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McGinnis A

11,654 matches · 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08 · Measured since Ranked - Beta Season 2
#5 of 44 Rising
53.0%Win rate
13.7%Pick rate
+2.0Skill gap
+1.7Since the patch

Spirit power DPS

977 games, 58.3% won · its items add +1.6 win points

800
    • Extra Charge2
    • ImbueMystic Expansion6
    • Extra Spirit9
    • Extra Stamina3
    1,600
    • Intensifying Magazine1
    • Arcane Surge4↑
    • Suppressor5
    • Mystic Slow7
    • Mystic Vulnerability12
    • Improved Spirit13↑
    • Enchanter's Emblem8Key
    • Healbane10
    3,200
    • ActiveHeroic Aura11Key
    • Rapid Recharge14↑Key
    • Greater Expansion16↑Key
      6,400
        • Escalating Exposure15↑Key
        • Spirit Burn17Key
        • Lightning Scroll18↑
        • Boundless Spirit19↑Key

          Faded: parts that get upgraded later into another item.

          Buy order

          Early game0 – 12 min

          1. 11,600
          2. 2800
          3. 3800
          4. 4↑1,600
          5. 51,600
          6. 6800

          Mid game12 – 22 min

          1. 71,600
          2. 81,600
          3. 9800
          4. 101,600
          5. 113,200
          6. 121,600
          7. 13↑1,600
          8. 14↑3,200

          Late game22+ min

          1. 15↑6,400
          2. 16↑3,200
          3. 176,400
          4. 18↑6,400
          5. 19↑6,400

          Skill path

          1. 1stHeavy Barrage
          2. 2ndSpectral Wall
          3. 3rdMini Turret
          4. 4thMedicinal Specter

          Phantom+, 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.

          What practice buys

          Win rate goes from 51.8% with 10+ games on this hero to 51.0% with 250+.

          1. 51.8%10+ games841
          2. 49.6%50+ games671
          3. 51.1%100+ games901
          4. 51.0%250+ games2,979

          Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.

          Questions about McGinnis

          Is McGinnis good right now?
          McGinnis is A-tier, #5 of 44 heroes by win rate in Phantom+ lobbies: 53.0% of matches won, picked in 13.7% of them. Its win rate is up 1.7 points against the previous 15 days.
          What is the best McGinnis build?
          The most played build is “Spirit power DPS”, which wins 58.3% of its 977 matches. The items that add the most to it: Boundless Spirit, Escalating Exposure and Spirit Burn. The full buy order, by game phase, is at the top of this page.
          What should I max first on McGinnis?
          Max Heavy Barrage, Spectral Wall and Mini Turret, in that order. The skill path above shows which point goes where, level by level.
          Is McGinnis hard to play?
          About average: McGinnis wins about the same in high and low ranks.

          Match data from the public deadlock-api.com snapshot · Hero and item art from Valve

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