Sinclair counters and synergy
How to counter Sinclair
To counter Sinclair, play Kelvin, Ivy and Graves: Sinclair wins only 42.1% against Kelvin. Overall Sinclair wins 47.6% of 21k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Sinclair does best with Mo & Krill on the team.
- Win rate
- 47.6%
- Pick rate
- 12.4%
- Matches
- 21k
- 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
Mo & Krill 2,370 matches
+4.1 vs expected
51.3% win rate
McGinnis 1,130 matches
As expected
48.0% win rate
Kelvin 1,441 matches
As expected
54.4% win rate
Warden 1,070 matches
As expected
43.0% win rate
Victor 3,325 matches
+2.0 vs expected
52.0% win rate
Billy 2,540 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
Dynamo 1,954 matches
As expected
52.0% win rate
Apollo 1,466 matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Holliday 2,460 matches
+2.5 vs expected
50.6% win rate
Rat King 7,910 matches
+2.2 vs expected
43.8% win rate
Mirage 1,000 matches
As expected
56.5% win rate
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Apollo 1,908 matches
As expected
47.1% win rate
Lady Geist 1,811 matches
As expected
51.1% win rate
Paige 3,947 matches
As expected
44.0% win rate
The Doorman 1,443 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
Shiv 3,141 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
-
McGinnis 956 matches
−4.9 vs expected
45.0% win rate
-
Mo & Krill 3,472 matches
−2.1 vs expected
45.9% win rate
Vyper 1,222 matches
As expected
44.4% win rate
Calico 2,627 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
Deadman Danny 2,817 matches
As expected
51.9% win rate
Drifter 4,034 matches
As expected
46.4% win rate
Ivy 2,643 matches
As expected
42.4% win rate
Venator 3,638 matches
As expected
48.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin | 42.1% | 2,064 | As expected |
| Ivy | 42.4% | 2,643 | As expected |
 Graves | 43.1% | 3,116 | As expected |
 Haze | 43.6% | 6,298 | As expected |
| Rat King | 43.8% | 7,910 | +2.2 points |
| Paige | 44.0% | 3,947 | As expected |
| Vyper | 44.4% | 1,222 | As expected |
 Baba | 44.5% | 2,516 | As expected |
 Seven | 44.7% | 3,152 | As expected |
| Victor | 45.0% | 2,228 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 45.0% | 956 | −4.9 points |
 Wraith | 45.2% | 4,204 | As expected |
 Abrams | 45.2% | 2,993 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 45.6% | 2,889 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 45.9% | 3,472 | −2.1 points |
| Calico | 46.0% | 2,627 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 46.4% | 3,301 | As expected |
| Drifter | 46.4% | 4,034 | As expected |
 Lash | 47.1% | 5,879 | As expected |
| Apollo | 47.1% | 1,908 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 47.6% | 1,846 | As expected |
 Celeste | 47.6% | 1,989 | As expected |
| Venator | 48.5% | 3,638 | As expected |
 Yamato | 48.7% | 2,581 | As expected |
| Billy | 49.6% | 2,231 | As expected |
 Infernus | 49.7% | 4,378 | As expected |
 Silver | 49.8% | 1,808 | As expected |
 Violet | 49.9% | 2,223 | As expected |
| Holliday | 50.6% | 2,460 | +2.5 points |
 Mina | 50.7% | 3,421 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 51.1% | 1,811 | As expected |
 Bebop | 51.1% | 5,369 | As expected |
 Rem | 51.1% | 2,484 | As expected |
 Viscous | 51.1% | 1,451 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 51.9% | 2,817 | As expected |
 Pocket | 52.4% | 2,803 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 52.7% | 1,687 | As expected |
 Solomon | 52.8% | 2,100 | As expected |
 Paradox | 52.9% | 3,081 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 53.2% | 1,443 | As expected |
| Shiv | 53.3% | 3,141 | As expected |
| Warden | 54.0% | 842 | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.5% | 1,000 | 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 Kelvin, Ivy and Graves (42.1% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Mo & Krill and Vyper do better against Sinclair than expected.
- Who is Sinclair good against?
- Sinclair has the highest win rate against Mirage, Warden and Shiv (56.5% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Sinclair does better than expected against Holliday, Rat King and Mirage.
- Who is the best teammate for Sinclair?
- Mo & Krill: together they win 51.3%, 4.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Sinclair lane with?
- Billy, Mo & Krill and Calico make the best lane partners for Sinclair, measured against what each pair is expected to win.