DOMINATING WITH MCGINNIS! McGinnis Gameplay | Deadlock

[@MastYT]

I'll try to get a Mirage game up tomorrow since the new update just came out, I haven't played him yet but I cooked up a build real quick.

[@wakemason2382]

Dude he has like a mini wraith ult as a normal ability. Super busted rn

[@colbyluttig3340]

Can't wait🎉

[@good_beans]

Patch is super unstable for me, crashing multiple times per game

[@tfrenzy7776]

Hell yeah look forward to trying the build tomorrow ! Chef mast is cooking again with the builds

[@xomnia8776]

FYI, you can look directly up with the ult for people coming in close-range, the mortars just fall downwards after the normal "arching" time

[@lockehart7716]

Only thing I hate about McGinnis is her ult, its so awkward to use mainly because of the map geometry, design, and the camera angle you get. Outside of that she's a solid damage character that can setup an annoying area to fight her in with the turret since her turret inherit a lot of the items effect that she get

[@silxer3154]

I agree, the rest of her kit is fine for her playstyle but the ult feels very awkward to use for the reasons you stated. I mostly play McGinnis currently and the only time I really see myself using the ult is on the big jungle camps the moment they spawn when running a turret focused build. I personally wouldn't mind if they changed/reworked the ult in some way to make it more practical and less awkward in teamfights. Not sure how though.

[@WOMFT]

Aim higher to arc over an obstacle instead of trying to hit them with the aoe

[@MegaMadman50]

I haven't tried any gun or turret builds for McGinnis. I found moderate success in a support build, but I have actually liked leaning into the ult a bit. Leaning into it allows for ult uptime very consistently, which does chunk for a fair bit if you position right (but you're right, very clunky feeling). However, I do love it for jungling. In some areas of the map, you can snipe up to three camps while staying close to lane. So you can farm relatively efficiently and safely.

[@fawaaztoefy9334]

But you have to admit sometimes tha ult is super satisfying, watching 2 or 3 health bars melt at once

[@learntostrafe]

Her ult is pretty good during the early laning phase. If you get the enemy low enough health and pushed under their turret then popping ult will either kill them or force them to go back to base for an easy guardian kill.

[@twjamjam]

Thank you so much for putting the item descriptions on the side

[@nickpenlnd5500]

@mast a video of you going over deadlock patch notes would be pretty dope. Used to enjoy you going over smite notes

[@nwren4637]

This is the first character from Deadlock that you played, which I actually enjoyed. I also appreciate that you did post-commentary. This game is already spastic enough :P

[@silxer3154]

I appreciate the videos, McGinnis is my personal favorite so far and I look forward to testing out this build.

[@WOMFT]

Turret only target swap on heroes w a 1s delay else it just auto shoots based on priority, it also doesn't shoot on the non-visible side of the veil

[@tuanbui1015]

For me, I spamming Mcginnis alot with healer build, since ur 2 aoe will be facking big can cover whole area of the patron, so ur team can freely kill that patron without worry though, also it give 25% fire rate bonus too

[@merthyr1831]

Even if the ult is a bit awkward, it's still great for farming and taking creeps, or just poking at long range during a fight (I find people won't push you if your turrets are up, which just keeps you at range).

[@t900HAWK]

Buffing your turrets with your 2 and heroic aura makes them slap so hard

[@mrchocobo3264]

pls try a full spirit game on McGinnis, it is insane late game since you can just spam your turrets. If the enemies are ignoring them they will just get decimated by those turrets

[@mattewik]

I'm having so much more fun playing because of your videos :D

[@teseter5681]

I could be watching mirage gameplay but instead I’m watching your McGinnis gameplay, hopefully see a mirage vid tomorrow he’s dope :)

[@zilliq-qz5uw]

22:16 had no idea you could teleport there

[@Zaucroya]

14:00 Apparently, the ult will target your location if you aim straight up.

[@wbruning1]

That has sadly been patched in the latest big update

[@lakeduvis]

New hero next? Love your stuff Mast

[@Bikkockungus]

Been playing DeadCock for a bit. I've been trying to piece together if the characters have roles or something. Dynamo is my chonky boi.

[@combsmsb]

They purposely dont

[@merthyr1831]

Some heroes suit playstyles or roles more than others, but ginnis is a great example of a hero that can be build around whatever you want to do

[@zilliq-qz5uw]

I'm having a lot of fun on spirit ginnis but mcgunnis seems much more potent, I just don't like how most of her abilities are just useless when going gun

[@mcteags]

I’ve been playing (and losing) many McGinnis games while working on a spirit build. I think I’m finally getting there. Went 28/7 w/ 78k souls last night. But still lost due to turrets getting instantly focused and deleted by the enemy team late game. My damage suffered as a result. Any tips? I’ve been thinking of trying out siphon bullets as a late game item to help buff up my turret HP.

[@anddylapechq8716]

INT for buildings Ya need to get those walkers ASAP Your the guy that can carry the obj dmg while your team is stuck fighting in a lane Become a threat So that every time you show up to a lane by yourself they need 3 guys to jump you The faster you get the obj the better

[@Jake-ot2jp]

I wanna get into the Mast deadlock vids, but i dont have a pc so i dont wanna feel left out

[@leemurrison9869]

Pretty sure if you look straight up with McGinnis ult it comes down right on top of you.

