McGinnis build
Most McGinnis players start with Extra Charge, Monster Rounds and Intensifying Magazine, move into Mystic Vulnerability and Compress Cooldown in the mid game and finish with Escalating Exposure and Superior Cooldown.
Based on how often players buy each item on McGinnis in each stage of the match. Updated 22 October 2026.
- Spirit items
- 67%
- Weapon items
- 22%
- Vitality items
- 11%
Backbone
Core items
Items that stay among the most popular picks across stages of the match. Build around these.
Laning: cheap stats that win trades and secure souls.
Early game
- 1
Extra Charge Spirit · 800 souls 56% 50% win - 2
Monster Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 43% 49% win - 3
Intensifying Magazine Weapon · 1,600 souls 39% 50% win - 4
Mystic Expansion Spirit · 800 souls 21% 51% win - 5
Extra Stamina Vitality · 800 souls 17% 50% win - 6
Extended Magazine Weapon · 800 souls 17% 47% win - 7
Extra Regen Vitality · 800 souls 16% 48% win - 8
Sprint Boots Vitality · 800 souls 12% 49% win
Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.
Mid game
- 1
Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · 1,600 souls 37% 52% win - 2
Compress Cooldown Spirit · 1,600 souls 31% 50% win - 3
Mystic Slow Spirit · 1,600 souls 31% 51% win - 4 Mystic Expansion Spirit · 800 souls 29% 50% win
- 5
Healbane Vitality · 1,600 souls 27% 53% win - 6
Heroic Aura Weapon · 3,200 souls 27% 54% win - 7
Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · 1,600 souls 25% 52% win - 8
Rapid Recharge Spirit · 3,200 souls 23% 51% win
Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.
Late game
- 1
Escalating Exposure Spirit · 6,400 souls 46% 53% win - 2
Superior Cooldown Spirit · 3,200 souls 40% 50% win - 3 Rapid Recharge Spirit · 3,200 souls 36% 49% win
- 4
Greater Expansion Spirit · 3,200 souls 32% 52% win - 5
Boundless Spirit Spirit · 6,400 souls 27% 54% win - 6
Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · 6,400 souls 26% 51% win - 7
Healing Tempo Vitality · 6,400 souls 23% 54% win - 8
Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 20% 53% win
How to read this: the big number is how often McGinnis players buy the item at that stage. Win rates sit close to 50% for cheap items everyone buys, so treat them as context, not a ranking.
Quick answers
McGinnis build questions
- What is the best McGinnis build?
- Most McGinnis players start with Extra Charge, Monster Rounds and Intensifying Magazine, move into Mystic Vulnerability and Compress Cooldown in the mid game and finish with Escalating Exposure and Superior Cooldown. The core items most McGinnis players keep buying are Mystic Expansion.
- What should McGinnis buy first?
- Extra Charge, Monster Rounds, Intensifying Magazine and Mystic Expansion. Together they cost 4,000 souls.
- What are good late game items for McGinnis?
- Escalating Exposure, Superior Cooldown, Rapid Recharge and Greater Expansion are the most common late game buys.
- Is McGinnis built around gun or spirit damage?
- Spirit items make up 67% of the most popular McGinnis items, followed by weapon at 22%.