Matchup · November 6, 2026
McGinnis vs Billy
50.9%
Even33,590 matches
All McGinnis matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Deadlock Bible take
How McGinnis beats Billy
Mystic vs Brawler
Kite and zone. Your spells punish brawlers who walk straight at you.
Your game plan as McGinnis
The engineer. McGinnis wins by making the battlefield hers before the fight.
Lane
Mini Turrets zone and poke; Medicinal Specter heals you and your partner.
Mid game
Spectral Wall splits teams and slows. Place it to cut off retreats.
Late game
Heavy Barrage rains rockets on a location. Drop it on objectives and chokes.
How to beat Billy
A punk with a bat who turns every melee hit into ammo and every fight into a brawl.
- 01Keep him off you; Billy wants melee range for everything.
- 02Don’t pull against Chain Gang; straining the chain slows you hard.
- 03Bait Rising Ram, then fight while it’s on full cooldown.
Respect
Punish
After a missed Rising Ram
Per match
Head-to-head
McGinnisBilly
50.9%Win rate49.1%
0.79Kills per death1.04
+14.4Last-hit edge+0
+2.9Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+1.5K
+426Objective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: McGinnis into Billy
- 01McGinnis out-farms Billy by ~14.4 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02McGinnis denies ~2.9 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Billy wants close range. Keep troopers between you, save stamina for a dash out, and punish them when they over-commit.
Skill order
Skill order for this matchup
56.7% win rate over 16,893 matches
Max firstYou out-farm Billy: keep the standard order and push your lead with Mini Turret.
Billy’s kit
Threats
Bashdown
Displacement35s cd
Chain GangUltimate
DisplacementSlow175s cd
McGinnis’s kit
Your tools
Spectral Wall
Slow50s cd
Heavy BarrageUltimate
Slow200s cd
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Mid & late game
Winning the fights after lane
- McGinnis averages 0.79 kills per death against Billy.
- McGinnis finishes 1.5k souls behind Billy on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Track Chain Gang (175s cooldown). The window right after Billy uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins McGinnis vs Billy?
McGinnis wins 50.9% of 33,590 recent matches against Billy — even.
How do I beat Billy as McGinnis?
McGinnis out-farms Billy by ~14.4 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Chain Gang (175s cooldown). The window right after Billy uses it is your best time to fight.