Pocket vs Holliday
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Pocket beats Holliday
Assassin vs Marksman
You want the marksman isolated and close. Flank, use your gap-closer, and finish before they can reposition.
Your game plan as Pocket
A trickster who hides in a suitcase and then hits you with a shotgun.
How to beat Holliday
A trick-shooter. Holliday launches you into the air and then shoots you out of it.
- 01Don’t stand near Powder Keg — she can detonate it whenever she wants.
- 02Respect her headshots; she out-duels most heroes who stand still.
- 03Spread so Lasso only takes one.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Pocket into Holliday
- 01Pocket out-farms Holliday by ~23 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Holliday out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.
Skill order for this matchup



45.7% win rate over 43,103 matches
HoldHold Flying Cloak for Spirit Lasso — use it the moment Holliday commits, not before.
Max firstYou out-farm Holliday: keep the standard order and push your lead with Flying Cloak.
Threats

Your tools


Winning the fights after lane
- Pocket averages 0.80 kills per death against Holliday.
- Pocket finishes 41 souls behind Holliday on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Track Spirit Lasso (130s cooldown). The window right after Holliday uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Holliday




Matchup questions
Who wins Pocket vs Holliday?
Pocket wins 47.1% of 43,857 recent matches against Holliday — unfavoured.
How do I beat Holliday as Pocket?
Pocket out-farms Holliday by ~23 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Spirit Lasso (130s cooldown). The window right after Holliday uses it is your best time to fight.

