McGinnis — Deadlock Win Rate, Counters & Synergies

Also known as: Ginnis, Engineer, Forge

McGinnis (Ginnis, Engineer, Forge) in Deadlock: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's recent-match pipeline.

McGinnis counters & matchups

Set up a turret nest with walls near an objective and heroes who need to hold still to threaten you fall apart. Sinclair, Mina, and Shiv all want to fight on their own terms, and McGinnis denies that by locking down space and forcing them to eat sustained turret fire while they push in. The trouble comes against mobile, burst-heavy pressure. Seven, Victor, and Graves can either blow up the turrets from range, out-position the setup, or dive past the wall and punish McGinnis while she's rooted defending it. Draft tip: pick McGinnis to anchor a choke or objective, avoid her into rosters full of dive and long-range poke.

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McGinnis synergies

McGinnis wants partners who capitalize on the ground she controls. Once she walls off an area and pins enemies in place, Seven thrives, landing chained damage on targets who can't scatter and cashing in on grouped fights. The turrets and wall create a killbox, and Seven turns that held space into eliminations. What McGinnis brings is zoning and structure, so a strong follow-up carry gets clean lines and safe positioning to unload without being dived first.

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Data updated Sep 23, 2026.