DeadlockDeadlock McGinnis Guide and Overview

Underlined = Scales with Spirit

Maxing her signature Mini Turret will make you a pain in the butt to dislodge. You get more turrets, they slow people, have more range, and do more damage.

Tips for Mini Turret

• If you do invest in turrets early, make sure to get Extra Charge and Rapid Recharge as they will give you three extra turrets to deploy and faster cooldowns.
• Setting up turrets before objectives can be pivotal to winning fights like the Mid-Boss or Unstable Rifts.
• Mini Turret damage relies on Spirit Damage, so only prioritize it if you're building it.

Maxing her Medicinal Specter increases its potency, gives you an attack speed buff, and lets you use it more often. The final point scales it with total HP, so your tanks will love you during long drawn-out engagements.

Tips for Medicinal Specter

• Medicinal Specter is a great laning tool. Try to heal you and your lane partner whenever there is downtime in the laning phase to maximize its effect.
• Spirit increases the duration of the heal, which increases total heal so keep that in mind when you choose items. If you are going for a turret build, you will have better heals.
• Medicinal Specter can also be used during all-ins as its regen and Stamina Recovery at Tier 2 will give you an edge to win out fights.

Maxing your Spectral Wall lets you use it more often and also hinders your foes more, culminating with a stun when you put in the final 5 points.

Tips for Spectral Wall

• Advanced McGinnis players tend to put points here early so they can control the battlefield and set up really strong ganks for their teammates.
• Get comfortable using this often, but play defensively if it’s down as it’s your only defensive option vs aggressive enemy plays.
• Try and aim your wall so it passes through and you press the deploy button right after that, locking in your opponent with their back to the wall, making it very hard to escape.

Maxing your Heavy Barrage makes it slow opponents, usable very often, and does a ton more damage. The power spike in damage in the early game is huge, adding to her strong mid and early game capabilities.

Tips for Heavy Barrage

• Heavy Barrage slows you down when firing, so use it near covers in caes the enemy turns on you.
• Maxing Heavy Barrage is dependent on which build you go for - Only prioritize it if you're building Spirit Damage. Otherwise, avoid relying on it and in Mini Turret.
• As soon as you get this skill, try and take a fight, especially if your teammate has strong CC. You can do a ton of damage fast, and if you have a wall blocking them off it’s an easy kill.