How to counter Holliday in Deadlock
Hybrid hero. Counter items for lane, mid and late game, and tips for the hero you play.
Updated for patch 10-05-2026. Counter profile from 2026-10-06.
Threat profile
Cowboy hybrid. Powder Keg knocks you back, Bounce Pad gives her vertical movement, Crackshot is a charged shot, and Spirit Lasso is an ult that grabs and drags you.
Key principle
Holliday wins with vertical angles and the Lasso. Deny the high ground and keep an answer for her ult.
Lane phase items≈ 0-10 min
- Battle Vest her gun is her main damage.
- Rusted Barrel cuts her fire rate.
- Slowing Hex raises her gravity and limits her Bounce Pad plays.
- Return Fire punishes her mid range gunplay.
- Reactive Barrier gives you a barrier the moment Spirit Lasso hits you, and later upgrades into Indomitable.
Mid game items≈ 10-25 min
- Counterspell How to use: parry the moment Spirit Lasso reaches you. You aren't grabbed and her team has nothing to follow up on. Also works on a Crackshot if you time it to the shot.
- Knockdown she's often in the air, where the stun lasts longer.
- Dispel Magic removes her slows and the Powder Keg debuff.
- Metal Skin for her Crackshot burst.
- Bullet Resilience her Crackshot lowers your bullet resist.
- Spirit Resilience Lasso and Powder Keg are spirit damage.
- Disarming Hex shuts off her gun for 4 seconds.
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Late game items≈ 25 min +
- Indomitable cleanses the Lasso automatically.
- Phantom Strike pull her down from the high ground and disarm her.
- Plated Armor deflects part of her bullets.
- Juggernaut slows her fire rate.
- Cursed Relic full lockdown, including her Bounce Pad plays.
Patch note
10-05-2026: Holliday was BUFFED, HP per boon 41 to 43, Lasso duration extension via Bounce Pad +1s to +1.25s, and Crackshot T2 now ALSO applies 6% Bullet Resist for 5s. She is a more durable lane bully and her ult now opens you up for her team's guns. Build Bullet Resilience sooner than you used to.
Tips for your hero against Holliday
Abrams
- Shoulder Charge her off a Bounce Pad; brawl her grounded and Seismic her landing.
Apollo
- Riposte her Spirit Lasso or Crackshot; duel her when her vertical is spent.
Bebop
- Hook her off a Bounce Pad; Sticky burst her when grounded.
Billy
- Bashdown her out of the air; silence her and brawl her grounded.
Calico
- Match her air with Leaping Slash; Gloom Bombs her mid flight.
Celeste
- Contest her air; Light Eater burst her off a Bounce Pad.
Drifter
- Stalker's Mark her mid air; Rend her grounded when vertical is down.
Dynamo
- Kinetic Pulse her out of the air; Singularity her if she Crackshots near allies.
Graves
- Grasping Hands her landing; Deadheads punish her when grounded.
Grey Talon
- Charged Shot her mid flight; Spirit Snare her Bounce Pad landing.
Haze
- Sleep Dagger her off a Bounce Pad; out DPS her grounded.
Infernus
- Flame Dash to her landing; Afterburn her, Napalm slow her vertical resets.
Ivy
- Fly contest her air; Air Drop your carry onto her when grounded.
Kelvin
- Frost Grenade her landing; Frozen Shelter eats her Crackshot burst.
Lady Geist
- Essence Bomb her mid air; Malice her when grounded.
McGinnis
- Turrets zone her Bounce Pad angles; Wall her Crackshot line.
Mina
- Burst her off a Bounce Pad; Retreat before her Crackshot lands.
Mirage
- Tornado her landing; Traveler her when vertical is down.
Mo & Krill
- Sand Blast her out of the air; Combo ult her grounded.
Paige
- Bookwyrm chases her air; Captivating Read locks her Bounce Pad.
Paradox
- Time Wall her Crackshot line; Kinetic Carbine her mid flight.
- Barrage bounce her air; Affliction her, kite her Crackshot.
Rat King
- Grenade her Bounce Pad landing. Your slow bullets miss her in the air, so wait for her to land.
Rem
- Naptime her landing; keep your carry topped vs her Crackshot pokes.
Seven
- Lightning Ball her mid flight; Static Charge zones her Bounce Pad.
Shiv
- Bleed her grounded; Slice onto her when her vertical is spent.
Silver
- Wolf leap contest her air; Entangling Bola grounds her Bounce Pad.
The Doorman
- Door her Crackshot line; Luggage Cart her off a Bounce Pad.
The Magnificent Sinclair
- Illusions bait her Crackshot; Rabbit Hex her grounded.
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Venator
- Snap Trap her Bounce Pad landings; Gutshot poke her mid air.
Victor
- Use Jumpstart speed to reach her. Aura punishes her when she lands off Bounce Pad.
Vindicta
- Assassinate her mid flight; Crow stun her Bounce Pad.
Viscous
- Cube your ally vs Crackshot; Puddle Punch onto her landing.
Vyper
- Out ammo her at range; Petrifying Bola her when grounded.
Warden
- Bounce Pad gives her vertical play; Knockdown drops her mid air for a free kill. Slows now also drag her Bounce Pad arcs a little.
- Binding Word during her Crackshot charge, she's locked in the animation. Last Stand strips her mobility entirely; no Bounce Pad out of the tether.
- Watch high ground around fights, Holliday plays angles, not lanes.
Wraith
- Telekinesis lift her off a Bounce Pad; Full Auto her grounded.
Yamato
- Flying Slash her landing; Power Slash burst when her vertical is down.