McGinnis counters and synergy
How to counter McGinnis
To counter McGinnis, play Rat King, Kelvin and Paige: McGinnis wins only 40.6% against Rat King. Overall McGinnis wins 47.9% of 17k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. McGinnis does best with The Doorman on the team.
- Win rate
- 47.9%
- Pick rate
- 10.2%
- Matches
- 17k
- 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
The Doorman 945 matches
+4.3 vs expected
48.3% win rate
Paradox 2,431 matches
+3.7 vs expected
47.0% win rate
Graves 520 matches
As expected
56.1% win rate
Viscous 718 matches
As expected
46.4% win rate
Sinclair 1,199 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Celeste 1,551 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Holliday 1,940 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
Dynamo 1,302 matches
As expected
52.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Sinclair 999 matches
+4.4 vs expected
54.8% win rate
Ivy 2,393 matches
+2.8 vs expected
46.7% win rate
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The Doorman 1,193 matches
As expected
54.6% win rate
Deadman Danny 2,589 matches
+2.0 vs expected
55.6% win rate
-
Graves 3,780 matches
+1.9 vs expected
44.3% win rate
Silver 1,619 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Vindicta 2,549 matches
As expected
49.0% win rate
-
Dynamo 2,332 matches
As expected
46.3% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mo & Krill 2,513 matches
−2.6 vs expected
45.6% win rate
-
Celeste 1,656 matches
As expected
44.8% win rate
Vyper 1,127 matches
As expected
44.4% win rate
Baba 2,351 matches
As expected
44.3% win rate
Lady Geist 1,689 matches
As expected
48.5% win rate
Bebop 3,946 matches
As expected
49.7% win rate
Rat King 5,992 matches
As expected
40.6% win rate
Grey Talon 1,361 matches
As expected
51.9% 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 | 40.6% | 5,992 | As expected |
 Kelvin | 42.2% | 1,932 | As expected |
 Paige | 43.2% | 3,511 | As expected |
 Seven | 43.5% | 2,554 | As expected |
| Graves | 44.3% | 3,780 | +1.9 points |
| Baba | 44.3% | 2,351 | As expected |
| Vyper | 44.4% | 1,127 | As expected |
 Wraith | 44.5% | 3,633 | As expected |
 Victor | 44.6% | 2,101 | As expected |
| Celeste | 44.8% | 1,656 | As expected |
| Mo & Krill | 45.6% | 2,513 | −2.6 points |
 Haze | 45.7% | 5,351 | As expected |
 Abrams | 45.9% | 2,352 | As expected |
| Dynamo | 46.3% | 2,332 | As expected |
 Apollo | 46.5% | 1,513 | As expected |
| Ivy | 46.7% | 2,393 | +2.8 points |
 Nurse Harrow | 47.3% | 1,567 | As expected |
 Drifter | 47.9% | 3,761 | As expected |
 Calico | 47.9% | 2,058 | As expected |
 Lash | 48.2% | 4,350 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 48.5% | 1,689 | As expected |
| Holliday | 48.7% | 1,915 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 49.0% | 2,549 | As expected |
 Mina | 49.0% | 2,689 | As expected |
 Yamato | 49.3% | 2,276 | As expected |
| Bebop | 49.7% | 3,946 | As expected |
 Billy | 49.8% | 1,860 | As expected |
 Venator | 50.1% | 3,179 | As expected |
 Violet | 50.3% | 1,904 | As expected |
| Silver | 51.2% | 1,619 | As expected |
 Infernus | 51.2% | 3,718 | As expected |
 Rem | 51.5% | 2,122 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 51.9% | 1,361 | As expected |
| Viscous | 52.1% | 1,269 | As expected |
 Pocket | 52.5% | 2,044 | As expected |
 Solomon | 53.4% | 1,941 | As expected |
 Shiv | 53.4% | 2,953 | As expected |
| Paradox | 53.7% | 2,429 | As expected |
 Warden | 54.2% | 753 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 54.6% | 1,193 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 54.8% | 999 | +4.4 points |
 Mirage | 55.4% | 929 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 55.6% | 2,589 | +2.0 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, Kelvin and Paige (40.6% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mo & Krill, Celeste and Vyper do better against McGinnis than expected.
- Who is McGinnis good against?
- McGinnis has the highest win rate against Deadman Danny, Mirage and Sinclair (55.6% against Deadman Danny). Taking each hero's own strength into account, McGinnis does better than expected against Sinclair, Ivy and The Doorman.
- Who is the best teammate for McGinnis?
- The Doorman: together they win 48.3%, 4.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should McGinnis lane with?
- Paradox, Mo & Krill and Violet make the best lane partners for McGinnis, measured against what each pair is expected to win.