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McGinnis
Kontrolliert den Kampf mit Geschützen

Für McGinnis ist eine präzise Positionierung von entscheidender Bedeutung, wenn sie Gegner mit einem Raketenhagel überzieht oder diese mit ihrer Mauer strategisch voneinander trennt. Sie hält ihr Team am Leben und hilft beim Verschanzen, was eine Belagerung für die Angreifer zu einem äußerst mühsamen Unterfangen macht.

McGinnis
Kontrolliert den Kampf mit Geschützen

Für McGinnis ist eine präzise Positionierung von entscheidender Bedeutung, wenn sie Gegner mit einem Raketenhagel überzieht oder diese mit ihrer Mauer strategisch voneinander trennt. Sie hält ihr Team am Leben und hilft beim Verschanzen, was eine Belagerung für die Angreifer zu einem äußerst mühsamen Unterfangen macht.

Description

A spirit/support build with a heavy focus on spamming turrets and providing support to your allies.

Latest Update:
22-May: Minor annotation edits, added Cultist Sacrifice to Experimental cat.
21-May: Split Rewrote Phase descriptions, added Mystic Slow->Lightning Scroll to core, reordered ability points, split Phase 3 into two categories.
19-May: Made adjustments to account for healing meta nerf and Boundless/Mystic Regen reworks, along with buffs to turret-related items.

Item Build

1

Start with either Sprint Boots, Monster Rounds, or Healing Rite, then get Arcane Surge to give your lane improved Medicinal Specters. Work with your lane partner to secure the objective, don't forget to take boxes at 2 minutes, and generally play defensively until Barrage is available, then coordinate a kill or objective push.

1) Recommended

item
Stiefel des Sprinters
800

Decent sustain and rotate speed, can upgrade to Trophy Collector if things are going well

item
Zusätzliche Ausdauer
800

I just really love sliding.

item
Arkane Verstärkung
2400

A great tool for boosting your heal specter early game.

item
Zusätzliche Aufladung
800

Be wary about early turret spam, as they always give souls now without the brief immortal period

1) More Regen

item
Monster-Kugeln
800

For jungling or pushing objectives

item
Zusätzliche Regeneration
800

Necessary for lane sustain now we don't have bullet resist. Also good for Healing Tempo prep

item
Mystische Regeneration
800

This can activate Healing Tempo hehehe

item
Heilverstärkung
2400

Extra regen discount makes this a decent lane item

1) Others

item
Nahkampf­lebensraub
800

Sometimes ya just gotta brawl it out

item
Zusätzliche Lebenspunkte
800

Fortitude my beloved

item
Mystische Erweiterung
800

Having to imbue makes this item very niche, but sniper turrets are pretty neat

item
Aktiv
Heilungsritus
800
item
Aktiv
Heilungswelle
2400

In case of specter deniers or just to push waves

item
Kopfschuss-Verstärker
800

Is THIS the secret to keeping Infernus and other pokers off your back?? Need more data!

2

As this is primarily a supportive build, you might be feeling a little low in the damage department. Keep investing in cooldown reduction for more turrets and start looking for fights to support your team. If you're allowed, you may farm a side-lane and defend the outer walkers. Don't forget to check the boxes!

2) Turret Prep

item
Wappen des Zauberers
1600

Great lane finisher, sell later to make room for something situational

item
Abklingzeitraffer
1600

Imbue on turrets

item
Mystische Verlangsamung
1600

Hold 'em down, hold 'em down

2) Countering

item
Heilungsfluch
1600

If the enemy team has a lot of sustain (e.g. Abrams, Infernus, Mo & Krill), you'll want this and Inhibitor.

item
Schwächungs­reduzierer
1600

I just really hate infernus and abrams lol

item
Unterdrückung
1600

This combined with Juggernaut will give gun carries a rude surprise when they duel you

2) Movement

item
Stiefel des Dauerläufers
2400

Anti-Kelvin countering, upgrades into anti-gun countering

item
Meisterhafte Ausdauer
4000

Escapism

item
Verräterklinge
1600

funni budget toxic bullets

3

Use turrets to establish backline fire support for team fights, hold off Walker aggression, or siege objectives. Healing Tempo is extremely good for your turrets and teammates; make sure to arcane surge your specters and call out when you're placing them.

