McGinnis

McGinnis item build

Early game

0 to 9 min

67% Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought67% Win49.8% At4:45 55% Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought55% Win49.0% At2:26 34% Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought34% Win50.3% At5:07 27% Intensifying Magazine Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought27% Win49.8% At4:47 Increases Weapon Damage as you continuously fire your weapon. 23% Mystic Regeneration Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought23% Win49.9% At4:38 Dealing spirit damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus regeneration. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes. 19% Extended Magazine Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought19% Win45.0% At4:32

Mid game

9 to 20 min

38% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought38% Win52.3% At15:00 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. 37% Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought37% Win50.3% At14:55 Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. 32% Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought32% Win50.7% At13:29 While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. 32% Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought32% Win50.3% At13:35 Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. 28% Mystic Slow Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought28% Win50.1% At13:17 When the target takes spirit damage, they have their Move Speed reduced. 23% Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought23% Win51.6% At14:43 Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal.

Late game

20 min and later

47% Escalating Exposure Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought47% Win52.9% At27:46 Dealing spirit damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your spirit damage to the target. 42% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought42% Win50.2% At27:45 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 39% Greater Expansion Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought39% Win51.4% At28:20 Increases the range and effect radius of your abilities and items. 34% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought34% Win49.3% At26:35 31% Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought31% Win51.1% At32:49 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities and items. 26% Boundless Spirit Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought26% Win54.2% At32:51

Core items

Most bought overall

61% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought61% Win49.8% At21:18 60% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought60% Win51.0% At17:26 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. 59% Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought59% Win50.2% At16:21 Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. 54% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought54% Win50.1% At24:58 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 53% Escalating Exposure Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought53% Win53.7% At26:38 Dealing spirit damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your spirit damage to the target. 52% Mystic Slow Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought52% Win50.6% At14:41 When the target takes spirit damage, they have their Move Speed reduced.

Percent = share of McGinnis players who bought the item in that phase. Hover or tap an item for its win rate and buy time. Late items win more partly because winning players can afford them.

McGinnis abilities

Ability 1

Mini Turret

Deploy an automated turret

Deploy a turret that shoots enemies, dealing spirit damage over time. The turret expires after a limited lifetime. Turrets deal reduced damage to troopers and objectives.

1. 1+10 Turret DPS and +10m Attack Range
2. 2+2 Charges
3. 3+25% Turret Fire Rate and +12s Turret Lifetime

Ability 2

Medicinal Specter

Deploy a healing spirit

Deploy a spirit that provides healing to nearby allies.

1. 1+1.5s Duration
2. 2-20.0s Cooldown and provides +100.0% Stamina Recovery
3. 3+2.0% Max HP Regen +3m Heal Radius +40% Spirit Resist

Ability 3

Spectral Wall

Conjure a wall to block your foes

Cast a wall that applies slow on enemies it passes through. Erupt the wall to divide the terrain in half and damage nearby enemies. After casting, press or Ability 3 to erupt the wall early. Can be Destroyed with Melee Attacks

1. 1Amplifies McGinnis's damage by +20% on hit enemies for 7s
2. 2-20.0s Cooldown and +2.0s Duration
3. 3Deploy 2 Mini Turrets near the wall for 8s +24% Slow

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Heavy Barrage

Bombard an area with rockets

Unleashes a volley of rockets that home in on a targeted location. McGinnis is slowed and is still able to use stamina.

1. 1Applies 24% movement and dash slow for 1s
2. 2-45.0s Cooldown and +6.0s Duration
3. 3+2m Radius and +15.0 Damage per Rocket with increased spirit scaling

Ability order

19% of players · 51.9% win rate · 11,120 matches

Max first Mini Turret › Heavy Barrage › Spectral Wall › Medicinal Specter

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Mini Turret				U	1	2				3
Medicinal Specter			U									1
Spectral Wall	U	1
Heavy Barrage							U	1	2		3

U = unlock, numbers = upgrade tier. Most common first 12 points.

