McGinnis counters and synergy
How to counter McGinnis
To counter McGinnis, play Rat King, Paige and Seven: McGinnis wins only 40.3% against Rat King. Overall McGinnis wins 47.4% of 43k matches in the last 30 days at Initiate to Mystic. McGinnis does best with Violet on the team.
- Win rate
- 47.4%
- Pick rate
- 13.3%
- Matches
- 43k
- 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 1,660 matches
As expected
45.4% win rate
Violet 5,079 matches
+1.6 vs expected
48.4% win rate
Ivy 3,699 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Pocket 3,588 matches
As expected
44.2% win rate
Calico 3,398 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
Sinclair 2,616 matches
As expected
45.2% win rate
Solomon 4,354 matches
As expected
43.3% win rate
Rat King 11k matches
+1.0 vs expected
54.5% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Sinclair 1,865 matches
+3.0 vs expected
53.9% win rate
Grey Talon 2,999 matches
+2.0 vs expected
53.6% win rate
Holliday 3,638 matches
+1.9 vs expected
51.6% win rate
-
Viscous 2,798 matches
As expected
53.1% win rate
Kelvin 3,859 matches
+1.7 vs expected
45.0% win rate
Deadman Danny 6,446 matches
+1.6 vs expected
52.8% win rate
Graves 16k matches
+1.5 vs expected
43.8% win rate
Yamato 4,960 matches
+1.5 vs expected
50.5% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mo & Krill 4,993 matches
As expected
46.0% win rate
-
Rat King 15k matches
−1.2 vs expected
40.3% win rate
Seven 8,570 matches
As expected
42.9% win rate
Infernus 11k matches
As expected
48.8% win rate
Apollo 4,350 matches
As expected
44.3% win rate
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Violet 4,925 matches
As expected
47.5% win rate
Nurse Harrow 4,033 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
The Doorman 3,030 matches
As expected
51.2% 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 | 40.3% | 15k | −1.2 points |
 Paige | 42.4% | 10k | As expected |
| Seven | 42.9% | 8,570 | As expected |
 Victor | 43.3% | 6,986 | As expected |
| Graves | 43.8% | 16k | +1.5 points |
| Apollo | 44.3% | 4,350 | As expected |
 Haze | 44.5% | 12k | As expected |
| Ivy | 44.7% | 5,198 | As expected |
 Baba | 44.9% | 5,606 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 45.0% | 3,859 | +1.7 points |
 Dynamo | 45.9% | 6,662 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 46.0% | 4,993 | As expected |
 Lash | 46.2% | 8,273 | As expected |
 Wraith | 46.4% | 8,118 | As expected |
 Abrams | 46.9% | 5,193 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 47.3% | 5,917 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 47.3% | 6,864 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 47.4% | 4,033 | As expected |
| Violet | 47.5% | 4,925 | As expected |
| Calico | 47.8% | 3,463 | As expected |
 Vyper | 47.9% | 2,903 | As expected |
 Drifter | 48.2% | 8,859 | As expected |
 Celeste | 48.8% | 4,907 | As expected |
| Infernus | 48.8% | 11k | As expected |
 Billy | 49.8% | 5,262 | As expected |
 Venator | 49.8% | 6,368 | As expected |
 Silver | 50.2% | 4,189 | As expected |
| Yamato | 50.5% | 4,960 | +1.5 points |
| The Doorman | 51.2% | 3,030 | As expected |
 Bebop | 51.2% | 7,826 | As expected |
 Rem | 51.2% | 7,526 | As expected |
| Holliday | 51.6% | 3,638 | +1.9 points |
 Mina | 52.1% | 6,785 | As expected |
 Paradox | 52.3% | 4,463 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 52.8% | 6,446 | +1.6 points |
| Solomon | 52.8% | 4,422 | As expected |
 Warden | 53.0% | 2,677 | As expected |
| Pocket | 53.0% | 3,589 | As expected |
| Viscous | 53.1% | 2,798 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 53.6% | 2,999 | +2.0 points |
 Shiv | 53.7% | 5,517 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 53.9% | 1,865 | +3.0 points |
 Mirage | 55.5% | 2,032 | 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 Rat King, Paige and Seven (40.3% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Rat King and Seven do better against McGinnis than expected.
- Who is McGinnis good against?
- McGinnis has the highest win rate against Mirage, Sinclair and Shiv (55.5% against Mirage). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis does better than expected against Sinclair, Grey Talon and Holliday.
- Who is the best teammate for McGinnis?
- Viscous: together they win 45.4%, 1.8 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should McGinnis lane with?
- Viscous, Holliday and Dynamo make the best lane partners for McGinnis, measured against what each pair is expected to win.