Matchup · November 6, 2026
McGinnis vs Calico
50.3%
Even15,209 matches
All McGinnis matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Deadlock Bible take
How McGinnis beats Calico
Mystic vs Assassin
Keep your CC for their dive. One stun on an assassin is usually a kill for your team.
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 Calico
A shadow-hunter who appears, bursts and vanishes before anyone can turn around.
- 01Move in pairs once she leaves lane; Calico hunts solo targets.
- 02Make her use Return to Shadows before you spend your big cooldown.
- 03Spread out against Gloom Bombs. Extra bomb hits deal reduced damage, but a full cluster still hurts.
Respect
Punish
When she lands from Leaping Slash
Per match
Head-to-head
McGinnisCalico
50.3%Win rate49.7%
0.72Kills per death1.29
+35.4Last-hit edge+0
+3.4Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+3.5K
+1.1KObjective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: McGinnis into Calico
- 01McGinnis out-farms Calico by ~35.4 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02McGinnis denies ~3.4 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Calico looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order
Skill order for this matchup
56.7% win rate over 16,893 matches
Max firstYou out-farm Calico: keep the standard order and push your lead with Mini Turret.
Calico’s kit
Threats
Calico has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
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 0.72 kills per death against Calico.
- McGinnis finishes 3.5k souls behind Calico on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- McGinnis deals 1.1k more objective damage per match than Calico — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins McGinnis vs Calico?
McGinnis wins 50.3% of 15,209 recent matches against Calico — even.
How do I beat Calico as McGinnis?
McGinnis out-farms Calico by ~35.4 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.