McGinnis counters and matchups

Counters

McGinnis wins least against

New Rat King Rat King Win rate41.4% Pick rate– Matches58k −7.1 pts vs McGinnis's average −7.1

Paige Paige Win rate42.5% Pick rate– Matches32k −6.0 pts vs McGinnis's average −6.0

Victor Victor Win rate43.0% Pick rate– Matches30k −5.5 pts vs McGinnis's average −5.5

Graves Graves Win rate43.4% Pick rate– Matches71k −5.2 pts vs McGinnis's average −5.2

Seven Seven Win rate43.4% Pick rate– Matches35k −5.2 pts vs McGinnis's average −5.2

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate44.4% Pick rate– Matches13k −4.2 pts vs McGinnis's average −4.2

Good matchups

McGinnis wins most against

Sinclair Sinclair Win rate56.3% Pick rate– Matches8.1k +7.8 pts vs McGinnis's average +7.8

Shiv Shiv Win rate54.3% Pick rate– Matches21k +5.8 pts vs McGinnis's average +5.8

Mirage Mirage Win rate54.3% Pick rate– Matches9.9k +5.8 pts vs McGinnis's average +5.8

Mina Mina Win rate54.2% Pick rate– Matches37k +5.7 pts vs McGinnis's average +5.7

Viscous Viscous Win rate54.1% Pick rate– Matches12k +5.5 pts vs McGinnis's average +5.5

Pocket Pocket Win rate54.0% Pick rate– Matches15k +5.5 pts vs McGinnis's average +5.5

Best teammates

Lift McGinnis's win rate most

Graves Graves Win rate55.7% Pick rate– Matches2.5k +7.2 pts vs McGinnis's average +7.2

New Rat King Rat King Win rate55.6% Pick rate– Matches49k +7.0 pts vs McGinnis's average +7.0

Paige Paige Win rate54.9% Pick rate– Matches17k +6.4 pts vs McGinnis's average +6.4

Seven Seven Win rate53.6% Pick rate– Matches31k +5.0 pts vs McGinnis's average +5.0

Victor Victor Win rate52.7% Pick rate– Matches25k +4.2 pts vs McGinnis's average +4.2

Kelvin Kelvin Win rate52.7% Pick rate– Matches7.5k +4.2 pts vs McGinnis's average +4.2

Points = McGinnis's win rate with or against that hero minus McGinnis's overall win rate. At least 500 matches per pair.

Top McGinnis community builds

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  by Steel · 145 favorites · updated Aug 15, 2026

  ID 233432
  Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Intensifying Magazine Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases Weapon Damage as you continuously fire your weapon. Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Suppressor Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When you deal spirit damage to enemies, you also reduce their Fire Rate. Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Mystic Slow Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When the target takes spirit damage, they have their Move Speed reduced. Magic Carpet Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Summon a Magic Carpet that will fly you away. While flying you are immune to slows and doing any action will dismiss the carpet. Cannot use abiliti... Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

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  ID 781589
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  ID 720195
  Intensifying Magazine Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases Weapon Damage as you continuously fire your weapon. Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Heroic Aura Weapon · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Provides Bullet Resist to nearby friendly units. Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Extra Stamina Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Suppressor Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When you deal spirit damage to enemies, you also reduce their Fire Rate. Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced.

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  ID 835473
  Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Greater Expansion Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Increases the range and effect radius of your abilities and items. Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

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  ID 513381
  Mystic Slow Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When the target takes spirit damage, they have their Move Speed reduced. Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Arcane Surge Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls After you Dash-Jump, the next ability you use within 7s will have bonus Range, Duration, and Spirit Power. Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Duration Extender Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Imbue an ability to increase its Duration. Enduring Speed Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces the effect of enemy Move Speed penalties.

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  ID 528594
  Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Arcane Surge Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls After you Dash-Jump, the next ability you use within 7s will have bonus Range, Duration, and Spirit Power. Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. Enduring Speed Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces the effect of enemy Move Speed penalties. Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. Stamina Mastery Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

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