McGinnis counters and synergy
How to counter McGinnis
To counter McGinnis, play Paige, Rat King and Seven: McGinnis wins only 42.3% against Paige. Overall McGinnis wins 48.8% of 9,775 matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. McGinnis does best with Abrams on the team.
- Win rate
- 48.8%
- Pick rate
- 10.8%
- Matches
- 9,775
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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
Viscous 388 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Abrams 1,335 matches
+3.2 vs expected
53.3% win rate
Billy 1,006 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Sinclair 689 matches
As expected
50.2% win rate
Dynamo 645 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
Vindicta 1,148 matches
As expected
50.5% win rate
Mina 1,885 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Venator 1,932 matches
As expected
48.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Violet 996 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
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Viscous 660 matches
As expected
53.3% win rate
-
Sinclair 672 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Rem 928 matches
As expected
53.2% win rate
Mirage 527 matches
As expected
56.9% win rate
Paradox 1,438 matches
As expected
54.7% win rate
Celeste 1,103 matches
As expected
48.0% win rate
Grey Talon 904 matches
As expected
54.8% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Warden 289 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Paige 1,927 matches
−3.1 vs expected
42.3% win rate
Seven 1,108 matches
As expected
43.7% win rate
Apollo 983 matches
As expected
46.2% win rate
Mo & Krill 1,449 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Yamato 1,704 matches
As expected
45.9% win rate
Victor 1,166 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
The Doorman 639 matches
As expected
50.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paige | 42.3% | 1,927 | −3.1 points |
 Rat King | 43.4% | 3,325 | As expected |
| Seven | 43.7% | 1,108 | As expected |
 Baba | 44.5% | 1,408 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 45.6% | 1,093 | As expected |
| Yamato | 45.9% | 1,704 | As expected |
 Wraith | 46.1% | 2,460 | As expected |
| Apollo | 46.2% | 983 | As expected |
| Victor | 46.6% | 1,166 | As expected |
 Haze | 46.6% | 3,060 | As expected |
 Vyper | 46.8% | 800 | As expected |
 Ivy | 46.8% | 1,509 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 47.2% | 1,164 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 47.3% | 1,449 | As expected |
 Graves | 47.6% | 1,819 | As expected |
 Nurse Harrow | 47.8% | 854 | As expected |
| Celeste | 48.0% | 1,103 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 48.2% | 1,430 | As expected |
| Abrams | 48.2% | 1,303 | As expected |
 Drifter | 48.6% | 2,138 | As expected |
 Holliday | 48.9% | 1,100 | As expected |
 Calico | 49.3% | 1,382 | As expected |
 Bebop | 49.4% | 2,117 | As expected |
 Lash | 49.6% | 2,165 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 50.4% | 659 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 50.4% | 639 | As expected |
| Billy | 50.6% | 1,029 | As expected |
| Warden | 50.9% | 289 | As expected |
| Venator | 51.1% | 1,953 | As expected |
 Infernus | 51.3% | 1,580 | As expected |
 Silver | 51.4% | 948 | As expected |
| Mina | 51.6% | 1,664 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 52.1% | 672 | As expected |
 Shiv | 52.6% | 1,718 | As expected |
| Rem | 53.2% | 928 | As expected |
| Violet | 53.3% | 996 | As expected |
| Viscous | 53.3% | 660 | As expected |
 Pocket | 53.5% | 1,240 | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.8% | 1,001 | As expected |
| Paradox | 54.7% | 1,438 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 54.8% | 904 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 56.4% | 1,273 | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.9% | 527 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter McGinnis in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero McGinnis struggles against. McGinnis has the lowest win rate against Paige, Rat King and Seven (42.3% against Paige). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Warden, Paige and Seven do better against McGinnis than expected.
- Who is McGinnis good against?
- McGinnis has the highest win rate against Mirage, Deadman Danny and Grey Talon (56.9% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis does better than expected against Violet, Viscous and Sinclair.
- Who is the best teammate for McGinnis?
- Viscous: together they win 51.0%, 4.1 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should McGinnis lane with?
- Shiv, Holliday and Yamato make the best lane partners for McGinnis, measured against what each pair is expected to win.