3) Turret Core

item
Überlegene Abklingzeit
4800

Get this first to dispell the imbuing

item
Heilungstempo
8800

This item is, honestly, overpowered regardless of what you're building.

item
Schnelle Aufladung
4000

Doesn't give cooldown, sadly, but still great combo with Healing Tempo and Boundless Spirit

item
Aktiv
Echosplitter
6400

Mwehehehe

3) Core Finishers

item
Schriftrolle des Blitzes
8000

Since Wall tends to be maxxed last, buying this to put Stun on Barrage is very useful.

item
Impuls-Regeneration
4000

Toss out a turret to benefit from Healing Tempo

item
Grenzenlose Magiekraft
8800

Just a Spirit topper now, still good for Specter boosting

4)

Once the majority of your CORE is finished, decide what kind of role you want to play and look to these categories to build them out. Personally I tend to grab Greater Expansion and Juggernaut, and maybe think of Escalating Exposure for the late game.

4) Tank Core

item
Aktiv
Feuererwiderung
1600

Use against gun carries that forget to build armor

item
Verstärkte Kugelrüstung
3200
item
Moloch
8800

This annd Bullet Resilience are all you're gonna need for bullet resist

item
Aktiv
Unaufhaltsam
8000

For Rejuv punching and Lash/other CC countering

4) Support Core

item
Größere Erweiterung
4000

Get this to undo the imbuing earlier, very important for specter boosting

item
Aktiv
Heroische Aura
3200

Passive applies to troopers, turrets, and ally heroes. Very useful.

item
Aktiv
Geißel
6400
item
Aktiv
Göttlicher Schild
8000

The cleansing is super good for saving people from Bebop or Pocket

4) Damage Core

item
Antimagische Kugeln
1600

Resist debuff instead of spirit amp makes this a great support item

item
Mystische Schwachstelle
1600

We go hard on spirit damage this game

item
Magieriss
4800
item
Eskalierende Bloßstellung
8000

4) BELOVED

item
Seelenkraft
4000

CHERISH ALWAYS

Counters

item
Aktiv
Fluch
6400

Desperation buy

item
Giftige Kugeln
3200

Need more healing reduction

item
Aktiv
Niederschlag
3200

Interrupts powerful channelers or flyers

item
Aktiv
Ätherischer Schleier
6400

Can be used to juke Lash ults, otherwise useful to supercharge your spirit at the start of an ult-heavy teamfight

item
Verstummer
6400

Now that the spirit reduction doesn't have a cooldown, this is a great support gun item.

item
Inhibitor
6400

Get this to impede hyper carries

item
Aktiv
Bluttribut
3200

A toggle to dramatically reduce debuffs

EGO and Current Experiments

Find me on the Deadlock discord, I'm a regular in #mcginnis. I also stream on twitch.tv/zippydasquirrel. Below are items I've been experimenting with lately.

item
Ansteigende Magiekraft
4000

More fire rate? On top of healing tempo and specter? Um yes please

item
Tesla-Kugeln
3200

This seems especially powerful with Healing Tribute and Spirit Shredder, can combo with Mystic Regen+Healing Tempo very effectively

item
Aktiv
Kondensator
9600

It upgrades from Tesla and can dispell certain annoying enemy buffs like Goo Cube

item
Kopfschuss-Verstärker
800
item
Aktiv
Heilungsritus
800
item
Aktiv
Kultopfer
4000

I'm thinking getting this instead of selling Monster Rounds might not be a terrible idea now

Ability Point Order

Mini-Geschütz

Heilendes Gefäß

Spektralmauer

Sperrfeuer

1

2

1

1

5

2

2

5

1

5

2

5