Sinclair counters and synergy
How to counter Sinclair
To counter Sinclair, play Graves, Rat King and Kelvin: Sinclair wins only 41.6% against Graves. Overall Sinclair wins 46.6% of 33k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic.
- Win rate
- 46.6%
- Pick rate
- 10.4%
- Matches
- 33k
- Updated
- 26 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
McGinnis 2,626 matches
As expected
45.2% win rate
Pocket 2,627 matches
As expected
42.9% win rate
Silver 3,109 matches
As expected
45.0% win rate
Mo & Krill 3,286 matches
As expected
47.6% win rate
Seven 5,798 matches
As expected
51.3% win rate
Mirage 1,697 matches
As expected
40.7% win rate
Graves 4,845 matches
As expected
52.8% win rate
Billy 4,933 matches
As expected
45.8% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Rat King 12k matches
+1.8 vs expected
42.5% win rate
Wraith 6,239 matches
+1.7 vs expected
46.6% win rate
Paige 7,729 matches
+1.6 vs expected
42.9% win rate
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Seven 7,074 matches
+1.4 vs expected
44.3% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,054 matches
As expected
48.4% win rate
Warden 1,881 matches
As expected
53.7% win rate
Grey Talon 2,543 matches
As expected
51.9% win rate
Violet 3,712 matches
As expected
48.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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McGinnis 1,874 matches
−3.1 vs expected
46.2% win rate
Drifter 6,601 matches
−1.8 vs expected
44.7% win rate
Lady Geist 4,770 matches
−1.7 vs expected
45.1% win rate
Calico 3,139 matches
As expected
44.9% win rate
Paradox 4,221 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
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Mo & Krill 5,329 matches
−1.4 vs expected
45.2% win rate
Viscous 2,335 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
Shiv 4,430 matches
As expected
50.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves | 41.6% | 8,350 | As expected |
| Rat King | 42.5% | 12k | +1.8 points |
 Kelvin | 42.5% | 2,914 | As expected |
| Paige | 42.9% | 7,729 | +1.6 points |
 Victor | 43.2% | 4,987 | As expected |
 Ivy | 43.3% | 4,192 | As expected |
 Haze | 43.4% | 9,830 | As expected |
 Baba | 43.5% | 4,056 | As expected |
| Seven | 44.3% | 7,074 | +1.4 points |
 Vindicta | 44.6% | 5,129 | As expected |
| Drifter | 44.7% | 6,601 | −1.8 points |
| Calico | 44.9% | 3,139 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 45.0% | 5,180 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 45.1% | 4,770 | −1.7 points |
 Apollo | 45.1% | 3,504 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 45.2% | 5,329 | −1.4 points |
 Lash | 45.6% | 8,100 | As expected |
 Abrams | 46.0% | 4,738 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 46.2% | 1,874 | −3.1 points |
 Vyper | 46.3% | 2,245 | As expected |
| Wraith | 46.6% | 6,239 | +1.7 points |
| Billy | 47.6% | 4,533 | As expected |
 Yamato | 47.8% | 3,995 | As expected |
| Violet | 48.2% | 3,712 | As expected |
 Celeste | 48.3% | 4,035 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.4% | 8,545 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 48.4% | 3,054 | As expected |
| Silver | 48.9% | 3,279 | As expected |
 Holliday | 49.1% | 3,335 | As expected |
| Viscous | 49.2% | 2,335 | As expected |
 Venator | 49.3% | 4,918 | As expected |
 Bebop | 49.6% | 7,640 | As expected |
| Paradox | 49.8% | 4,221 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 49.9% | 4,810 | As expected |
 Mina | 49.9% | 5,876 | As expected |
| Shiv | 50.7% | 4,430 | As expected |
 The Doorman | 50.8% | 2,680 | As expected |
 Rem | 50.9% | 6,104 | As expected |
 Solomon | 50.9% | 3,392 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 51.9% | 2,543 | As expected |
| Pocket | 52.1% | 3,156 | As expected |
| Mirage | 52.9% | 1,582 | As expected |
| Warden | 53.7% | 1,881 | As 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 Kelvin (41.6% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Drifter and Lady Geist do better against Sinclair than expected.
- Who is Sinclair good against?
- Sinclair has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Pocket (53.7% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Sinclair does better than expected against Rat King, Wraith and Paige.
- Who is the best teammate for Sinclair?
- McGinnis: together they win 45.2%, 1.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Sinclair lane with?
- Grey Talon, Apollo and Venator make the best lane partners for Sinclair, measured against what each pair is expected to win.