[@silxer3154]

Unfortunately, they fixed that in the most recent patch.

[@RyanScarbrough]

Bullets go brrrrrrrr

[@Ghostah]

Hey Mast could you try Veil Walker on McGinnis and report back about it?

[@aadmsgaming6571]

I don't think I've ever been this early to a Mast video. Let's freaking go

[@edkuchinski3294]

Does ricochet work on ult or on turret bullets?

[@edkuchinski3294]

I was excited to learn that ricochet works on each individual bullet for shotguns

[@Yolipow]

I feel like you’re heavily underestimating her ult. Early game it’s so strong (especially since she’s just very good early game herself lol), and while it falls off a bit late game, it can be used to heavily zone. If you’re positioning correctly, you should be safe to use it to zone out enemies or catch them out of position and it’s so punishing if that happens. If you get dove, you can cancel it early and you should already be around your team anyways so you’ll likely be fine. If you practice positioning with it and getting accurate with it, you’ll hopefully find it to be a stronger asset than you think.

[@Rev_Boneman]

I think the base guardians tend to be called "twins". That's the most common callout I've heard, at least

[@BananakinSplitwalker]

I prefer spirit mcginnis with vitality, make you and your many MANY turrets harder to kill but also the heal now gets bigger in radius with spirit so you can have an absolutely massive heal aoe giving 35% fire rate to teammates and turrets in it just absolutely tearing shit up, if mcginnis herself had a delayed stun like seven or something to keep them in sight while your gun raises a family, files its taxes, arranges and attends its own great grand childrens funerals in the time it takes to wind up and be useful then I'd like gun build more, but I'm not a fan of builds that rely on teammates competence or the enemies lack thereof. In short: turret army go brrrrr and big heals. ps, you get a wraith with her 3 active inside heal radius then there isn't much that can survive what that wraith is about to unleash at them with 70% brrr rate on top of whatever items she may have to boost it further.

[@okami-22]

You do so much more damage with gun McGinnis, don't need to rely on braindead opponents playing into your turrets or constantly nerf your ROF with turret drops, and can still build for a massive heal AoE via items like Surge of Power on it. Gun McGinnis still wants to use that heal for the ROF buff and general team healing.

[@BananakinSplitwalker]

@@okami-22 You only do more damage if they straight up let you, sitting there while you wind up or interrupting the wind up and making you start it over again. They don't get a say in how hard the turrets hit them other than taking the time to destroy them or evading their nests, both of which waste time for the other team. plus turret ginny solos mid boss unless they patched that shit.

[@okami-22]

@@BananakinSplitwalker How to completely avoid turrets: Don't walk into their LOS. Fights are extremely mobile in this game. They are also terrible at tracking moving targets at any range. How to apply gun damage: be able to aim. You barely ever have to reload in a proper gun build, by endgame I can literally run around holding the shoot button with basically zero downtime for the laughs. Titanic mag + active reload + quicksilver reload is hilarious together.

[@BananakinSplitwalker]

@@okami-22 How to avoid mcgunnis: Literally walk farther than 20 feet away from her, the aim means jack shit when the spread is everywhere, and given her severe lack of mobility, good luck catching up, better hope I'm on the side of the wall you want me on when you pop it. I mean if I'm pushing or defending and you want me gone, you HAVE to go through my turrets. As for random skirmishes fine, no character with any build is utterly perfect at every single tiny thing in this game, it's called balance. Why would I give a shit about the inbetween skirmishes when I could just be doing mcginnis things like split pushing or setting a defence, besides, if I'm near one of em I can just set a turret net and have my team draw them into it if they're losing the fight, if they're winning the fight I'll just be on my way. If I die in a teamfight at least all my turrets sitting in the gigantic ass heals still do something. They also are absolutely not bad at tracking, they will beam anything in their range without issue unless it's some gimmicky mobility skill at work. Yet to lose a game a spirit mcginnis.

[@twjamjam]

You gotta pay lady geist she's so fun

[@GutiTheJ]

Replays have flex slot bugs they look unavailable even if they are open

[@VanceB89]

Decided to play vs real players, lost all 7 as best in lobby by 2x every game. #trollmeharder

[@talosisoursavior3061]

Day 117 of asking on behalf of that other guy for Bacchus adc with full mage adc build/attack speed so late game when autoing you become a beyblade

[@eureign]

FIRST

[@smangle7328]

Pro Tip: When using Heavy Barrage, looking straight up can allow you to damage something directly on you!

[@Duck1en]

Today's patch, patched that

[@ortuhs]

pro tip: don’t read patch notes and spread misinformation

[@RyanScarbrough]

Aim for the stars and you'll end up a winner.

[@smangle7328]

@@Duck1en Ah dang it

[@steakwash8872]

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAA Now go play smite, McGinnis wall is temporary, Ymir is eternal

[@billy_bear_cave8703]

This isn't practical, but if you aim straight up with McGinnis' ult the ult lands on her, so that can hit enemies close range. Unless they patched it.

[@tree3d22]

Patched :(

[@billy_bear_cave8703]

@@tree3d22 Yeah, I've got quite some timing on that comment considering that just today the patch comes out and fixes that. Which, of all things to patch, I don't think McGinnis shooting in the air should be one of them considering Ivy can fly urn over and Mirage can teleport urn. 😅