Sinclair Counter Guide
SinclairSinclair Performance Stats
Best Items Against Sinclair
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Sinclair are Fury Trance, Metal Skin and Disarming Hex, with Fury Trance yielding the strongest results. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Sinclair spends pressure. Metal Skin helps enemies live through bullet pressure, which can waste Sinclair's best damage window. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Sinclair wants to start or finish a fight. Most top-performing counter purchases are vitality items that disrupt Sinclair's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Sinclair counters include Victor, Kelvin and Ivy, with Victor being the hardest counter at 41.9% win rate. Sinclair performs best against Mirage, Silver and Venator. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Sinclair's engage window and control lane trades.
Sinclair Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
47.0%
Pick Rate
16.4%
Sinclair is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Sinclair stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Sinclair's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Sinclair gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Sinclair has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Sinclair
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fury Trance163 total matches | 24.1% | 30.8% | 47.6% | 46.2% | 65.0% | 25.0% | 14.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Metal Skin8,572 total matches | 40.1% | 39.2% | 34.6% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 33.7% | 36.3% | 32.5% | 39.0% | 39.2% | 45.5% |
 Disarming Hex9,512 total matches | 34.8% | 37.5% | 36.0% | 35.6% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 33.7% | 35.0% | 39.0% | 39.6% | 39.9% |
 Return Fire581 total matches | 43.8% | 45.7% | 40.0% | 32.4% | 32.0% | 31.9% | 35.1% | 33.3% | 37.3% | 51.8% | 35.7% |
 Rusted Barrel6,793 total matches | 41.6% | 36.5% | 36.0% | 40.5% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 40.5% | 40.8% | 44.1% |
 Swift Striker11,303 total matches | 44.1% | 42.3% | 41.4% | 41.0% | 38.2% | 39.5% | 37.7% | 39.6% | 43.2% | 44.2% | 42.1% |
 Rapid Rounds11,526 total matches | 44.3% | 43.2% | 41.4% | 41.2% | 38.2% | 38.5% | 37.7% | 41.0% | 44.1% | 43.8% | 38.5% |
 Weapon Shielding1,225 total matches | 39.1% | 41.2% | 43.0% | 44.8% | 37.2% | 39.3% | 44.0% | 36.1% | 39.0% | 49.2% | 38.2% |
 Tesla Bullets446 total matches | 50.0% | 31.3% | 49.1% | 36.1% | 44.4% | 45.5% | 33.3% | 39.7% | N/A | 40.0% | N/A |
 Hollow Point2,482 total matches | 44.5% | 43.9% | 41.3% | 41.4% | 40.8% | 39.6% | 32.4% | 41.0% | 46.3% | 50.0% | 35.9% |