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The Doorman counters and synergy

How to counter The Doorman

To counter The Doorman, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: The Doorman wins only 37.9% against Rat King. Overall The Doorman wins 45.9% of 568k matches in the last 30 days. The Doorman does best with McGinnis on the team.

Win rate
45.9%
Pick rate
17.1%
Matches
568k
Updated
26 October 2026
Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what The Doorman'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. McGinnis

    McGinnis 28k matches

    +1.9 vs expected

    45.8% win rate

  2. Mirage

    Mirage 39k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    41.9% win rate

  3. Baba

    Baba 74k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    50.0% win rate

  4. Seven

    Seven 87k matches

    +1.1 vs expected

    51.8% win rate

  5. Infernus

    Infernus 107k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    46.0% win rate

  6. Graves

    Graves 93k matches

    +1.0 vs expected

    54.1% win rate

  7. Warden

    Warden 35k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    43.1% win rate

  8. Pocket

    Pocket 52k matches

    +0.7 vs expected

    41.4% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

  1. McGinnis

    McGinnis 5,895 matches

    +2.6 vs expected

    46.5% win rate

  2. Infernus

    Infernus 21k matches

    +1.7 vs expected

    46.6% win rate

  3. Seven

    Seven 18k matches

    +1.5 vs expected

    52.3% win rate

  4. Graves

    Graves 19k matches

    +1.4 vs expected

    54.5% win rate

  5. Baba

    Baba 13k matches

    +1.3 vs expected

    50.2% win rate

  6. Pocket

    Pocket 10k matches

    As expected

    41.3% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

  1. Paige

    Paige 102k matches

    +1.2 vs expected

    41.0% win rate

  2. Silver

    Silver 90k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    50.6% win rate

  3. Haze

    Haze 140k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    42.6% win rate

  4. Wraith

    Wraith 93k matches

    +0.5 vs expected

    45.5% win rate

  5. Yamato

    Yamato 73k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    48.7% win rate

  6. Vindicta

    Vindicta 93k matches

    +0.4 vs expected

    46.9% win rate

  7. Ivy

    Ivy 66k matches

    As expected

    43.4% win rate

  8. Holliday

    Holliday 62k matches

    As expected

    48.9% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

  1. Rat King

    Rat King 166k matches

    −1.1 vs expected

    37.9% win rate

  2. Violet

    Violet 65k matches

    −1.0 vs expected

    43.9% win rate

  3. Lady Geist

    Lady Geist 65k matches

    −0.7 vs expected

    44.2% win rate

  4. Kelvin

    Kelvin 42k matches

    As expected

    41.5% win rate

  5. Nurse Harrow

    Nurse Harrow 53k matches

    As expected

    44.0% win rate

  6. Mo & Krill

    Mo & Krill 69k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    45.4% win rate

  7. Rem

    Rem 121k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    49.3% win rate

  8. Victor

    Victor 85k matches

    −0.4 vs expected

    41.3% win rate

Win rate against each hero

The Doorman against every hero

The plain win rate: how often The Doorman 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 heroThe Doorman winsMatchesAgainst expected
Rat King Rat King37.9%166k−1.1 points
Graves Graves38.8%132kAs expected
Paige Paige41.0%102k+1.2 points
Victor Victor41.3%85k−0.4 points
Seven Seven41.4%102k+0.3 points
Kelvin Kelvin41.5%42kAs expected
Haze Haze42.6%140k+0.5 points
Baba Baba42.8%67kAs expected
Ivy Ivy43.4%66kAs expected
Dynamo Dynamo43.6%71kAs expected
Violet Violet43.9%65k−1.0 points
Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow44.0%53kAs expected
Lady Geist Lady Geist44.2%65k−0.7 points
Lash Lash44.6%108k−0.3 points
Abrams Abrams44.7%86kAs expected
Mo & Krill Mo & Krill45.4%69k−0.4 points
Drifter Drifter45.5%105kAs expected
Wraith Wraith45.5%93k+0.5 points
Apollo Apollo46.6%83kAs expected
Infernus Infernus46.8%105kAs expected
Vindicta Vindicta46.9%93k+0.4 points
Celeste Celeste47.4%93kAs expected
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny47.6%87kAs expected
Calico Calico47.7%46kAs expected
Bebop Bebop47.7%112kAs expected
McGinnis McGinnis48.1%34kAs expected
Billy Billy48.6%97kAs expected
Grey Talon Grey Talon48.6%46kAs expected
Vyper Vyper48.6%45kAs expected
Yamato Yamato48.7%73k+0.4 points
Venator Venator48.8%118kAs expected
Holliday Holliday48.9%62kAs expected
Rem Rem49.3%121k−0.4 points
Warden Warden49.3%34kAs expected
Paradox Paradox49.8%76kAs expected
Sinclair Sinclair49.8%39kAs expected
Viscous Viscous49.8%42kAs expected
Mina Mina50.1%119kAs expected
Solomon Solomon50.2%79kAs expected
Silver Silver50.6%90k+0.5 points
Pocket Pocket50.9%57kAs expected
Shiv Shiv51.3%69kAs expected
Mirage Mirage51.3%35kAs expected

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter The Doorman in Deadlock?
Pick a hero The Doorman struggles against. The Doorman has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Paige (37.9% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Rat King, Violet and Lady Geist do better against The Doorman than expected.
Who is The Doorman good against?
The Doorman has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Pocket (51.3% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, The Doorman does better than expected against Paige, Silver and Haze.
Who is the best teammate for The Doorman?
McGinnis: together they win 45.8%, 1.9 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should The Doorman lane with?
McGinnis, Infernus and Seven make the best lane partners for The Doorman, measured against what each pair is expected to win.