partners for Sinclair, measured against what each pair is expected to win.