McGinnis Counters
Who counters McGinnis in Deadlock? Heroes McGinnis is strong against and heroes it struggles against, ranked by win rate over recent matches.
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.
McGinnis wins 50.14% of matches overall (#20 of 38 heroes) since the Matchmaking Update. Its most favorable matchup is Mirage at 57.03%; Victor is the toughest counter, holding McGinnis to 43.45%.
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McGinnis is strong against
 Mirage | 57.03% | 13,538 |
 Sinclair | 56.70% | 11,814 |
 Mina | 55.67% | 27,977 |
 Venator | 55.32% | 28,566 |
 Silver | 55.30% | 18,006 |
 Pocket | 55.02% | 20,446 |
 The Doorman | 54.45% | 13,667 |
 Holliday | 53.67% | 14,627 |
 Paradox | 53.64% | 29,400 |
 Shiv | 53.37% | 25,922 |
 Grey Talon | 53.26% | 13,515 |
 Bebop | 53.17% | 37,868 |
 Viscous | 52.38% | 20,511 |
 Rem | 52.15% | 32,839 |
 Billy | 51.81% | 25,630 |
 Yamato | 51.69% | 18,850 |
 Vindicta | 50.25% | 26,487 |
 Vyper | 50.01% | 16,738 |
McGinnis struggles against
 Victor | 43.45% | 28,410 |
 Seven | 44.10% | 28,732 |
 Graves | 45.17% | 50,684 |
 Paige | 45.84% | 29,719 |
 Kelvin | 46.21% | 16,728 |
 Ivy | 46.70% | 25,544 |
 Warden | 47.23% | 30,630 |
 Mo & Krill | 47.27% | 24,266 |
 Celeste | 47.64% | 28,629 |
 Dynamo | 48.74% | 26,280 |
 Calico | 49.14% | 20,965 |
 Lash | 49.28% | 33,051 |
 Apollo | 49.49% | 21,656 |
 Haze | 49.50% | 32,088 |
 Abrams | 49.55% | 25,193 |
 Lady Geist | 49.65% | 21,077 |
 Wraith | 49.79% | 30,429 |
 Infernus | 49.80% | 38,041 |
 Drifter | 49.82% | 39,711 |
McGinnis matchups shifting this week
Week-over-week movement in McGinnis's head-to-head win rates — which matchups are swinging right now.
- Sinclair▲ +3.9pp→ 60.02%
- Mo & Krill▲ +3.5pp→ 49.80%
- Apollo▲ +2.2pp→ 49.54%
Week of Sep 14 vs the prior week; the current week is still accumulating matches, so treat fresh swings as an early read.
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters McGinnis in Deadlock?
- Victor, Seven and Graves are McGinnis's toughest matchups since the Matchmaking Update: McGinnis's win rate drops to 43.45% against Victor, 44.10% against Seven and 45.17% against Graves.
- Who is McGinnis strong against in Deadlock?
- McGinnis performs best against Mirage (57.03% win rate), Sinclair (56.70%) and Mina (55.67%) since the Matchmaking Update.
- Is McGinnis good in the current Deadlock patch?
- McGinnis wins 50.14% of recent 6v6 matches with a 17.77% pick rate — ranking #20 of 38 heroes by win rate since the Matchmaking Update. Its ban rate is 12.63% (#5).
Stats since the Matchmaking Update. Data updated Sep 23, 2026.