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McGinnis
Controls the battle with combat turrets

Precise placement is everything for McGinnis, whether she's creating a killzone or splitting the enemy team. She can help keep her team running making them hard to dislodge when entrenched.

McGinnis
Controls the battle with combat turrets

Precise placement is everything for McGinnis, whether she's creating a killzone or splitting the enemy team. She can help keep her team running making them hard to dislodge when entrenched.

Description

Mostly a tank and gun build

Item Build

Early

Max bomb first to turbo farm, can put a point or two in Life Drain if needed

Lane Optionals

Deadlock Item

I

Monster Rounds

If you need to shove waves and take tower fast

Deadlock Item

I

Headshot Booster

If you're lane opponents have some big heads like Seven, Viscous, Ivy, Mo etc.

Deadlock Item

I

Active

Healing Rite

Break glass in case of emergency. I only buy this if something goes horribly wrong in the first few waves

Core

Usually the most important items to get

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Fleetfoot

Such a good item

Deadlock Item

III

Berserker

Big powerspike, you'll proc the full stacks on this in every fight

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellslinger

Huge powerspike, once you get this just focus on tanking up

Deadlock Item

IV

Leech

You'll be doing tons of gun and spirit damage so this is a perfect item to stay in the fight

Deadlock Item

III

Toxic Bullets

Can get this earlier or later depending on when you need the antiheal

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colossus

Great item for Geist

Deadlock Item

IV

Plated Armor

Buy earlier if they have a lot of m1s, can skip if they don't

Debuff

Deadlock Item

II

Debuff Reducer

Buy and upgrade when needed (and you will probably need)

Luxury

Pick what you need

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Resilience

You'll buy this at some point, try to get Spellslinger and Leech first though

Deadlock Item

III

Bullet Resilience

If they have a LOT of bullet damage, usually Return Fire, Berserker and Plated Armor are plenty until late game

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Warp Stone

Really good for survivability and confirming swaps

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

Great stats against m1s if you need to go more tank heavy and they're already buying Armor Piercing

Deadlock Item

IV

Healing Tempo

More fire rate and healing

Deadlock Item

IV

Siphon Bullets

True damage, more hp to tank with what's not to like

Deadlock Item

III

Weighted Shots

Good hybrid item for Geist and you won't really notice the downsides

Deadlock Item

IV

Armor Piercing Rounds

If they all start buying Plated Armor and Bullet Resist

Deadlock Item

IV

Imbue

Mystic Reverb

Can also imbue your bomb instead

Situationals

Deadlock Item

II

Battle Vest

Good early if they have a lot of gun damage

Deadlock Item

II

Healing Booster

Can be good sometimes, I usually don't think it's worth it though

Deadlock Item

II

Suppressor

Can buy if you want to go full anti m1s

Deadlock Item

III

Imbue

Surge of Power

Can buy to go more of a spirit damage build than gun

Deadlock Item

III

Tankbuster

Can be good if your team has a lot of gun damage, good in the late game when it's really chunking people

Deadlock Item

IV

Spirit Burn

Will proc pretty easily

I am speed

Deadlock Item

IV

Cheat Death

Want to test this at some point for ultra late game, should theoretically prevent the main way you die in this build which is a CC chain not letting you get ult off

Ability Point Order

Essence Bomb

Life Drain

Malice

Soul Exchange

1

2

5

1

2

1

2

5

1

5

2

5