The Doorman counters and synergy
How to counter The Doorman
To counter The Doorman, play Rat King, Graves and Kelvin: The Doorman wins only 38.8% against Rat King. Overall The Doorman wins 45.8% of 47k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. The Doorman does best with Baba on the team.
- Win rate
- 45.8%
- Pick rate
- 14.7%
- Matches
- 47k
- 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
Mirage 2,496 matches
As expected
40.6% win rate
Baba 7,153 matches
+1.6 vs expected
49.9% win rate
Infernus 12k matches
+1.3 vs expected
45.1% win rate
Graves 7,792 matches
+1.2 vs expected
52.3% win rate
Victor 8,983 matches
+1.2 vs expected
50.8% win rate
Abrams 5,457 matches
As expected
47.5% win rate
McGinnis 2,633 matches
As expected
43.7% win rate
Ivy 2,760 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Paige 11k matches
+2.1 vs expected
42.6% win rate
Yamato 5,423 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Violet 5,518 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
Calico 3,940 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
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Abrams 6,677 matches
As expected
45.5% win rate
-
McGinnis 2,909 matches
As expected
49.1% win rate
Seven 9,233 matches
As expected
42.7% win rate
Pocket 4,161 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Viscous 3,090 matches
As expected
48.6% win rate
Vyper 3,046 matches
As expected
44.5% win rate
Rat King 15k matches
−1.1 vs expected
38.8% win rate
Kelvin 4,303 matches
As expected
40.6% win rate
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Baba 5,722 matches
As expected
42.4% win rate
Grey Talon 3,501 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
Bebop 9,738 matches
As expected
48.8% win rate
Silver 4,583 matches
As expected
47.9% 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 | 38.8% | 15k | −1.1 points |
| Graves | 40.1% | 10k | As expected |
| Kelvin | 40.6% | 4,303 | As expected |
| Victor | 41.6% | 7,270 | As expected |
| Ivy | 42.3% | 5,945 | As expected |
| Baba | 42.4% | 5,722 | As expected |
| Paige | 42.6% | 11k | +2.1 points |
| Seven | 42.7% | 9,233 | As expected |
 Haze | 43.1% | 14k | As expected |
 Wraith | 43.5% | 8,738 | As expected |
 Apollo | 43.7% | 4,933 | As expected |
 Lash | 44.3% | 10k | As expected |
| Vyper | 44.5% | 3,046 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 44.6% | 6,827 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 45.2% | 7,435 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 45.3% | 6,811 | As expected |
| Abrams | 45.5% | 6,677 | As expected |
 Drifter | 45.6% | 8,637 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 46.0% | 6,525 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 46.5% | 4,893 | As expected |
| Calico | 46.6% | 3,940 | As expected |
| Violet | 47.4% | 5,518 | As expected |
 Holliday | 47.6% | 4,790 | As expected |
 Billy | 47.7% | 6,907 | As expected |
 Celeste | 47.7% | 5,213 | As expected |
| Infernus | 47.9% | 11k | As expected |
| Silver | 47.9% | 4,583 | As expected |
| Viscous | 48.6% | 3,090 | As expected |
| Yamato | 48.7% | 5,423 | As expected |
| Bebop | 48.8% | 9,738 | As expected |
 Rem | 48.8% | 8,542 | As expected |
 Venator | 48.9% | 7,157 | As expected |
 Mina | 49.0% | 8,483 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 49.1% | 2,909 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 49.2% | 3,501 | As expected |
 Sinclair | 49.2% | 2,543 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 49.8% | 7,126 | As expected |
 Paradox | 50.3% | 5,450 | As expected |
 Warden | 51.2% | 2,681 | As expected |
| Pocket | 51.2% | 4,161 | As expected |
 Solomon | 51.2% | 6,100 | As expected |
 Shiv | 51.6% | 5,864 | As expected |
| Mirage | 53.1% | 2,095 | 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, Graves and Kelvin (38.8% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Viscous, Vyper and Rat King do better against The Doorman than expected.
- Who is The Doorman good against?
- The Doorman has the highest win rate against Mirage, Shiv and Solomon (53.1% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, The Doorman does better than expected against Paige, Yamato and Violet.
- Who is the best teammate for The Doorman?
- Mirage: together they win 40.6%, 1.6 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should The Doorman lane with?
- Graves, Infernus and Holliday make the best lane partners for The Doorman, measured against what each pair is expected to win.