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McGinnis build & guide

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.

Role: Controls the battle with combat turrets · Patch 2026-09-26

B
Win rate48.4%
Pick rate15.4%
Matches63,480
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Is McGinnis good right now?

McGinnis sits in tier B (#23 of 39): a solid but unremarkable pick. They win 48.4% of their matches and appear in 15.4% of them (63,480 matches on patch 2026-09-26). The patch hurt: 1.1 points less win rate than before (49.5%).

The best-performing build right now is a tank build: "Rosalia - NEW PATCH MCG", at 57.6% over 33 matches. If you prefer a spirit style, "Rey's Turrets REBORN!!!" sits at 52.2%.

McGinnis does especially well against Mirage, Shiv and Paradox and struggles most against Rat King (35.9%) and Paige. Their best teammate is Rat King.

Written from match statistics; updated daily.

Maggie McGinnis always had a knack for building things. At 4 she was using Lincoln Logs to recreate architectural marvels. At 10 she built and rewired a custom light fixture for her parents' anniversary. At 15 she designed a machine that refined the souls of the dead...that last one got a little more attention than the Lincoln Logs. Now the head of Fairfax Industries Military R&D department, McGinnis spends her time in the machine shop, not in a lab. She's not interested in theory, to her science is magic you can touch.

Best McGinnis builds by win rate

Most played · Spirit52.2%
Rey's Turrets REBORN!!!69 matches · 65 players · In-game build ID: 212760
  • Spirit Burn
  • Boundless Spirit
  • Transcendent Cooldown
  • Crippling Headshot
  • Ethereal Shift
  • Spiritual Overflow
The build most players run on McGinnis right now.
Alternative · Tank57.6%
Rosalia - NEW PATCH MCG33 matches · 31 players · In-game build ID: 696055
  • Mystic Expansion
  • Fury Trance
  • Arcane Surge
  • Ethereal Shift
  • Compress Cooldown
  • Juggernaut
Another option that also wins, in a different style when there is one.

Real builds published in-game, ranked by win rate over the last 14 days. When a better one appears, it takes its place automatically.

Most winning ability order

  1. 1Mini Turret+1
  2. 2Mini Turret+2
  3. 3Medicinal Specter+1
  4. 4Spectral Wall+1
  5. 5Mini Turret+3
  6. 6Heavy Barrage+1
  7. 7Mini Turret+4
  8. 8Medicinal Specter+2
  9. 9Medicinal Specter+3
  10. 10Spectral Wall+2
  11. 11Spectral Wall+3
  12. 12Spectral Wall+4
  13. 13Medicinal Specter+4
  14. 14Heavy Barrage+2
  15. 15Heavy Barrage+3
  16. 16Heavy Barrage+4

Win rate: 63.7% · 889 matches

Items with the highest win rate for McGinnis

Early (< 10 min)

  1. Trophy Collector6,820 matches · ~10 min51.2%+2.9 pp
  2. Mystic Regeneration8,979 matches · ~8 min48.9%+0.6 pp
  3. Extra Charge46,711 matches · ~6 min48.9%+0.5 pp
  4. Extra Stamina31,108 matches · ~10 min48.9%+0.5 pp

Mid (10–22 min)

  1. Heroic Aura31,674 matches · ~19 min51.4%+3.0 pp
  2. Grit5,991 matches · ~16 min51.2%+2.9 pp
  3. Extra Spirit16,757 matches · ~16 min51.0%+2.7 pp
  4. Mystic Vulnerability39,075 matches · ~17 min50.6%+2.3 pp

Late (22+ min)

  1. Diviner's Kevlar911 matches · ~37 min62.3%+14.0 pp
  2. Spirit Burn12,143 matches · ~36 min57.0%+8.6 pp
  3. Unstoppable3,478 matches · ~36 min55.9%+7.6 pp
  4. Refresher2,864 matches · ~39 min55.8%+7.5 pp

Items bought late win more partly because only players who are already ahead can afford them; compare items within the same timing column.

McGinnis counters and synergies

Strong against

  1. Mirage5,044 matches55.1%
  2. Shiv10,836 matches53.8%
  3. Paradox9,410 matches53.5%
  4. Viscous5,799 matches53.4%
  5. Sinclair5,104 matches53.3%

Weak against (counters)

  1. Rat King6,385 matches35.9%
  2. Paige13,751 matches41.6%
  3. Victor10,615 matches42.0%
  4. Seven11,209 matches42.3%
  5. Graves21,862 matches44.3%

Best teammates

  1. Rat King4,497 matches58.4%
  2. Paige7,899 matches56.1%
  3. Graves1,122 matches55.3%
  4. Kelvin3,595 matches54.0%
  5. Seven10,821 matches53.7%

McGinnis's win rate in full matches against or alongside each hero, adjusted for sample size. Minimum 200 matches per pair.

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Abilities

Mini Turret

#1 · Cooldown 18s

Deploy a turret that shoots enemies, dealing spirit damage over time. The turret expires after a limited lifetime. Turrets deal reduced damage to troopers and objectives.

  1. 1 AP Attack Range: +10mm · Turret DPS: +10
  2. 2 AP Charges: +2
  3. 5 AP AttackSpeedMult: +25 · Lifetime: +12s

Medicinal Specter

#2 · Cooldown 50s

Deploy a spirit that provides healing to nearby allies.

  1. 1 AP Duration: +1.5s
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -20s · Stamina Recovery: +100%
  3. 5 AP Max Health Regen: +2.0% · Heal Radius: +3mm · SpiritResist: +40

Spectral Wall

#3 · Cooldown 50s

Cast a wall that applies slow on enemies it passes through. Erupt the wall to divide the terrain in half and damage nearby enemies. After casting, press or Ability 3 to erupt the wall early. Can be Destroyed with Melee Attacks

  1. 1 AP Bonus Damage: +20% · Debuff Duration: +7s
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -20s · Duration: +2s
  3. 5 AP CreateTurrets: +2 · TurretLifeTime: +8 · Move Speed: +24%

Heavy Barrage

Ultimate · Cooldown 200s

Unleashes a volley of rockets that home in on a targeted location. McGinnis is slowed and is still able to use stamina.

  1. 1 AP Move Speed: +24% · EnemyDashSlowPercent: -16 · Slow Duration: +1s
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -45s · Duration: +6s
  3. 5 AP Damage Per Rocket: +15 · Damage Per Rocket: +0.16 · Explosion Radius: +2mm

Base stats

Base statsScaling (per boon)
Health780+52
Health regen2—
Move speed6.7 m/s—
Sprint speed1.6 m/s—
Stamina2—

Stats for patch 2026-09-26. Game data from the community Deadlock API. Data since September 26, 2026 · refreshed every 6 h