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.

Strong against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Mirage	57.71%	14,503
Sinclair	57.41%	8,729
Shiv	57.01%	28,951
Mina	56.66%	32,982
Pocket	56.60%	18,260
Rem	55.20%	34,582
Viscous	54.96%	15,383
Vyper	54.85%	15,189

Struggles against

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Paige	43.60%	31,908
Seven	44.23%	34,931
Rat King	45.16%	47,085
Graves	45.68%	69,450
Kelvin	45.89%	16,382
Victor	46.48%	34,532
Baba	46.76%	13,252
Lady Geist	47.00%	27,435

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.

Best teammates

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Graves	60.25%	2,073
Paige	58.26%	17,064
Kelvin	57.60%	8,180
Baba	56.55%	10,637
Seven	56.28%	32,110
Deadman Danny	56.19%	27,965
Rat King	55.40%	36,114
Haze	55.03%	43,568

Data updated Nov 7, 2026.