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How to counter Deadman DannyHow to counter

Counter heroes, counter items and the window to fight

Heroes that do best against Deadman Danny, the items that do best when Deadman Danny is on the enemy team, and the window to fight. Each number compares a hero's (or item's) result against Deadman Danny with its usual result, relative to how everyone does against Deadman Danny, so neither a strong counter-pick nor a strong Deadman Danny skews the list.

Their combo: Deadman Danny marks you with Strix Salvo, grabs you with Close The Deal (10m), then cashes the mark with a charged shot for bonus damage and a slow.

When to fight: If his Chimera Mk1 dive hits no hero, he stuns himself for 1.3s and loses 10% max health. All-in.

Beware: Close The Deal deals 75% more damage to targets under half health. Don’t trail alone at a fight’s edge when you’re low.

Best heroes against Deadman Danny

+3.5 ppSolomon
55.5% vs usual 45.1% · 6.3k

+2.6 ppVindicta
59.7% vs usual 50.1% · 4.6k

+2.0 ppBaba
62.7% vs usual 53.9% · 6.0k

+1.7 ppKelvin
62.6% vs usual 53.7% · 3.2k

+1.1 ppGraves
60.6% vs usual 52.6% · 4.4k

+0.9 ppMo & Krill
57.5% vs usual 49.7% · 4.5k

+0.8 ppMina
55.6% vs usual 48.1% · 6.7k

+0.7 ppGrey Talon
53.1% vs usual 45.4% · 3.9k

Best in lane against Deadman Danny

Solomon+3.4 pp · 55.7% vs usual 45.1% · 2.1k
Vindicta+2.6 pp · 60.1% vs usual 50.1% · 1.6k
Baba+2.2 pp · 63.1% vs usual 53.9% · 1.9k
Kelvin+2.0 pp · 63.6% vs usual 53.7% · 1.1k
Graves+1.5 pp · 61.3% vs usual 52.6% · 1.5k
Wraith+1.4 pp · 61.6% vs usual 53.7% · 3.2k
Mo & Krill+1.4 pp · 58.3% vs usual 49.7% · 1.6k
McGinnis+1.3 pp · 59.4% vs usual 48.3% · 529
Shiv+1.2 pp · 55.2% vs usual 47.4% · 2.5k
Lash+1.2 pp · 58.7% vs usual 50.9% · 2.6k

Items that beat Deadman Danny

Item	Win rate vs Deadman Danny	Usual win rate	Lift	Games
Cheat Death	58.8%	55.8%	+1.3	133k
Ethereal Shift	60.1%	57.2%	+1.3	145k
Plated Armor	55.3%	52.4%	+1.3	383k
Scourge	60.9%	58.0%	+1.3	203k
Metal Skin	44.1%	41.2%	+1.2	233k
Indomitable	57.8%	55.0%	+1.2	613k
Spellslinger	59.8%	57.1%	+1.1	281k
Cursed Relic	52.7%	50.0%	+1.1	209k
Focus Lens	55.7%	53.0%	+1.1	74k
Magic Carpet	59.4%	56.7%	+1.1	88k
Spellbreaker	56.1%	53.5%	+1.0	316k
Dispel Magic	51.8%	49.2%	+1.0	887k
Diviner's Kevlar	60.7%	58.2%	+0.9	228k
Majestic Leap	51.9%	49.3%	+0.9	151k
Return Fire	51.3%	48.8%	+0.9	112k