How do you counter McGinnis in Deadlock?

Pick a hero McGinnis struggles against. McGinnis has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Paige and Seven (40.5% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Seven, Lady Geist and Infernus do better against McGinnis than expected.

Who is McGinnis good against?

McGinnis has the highest win rate against Sinclair, Shiv and Mirage (54.4% against Sinclair). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis does better than expected against Graves, Sinclair and Deadman Danny.

Who is the best teammate for McGinnis?

Violet: together they win 51.0%, 2.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.

Who should McGinnis lane with?

Viscous, The Doorman and Dynamo make the best lane partners for McGinnis, measured against what each pair is expected to win.

McGinnis counters and synergy

How to counter McGinnis

To counter McGinnis, play Rat King, Paige and Seven: McGinnis wins only 40.5% against Rat King. Overall McGinnis wins 48.1% of 414k matches in the last 30 days. McGinnis does best with Violet on the team.

Win rate: 48.1%
Pick rate: 12.4%
Matches: 414k
Updated: 26 October 2026

Best duos and trios for every hero

Each number is compared with what McGinnis's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.

Same team

Best teammates

Violet 44k matches

+2.0 vs expected

51.0% win rate
Viscous 16k matches

+1.9 vs expected

45.8% win rate
The Doorman 28k matches

+1.8 vs expected

45.8% win rate
Sinclair 27k matches

+1.7 vs expected

45.5% win rate
Pocket 35k matches

+1.4 vs expected

44.3% win rate
Solomon 42k matches

+1.4 vs expected

45.3% win rate
Ivy 29k matches

+1.3 vs expected

52.2% win rate
Paradox 52k matches

+1.1 vs expected

45.2% win rate

Sharing a lane

Best lane partners

Viscous 3,720 matches

+2.7 vs expected

46.6% win rate
The Doorman 5,837 matches

+2.6 vs expected

46.5% win rate
Dynamo 5,339 matches

+2.5 vs expected

52.6% win rate
Pocket 7,302 matches

+2.2 vs expected

45.1% win rate
Sinclair 4,838 matches

+2.0 vs expected

45.9% win rate
Violet 8,000 matches

+2.0 vs expected

51.0% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Good matchups

Graves 148k matches

+2.3 vs expected

43.3% win rate
Sinclair 23k matches

+2.1 vs expected

54.4% win rate
Deadman Danny 63k matches

+1.4 vs expected

51.5% win rate
Viscous 29k matches

+1.2 vs expected

53.4% win rate
Dynamo 52k matches

+1.0 vs expected

47.0% win rate
Shiv 49k matches

+0.9 vs expected

54.3% win rate
Grey Talon 31k matches

+0.7 vs expected

51.7% win rate
Kelvin 31k matches

+0.7 vs expected

44.8% win rate

Enemy team, against expectations

Bad matchups

Seven 75k matches

−1.0 vs expected

42.2% win rate
Lady Geist 52k matches

−0.9 vs expected

46.2% win rate
Infernus 81k matches

−0.7 vs expected

48.3% win rate
Rat King 134k matches

−0.6 vs expected

40.5% win rate
Victor 63k matches

−0.5 vs expected

43.2% win rate
Abrams 52k matches

As expected

46.5% win rate
Paige 77k matches

As expected

41.6% win rate
Celeste 68k matches

As expected

49.0% win rate

Win rate against each hero

McGinnis against every hero

The plain win rate: how often McGinnis wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.

Enemy hero	McGinnis wins	Matches	Against expected
Rat King	40.5%	134k	−0.6 points
Paige	41.6%	77k	As expected
Seven	42.2%	75k	−1.0 points
Victor	43.2%	63k	−0.5 points
Graves	43.3%	148k	+2.3 points
Haze	44.4%	94k	As expected
Kelvin	44.8%	31k	+0.7 points
Baba	45.4%	50k	As expected
Ivy	45.5%	46k	As expected
Lady Geist	46.2%	52k	−0.9 points
Abrams	46.5%	52k	As expected
Dynamo	47.0%	52k	+1.0 points
Nurse Harrow	47.0%	36k	As expected
Violet	47.6%	47k	+0.5 points
Lash	47.7%	66k	+0.6 points
Wraith	47.9%	69k	+0.7 points
Mo & Krill	48.0%	39k	As expected
Drifter	48.2%	82k	As expected
Infernus	48.3%	81k	−0.7 points
Apollo	48.7%	57k	As expected
Celeste	49.0%	68k	As expected
Vindicta	49.2%	64k	+0.5 points
Calico	49.4%	32k	As expected
Bebop	49.8%	71k	As expected
Billy	50.7%	59k	As expected
Venator	50.8%	83k	As expected
Yamato	50.9%	54k	+0.6 points
Vyper	51.3%	34k	As expected
Holliday	51.4%	37k	+0.7 points
Warden	51.4%	25k	As expected
Deadman Danny	51.5%	63k	+1.4 points
Rem	51.7%	80k	As expected
Grey Talon	51.7%	31k	+0.7 points
Solomon	51.9%	46k	As expected
The Doorman	52.0%	34k	As expected
Silver	52.3%	66k	As expected
Paradox	52.3%	48k	As expected
Mina	52.8%	78k	+0.6 points
Viscous	53.4%	29k	+1.2 points
Pocket	53.5%	38k	As expected
Mirage	54.1%	26k	+0.7 points
Shiv	54.3%	49k	+0.9 points
Sinclair	54.4%	23k	+2.1 points

Quick answers

Questions

How do you counter McGinnis in Deadlock?: Pick a hero McGinnis struggles against. McGinnis has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Paige and Seven (40.5% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Seven, Lady Geist and Infernus do better against McGinnis than expected.
Who is McGinnis good against?: McGinnis has the highest win rate against Sinclair, Shiv and Mirage (54.4% against Sinclair). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis does better than expected against Graves, Sinclair and Deadman Danny.
Who is the best teammate for McGinnis?: Violet: together they win 51.0%, 2.0 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
Who should McGinnis lane with?: Viscous, The Doorman and Dynamo make the best lane partners for McGinnis, measured against what each pair is expected to win.