McGinnis Counter Guide
McGinnisMcGinnis Performance Stats
Best Items Against McGinnis
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 McGinnis are Disarming Hex, Stalker and Metal Skin, with Disarming Hex yielding the strongest results. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when McGinnis wants to start or finish a fight. Stalker changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for McGinnis. Metal Skin helps enemies live through bullet pressure, which can waste McGinnis's best damage window. Most top-performing counter purchases are spirit items that disrupt McGinnis's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
McGinnis counters include Baba, Rat King and Paige, with Baba being the hardest counter at 41.0% win rate. McGinnis performs best against Sinclair, Mirage and Grey Talon. High-threat counter picks consistently limit McGinnis's engage window and control lane trades.
McGinnis Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
47.9%
Pick Rate
9.2%
McGinnis is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let McGinnis stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect McGinnis's timing, group better, and shut the play down before McGinnis gets full value. The strongest read is not just where McGinnis has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against McGinnis
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disarming Hex1,518 total matches | 37.4% | 35.3% | 35.0% | 37.7% | 40.4% | 42.6% | 46.3% | 38.2% | 31.6% | 54.5% | 53.5% |
 Stalker243 total matches | 48.6% | 34.8% | 42.9% | 35.0% | 45.8% | 35.0% | 52.4% | 40.0% | 33.3% | 35.5% | N/A |
 Metal Skin2,125 total matches | 38.6% | 38.7% | 41.4% | 36.5% | 42.7% | 36.8% | 41.7% | 40.6% | 45.8% | 44.4% | 50.9% |
 Rusted Barrel1,339 total matches | 37.5% | 36.0% | 41.0% | 39.7% | 43.8% | 44.0% | 49.6% | 43.7% | 40.5% | 50.0% | 47.7% |
 Return Fire416 total matches | 44.7% | 39.6% | 34.3% | 37.5% | 50.0% | 26.1% | 25.0% | 43.9% | 34.0% | 60.0% | 50.8% |
 Silence Wave391 total matches | 29.7% | 43.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 42.9% | 44.4% | 42.9% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 46.4% | 68.2% |
 Melee Lifesteal383 total matches | 43.9% | 26.8% | 52.4% | 45.0% | 40.0% | 47.7% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 50.0% | 23.8% | 44.4% |
 Knockdown3,764 total matches | 39.8% | 40.4% | 43.0% | 40.9% | 45.1% | 46.0% | 46.8% | 45.5% | 44.2% | 43.1% | 46.0% |
 Decay454 total matches | 37.5% | 32.9% | 45.0% | 54.8% | 42.3% | 20.7% | 33.3% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 51.9% | 53.3% |
 Restorative Shot656 total matches | 40.4% | 36.3% | 36.8% | 44.1% | 36.4% | 39.1% | 53.8% | 45.6% | 46.4% | 56.8% | 47.6% |