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, Return Fire and Stalker, 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. Return Fire is a warning sign when McGinnis has to keep shooting into someone who can throw that pressure back. Stalker changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for McGinnis. 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 Victor, Seven and Kelvin, with Victor being the hardest counter at 43.2% win rate. McGinnis performs best against Mirage, Mina 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
52.0%
Pick Rate
18.4%
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 Hex5,287 total matches | 48.5% | 40.0% | 43.2% | 42.1% | 41.7% | 39.2% | 41.4% | 37.5% | 42.2% | 39.8% | 53.5% |
 Return Fire1,426 total matches | 38.3% | 35.5% | 37.2% | 42.9% | 41.1% | 40.4% | 36.3% | 44.0% | 47.9% | 46.8% | 50.8% |
 Stalker270 total matches | 48.6% | 46.0% | 42.9% | 35.0% | 45.8% | 35.0% | 52.4% | 40.0% | 33.3% | 35.5% | N/A |
 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% |
 Cold Front287 total matches | 42.4% | 50.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 26.9% | 28.6% | 57.1% | 52.4% | 33.3% | 60.0% |
 Express Shot918 total matches | 42.6% | 43.5% | 42.9% | 50.0% | 48.0% | 36.8% | 50.0% | 40.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Cursed Relic2,536 total matches | 45.5% | 44.6% | 45.9% | 41.8% | 37.9% | 45.4% | 43.3% | 41.9% | 51.2% | 44.0% | 59.4% |
 Spirit Strike299 total matches | 29.8% | 43.4% | 30.0% | 45.0% | 69.6% | 57.1% | 38.1% | 59.3% | 40.9% | 38.1% | N/A |
 Fury Trance3,796 total matches | 44.4% | 43.0% | 37.8% | 42.1% | 47.1% | 44.7% | 48.2% | 47.4% | 43.7% | 45.3% | 51.9% |
 Weapon Shielding942 total matches | 47.0% | 37.0% | 40.2% | 41.7% | 36.8% | 49.1% | 49.4% | 44.7% | 48.7% | 54.1% | 56.3% |