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

McGinnis - Deadlock Hero Stats & Guide

Hero OverviewB TierCarry/Support

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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 Mirage and Sinclair. McGinnis struggles most into Victor and Seven. McGinnis pairs best with Graves and Ivy. McGinnis has the weakest synergy with Silver and Mirage. Unstoppable is McGinnis's best win-rate item at 61.7%. Extra Charge is bought most often at 105.3%. Monster Rounds is usually picked up early at around 2.8 min.

Play Style

Win Rate

50.0%

Pick Rate

18.0%

Dominates

Current Patch

Loses to

Victor31k Matches

57.02%McGinnis - Loss

Seven32k Matches

56.12%McGinnis - Loss

Graves55k Matches

54.87%McGinnis - Loss

Paige32k Matches

54.32%McGinnis - Loss

Kelvin18k Matches

53.99%McGinnis - Loss

Ivy28k Matches

53.48%McGinnis - Loss

Current Patch

Best Synergy

Current Patch

Worst Synergy

Silver15k Matches

56.25%McGinnis - Loss

Mirage12k Matches

56.04%McGinnis - Loss

Pocket19k Matches

54.06%McGinnis - Loss

Shiv18k Matches

53.14%McGinnis - Loss

Sinclair14k Matches

54.23%McGinnis - Loss

Paradox30k Matches

52.97%McGinnis - Loss

Current Patch

Best Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Unstoppable

Tier 4•6,400

61.75%+9.37%58,261-0.06%

Spirit Burn

Tier 4•6,400

61.42%+1.97%68,331-2.88%

Refresher

Tier 4•6,400

60.50%+0.61%47,790-0.16%

Indomitable

Tier 4•6,400

60.32%+4.99%72,085-1.07%

Diviner's Kevlar

Tier 4•6,400

60.14%-9.09%6,794+0.28%

Superior Duration

Tier 3•3,200

60.11%+1.31%244,338+5.95%

Debuff Reducer

Tier 2•1,600

60.03%+12.56%66,223-0.99%

Duration Extender

Tier 2•1,600

59.94%+0.53%213,717+4.54%

Echo Shard

Tier 4•6,400

59.50%+7.85%102,751+3.08%

Boundless Spirit

Tier 4•6,400

59.21%+1.89%235,179+0.11%

Current Patch

Counter Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Disarming Hex

Tier 3•3,200

58.78%-14.99%10,813-0.56%

Return Fire

Tier 2•1,600

58.56%+13.1%2,927-0.29%

Weapon Shielding

Tier 2•1,600

55.40%-3.42%1,962-0.25%

Cold Front

Tier 2•1,600

55.37%+0.0%475+0.0%

Metal Skin

Tier 3•3,200

55.04%+7.42%18,717-0.43%

Bullet Resilience

Tier 3•3,200

53.92%-19.99%17,570-0.16%

Decay

Tier 3•3,200

52.99%-5.08%2,010-0.59%

Knockdown

Tier 3•3,200

52.67%-8.71%25,807-1.31%

Slowing Bullets

Tier 2•1,600

50.45%-4.43%30,967-0.56%

Slowing Hex

Tier 2•1,600

49.98%-8.29%14,995-1.82%

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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