The Doorman counters and synergy
How to counter The Doorman
To counter The Doorman, play Rat King, Kelvin and Graves: The Doorman wins only 38.7% against Rat King. Overall The Doorman wins 45.9% of 22k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. The Doorman does best with McGinnis on the team.
- Win rate
- 45.9%
- Pick rate
- 13.3%
- Matches
- 22k
- 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
McGinnis 898 matches
+4.0 vs expected
47.7% win rate
Victor 3,397 matches
+1.8 vs expected
50.0% win rate
Baba 3,362 matches
+1.8 vs expected
49.8% win rate
Yamato 3,227 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
Pocket 2,493 matches
As expected
43.0% win rate
Seven 2,738 matches
As expected
50.4% win rate
Kelvin 1,015 matches
As expected
51.5% win rate
Mina 3,784 matches
As expected
44.8% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Grey Talon 307 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
Graves 475 matches
+5.4 vs expected
56.8% win rate
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Baba 650 matches
+5.1 vs expected
53.1% win rate
Infernus 926 matches
As expected
45.7% win rate
Silver 415 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Deadman Danny 598 matches
As expected
42.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Mirage 1,077 matches
+3.6 vs expected
56.5% win rate
Holliday 2,683 matches
+2.0 vs expected
48.4% win rate
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Infernus 4,508 matches
+1.8 vs expected
50.5% win rate
Solomon 3,157 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
Calico 2,564 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Paige 4,104 matches
As expected
41.8% win rate
Ivy 3,147 matches
As expected
42.8% win rate
Drifter 4,295 matches
As expected
46.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
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McGinnis 1,139 matches
As expected
45.2% win rate
Warden 922 matches
As expected
49.9% win rate
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Victor 2,774 matches
−2.1 vs expected
41.4% win rate
Sinclair 1,448 matches
As expected
46.8% win rate
Rat King 7,118 matches
As expected
38.7% win rate
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Grey Talon 1,749 matches
As expected
50.1% win rate
Dynamo 2,827 matches
As expected
41.9% win rate
Paradox 3,417 matches
As expected
49.6% 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 | 38.7% | 7,118 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 40.8% | 2,294 | As expected |
| Graves | 40.9% | 3,172 | As expected |
| Victor | 41.4% | 2,774 | −2.1 points |
| Paige | 41.8% | 4,104 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 41.9% | 2,827 | As expected |
 Wraith | 42.8% | 4,547 | As expected |
| Ivy | 42.8% | 3,147 | As expected |
| Baba | 42.9% | 2,849 | As expected |
| Seven | 43.0% | 3,360 | As expected |
 Haze | 43.5% | 7,258 | As expected |
 Abrams | 44.2% | 3,454 | As expected |
 Apollo | 44.4% | 1,959 | As expected |
 Vyper | 44.7% | 1,424 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 44.9% | 3,494 | As expected |
 Lash | 45.0% | 5,981 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 45.2% | 1,139 | As expected |
 Celeste | 45.6% | 2,035 | As expected |
| Yamato | 45.9% | 2,903 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 46.4% | 2,126 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 46.5% | 4,016 | As expected |
| Drifter | 46.5% | 4,295 | As expected |
| Calico | 46.8% | 2,564 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 46.8% | 1,448 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 47.5% | 2,000 | As expected |
| Mina | 47.5% | 3,799 | As expected |
 Billy | 47.8% | 2,671 | As expected |
| Silver | 47.9% | 2,014 | As expected |
 Violet | 47.9% | 2,466 | As expected |
 Venator | 48.0% | 3,811 | As expected |
 Rem | 48.2% | 2,768 | As expected |
| Holliday | 48.4% | 2,683 | +2.0 points |
 Bebop | 48.5% | 5,571 | As expected |
 Viscous | 49.4% | 1,660 | As expected |
| Paradox | 49.6% | 3,417 | As expected |
| Pocket | 49.9% | 2,710 | As expected |
| Warden | 49.9% | 922 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 50.1% | 1,749 | As expected |
 Shiv | 50.3% | 3,464 | As expected |
| Infernus | 50.5% | 4,508 | +1.8 points |
| Deadman Danny | 51.4% | 3,287 | As expected |
| Solomon | 52.7% | 3,157 | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.5% | 1,077 | +3.6 points |
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, Kelvin and Graves (38.7% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis, Warden and Victor do better against The Doorman than expected.
- Who is The Doorman good against?
- The Doorman has the highest win rate against Mirage, Solomon and Deadman Danny (56.5% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, The Doorman does better than expected against Mirage, Holliday and Infernus.
- Who is the best teammate for The Doorman?
- McGinnis: together they win 47.7%, 4.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should The Doorman lane with?
- Grey Talon, Graves and Baba make the best lane partners for The Doorman, measured against what each pair is expected to win.