How to play McGinnis in Deadlock?

McGinnis is classified as a Controls the battle with combat turrets in Deadlock. Precise placement is everything for McGinnis, whether she's creating a killzone or splitting the enemy team. She can help keep her team running making them hard to dislodge when entrenched. Learn their optimal ability order, core item builds, and matchup strategies on Lockbuilds.

What are the best builds for McGinnis in Deadlock?

Top item builds for McGinnis prioritize core weapon and spirit items tailored to their abilities and lane matchups. Explore high-win-rate community and pro builds on Lockbuilds.

What are McGinnis's abilities in Deadlock?

McGinnis features unique signature abilities scaling with spirit power and weapon damage. Check this overview page for full ability breakdowns and cooldowns.

Where can I find current McGinnis Deadlock stats and win rates?

Lockbuilds provides real-time win rates, pick rates, tier placement, and matchup analytics for McGinnis across all competitive rank tiers in the current Deadlock patch.

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McGinnis - Deadlock Hero Stats & Guide

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Hero Summary

McGinnis leans most into lane pressure and damage output, while close-range brawling is the weakest part of the profile. McGinnis performs best into Sinclair and Mirage. McGinnis struggles most into Rat King and Paige. McGinnis pairs best with Paige and Rat King. McGinnis has the weakest synergy with Mirage and Shiv. Diviner's Kevlar is McGinnis's best win-rate item at 58.0%. Extra Charge is bought in 47.7% of matches. Monster Rounds is usually picked up early at around 3.2 min.

Play Style

Win Rate

48.2%

Pick Rate

11.2%

Dominates

Current Patch

Loses to

Rat King37k Matches

58.27%McGinnis - Loss

Paige19k Matches

58.01%McGinnis - Loss

Seven25k Matches

57.30%McGinnis - Loss

Victor22k Matches

57.29%McGinnis - Loss

Graves49k Matches

56.73%McGinnis - Loss

Kelvin8k Matches

55.39%McGinnis - Loss

Current Patch

Best Synergy

Current Patch

Worst Synergy

Mirage6k Matches

57.73%McGinnis - Loss

Shiv12k Matches

57.45%McGinnis - Loss

Silver17k Matches

56.47%McGinnis - Loss

Mina28k Matches

56.99%McGinnis - Loss

Rem14k Matches

56.76%McGinnis - Loss

Vyper9k Matches

55.98%McGinnis - Loss

Current Patch

Best Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Spirit Burn

Tier 4•6,400

57.07%-0.29%17,777+0.8%

Boundless Spirit

Tier 4•6,400

54.04%-0.01%26,477+0.31%

Lightning Scroll

Tier 4•6,400

53.60%+1.28%19,271-0.13%

Escalating Exposure

Tier 4•6,400

53.49%-0.28%51,468+0.77%

Healing Tempo

Tier 4•6,400

52.64%-1.49%14,021-1.22%

Superior Duration

Tier 3•3,200

52.62%-0.85%21,035+0.74%

Duration Extender

Tier 2•1,600

51.91%-0.86%14,578+0.39%

Heroic Aura

Tier 3•3,200

51.80%-0.89%39,177-2.03%

Stamina Mastery

Tier 3•3,200

51.65%-0.7%24,100+0.56%

Greater Expansion

Tier 3•3,200

50.89%-0.8%45,159+0.59%

Current Patch

Counter Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Cold Front

Tier 2•1,600

63.41%+10.08%41+0.0%

Decay

Tier 3•3,200

62.25%+4.52%347+0.04%

Disarming Hex

Tier 3•3,200

61.25%+2.28%911+0.05%

Return Fire

Tier 2•1,600

59.53%-0.7%383-0.01%

Metal Skin

Tier 3•3,200

59.28%+3.96%1,714+0.03%

Bullet Resilience

Tier 3•3,200

58.89%+0.48%1,664-0.02%

Weapon Shielding

Tier 2•1,600

57.41%-4.72%594+0.03%

Knockdown

Tier 3•3,200

56.31%+2.93%4,356+0.58%

Slowing Bullets

Tier 2•1,600

56.04%-2.83%2,393-0.38%

Slowing Hex

Tier 2•1,600

55.09%+2.43%1,434+0.12%

Current Patch

Hero Base Stats

Weapon

Falloff range:20 -> 58

Damage per second:29

Bullet damage:6.08

Bullets per second:4.76

Shoot move speed:-25%

Clip size:66

Reload_duration:3.29s

Bullets speed:650m/s

Light melee:50

Heavy melee damage:116

Vitality

Max health:780

Base health regen:2

Bullet resistance:0%

Spirit resistance:0%

Reducing critical damage:0%

Max move speed:6.7m/s

Sprint speed:1.6m/s

Stamina:2

Stamina regen:5s

Spirit

Ability cooldown:0%

Ability duration:0%

Ability range:0%

Spirit lifesteal:0%

Max charges increase:0

Charge cooldown:0%

Spirit power:0

Turret DPS 24

Heal Radius 6mm

Damage 60

Charges 0

Bonuses Per Boon

REACHING EACH THRESHOLD GIVES:

Unlock skills or skill points

Skills are unlocked on the 0th, 1st, 4th and 6th gifts.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

The rewards reach their maximum on the 32nd gift.

+0.171 to base Bullet Damage

+52 to base Health

+1.58 to base Melee Damage

+1.1 to Spirit Power

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