The Doorman counters and synergy
How to counter The Doorman
To counter The Doorman, play Rat King, Vyper and Graves: The Doorman wins only 41.0% against Rat King. Overall The Doorman wins 47.6% of 10k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus.
- Win rate
- 47.6%
- Pick rate
- 11.6%
- Matches
- 10k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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
Paige 550 matches
As expected
54.0% win rate
Seven 1,015 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
Mirage 579 matches
As expected
43.2% win rate
Paradox 993 matches
As expected
45.2% win rate
Rat King 3,707 matches
As expected
53.5% win rate
Baba 1,597 matches
As expected
52.2% win rate
Abrams 1,378 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
Mina 1,854 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Warden 317 matches
As expected
56.5% win rate
Grey Talon 1,000 matches
As expected
55.0% win rate
Celeste 1,047 matches
As expected
47.8% win rate
Holliday 1,315 matches
As expected
49.4% win rate
Silver 970 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
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Mirage 514 matches
As expected
55.5% win rate
Shiv 1,708 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
-
Baba 1,498 matches
As expected
45.4% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Vyper 710 matches
As expected
42.1% win rate
Nurse Harrow 957 matches
As expected
44.7% win rate
Viscous 716 matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
Sinclair 804 matches
As expected
45.9% win rate
Graves 1,232 matches
As expected
42.8% win rate
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Rat King 3,305 matches
−2.1 vs expected
41.0% win rate
Lady Geist 690 matches
As expected
48.0% win rate
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Seven 1,170 matches
As expected
43.8% 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 hero | The Doorman wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat King | 41.0% | 3,305 | −2.1 points |
| Vyper | 42.1% | 710 | As expected |
| Graves | 42.8% | 1,232 | As expected |
 Wraith | 43.5% | 2,353 | As expected |
 Ivy | 43.7% | 1,626 | As expected |
| Seven | 43.8% | 1,170 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 44.0% | 1,090 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 44.7% | 957 | As expected |
| Paige | 44.9% | 1,806 | As expected |
| Baba | 45.4% | 1,498 | As expected |
 Yamato | 45.5% | 1,614 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 45.9% | 804 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 46.1% | 1,139 | As expected |
| Abrams | 46.3% | 1,537 | As expected |
 Haze | 46.4% | 3,426 | As expected |
 Apollo | 46.7% | 1,104 | As expected |
| Viscous | 46.9% | 716 | As expected |
 Victor | 47.0% | 1,118 | As expected |
 Drifter | 47.6% | 2,096 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 47.7% | 1,950 | As expected |
| Celeste | 47.8% | 1,047 | As expected |
 Lash | 47.8% | 2,651 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 48.0% | 690 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 48.0% | 1,525 | As expected |
 Infernus | 48.3% | 1,628 | As expected |
 Bebop | 48.5% | 2,358 | As expected |
 Violet | 48.7% | 1,171 | As expected |
 Calico | 48.8% | 1,447 | As expected |
| Mina | 49.4% | 1,838 | As expected |
| Holliday | 49.4% | 1,315 | As expected |
 Venator | 49.5% | 2,041 | As expected |
 McGinnis | 49.7% | 618 | As expected |
 Billy | 50.0% | 1,168 | As expected |
 Rem | 50.6% | 1,034 | As expected |
| Silver | 50.9% | 970 | As expected |
| Paradox | 51.1% | 1,613 | As expected |
 Pocket | 51.3% | 1,336 | As expected |
| Shiv | 51.7% | 1,708 | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.3% | 1,397 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 55.0% | 1,000 | As expected |
| Mirage | 55.5% | 514 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 55.8% | 1,397 | As expected |
| Warden | 56.5% | 317 | As 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, Vyper and Graves (41.0% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Vyper, Nurse Harrow and Viscous do better against The Doorman than expected.
- Who is The Doorman good against?
- The Doorman has the highest win rate against Warden, Deadman Danny and Mirage (56.5% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, The Doorman does better than expected against Warden, Grey Talon and Celeste.
- Who is the best teammate for The Doorman?
- Paige: together they win 54.0%, 3.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should The Doorman lane with?
- Infernus, Yamato and Seven make the best lane partners for The Doorman, measured against what each pair is expected to win.