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Deadlock Bible
Matchup · November 6, 2026

McGinnis vs Dynamo

48%
Unfavoured33,015 matches
All McGinnis matchups & counters

Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026

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How McGinnis beats Dynamo

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 Dynamo

The fight-warper. Dynamo’s whole game is the one Singularity that wins the match.

  • 01Never group tight when Dynamo is missing from the map.
  • 02Rejuvenating Aurora is a channel, so interrupt it.
  • 03Have one hero hold a stun for Dynamo after he teleports in.
Punish
Per match

Head-to-head

McGinnisDynamo
48%Win rate52%
0.72Kills per death0.78
+3.2Last-hit edge+0
+3.8Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+1.4K
+996Objective damage edge+0
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Laning

Win the lane: McGinnis into Dynamo

  1. 01Farm is close (+3.2 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits.
  2. 02McGinnis denies ~3.8 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
  3. 03Dynamo has sustain (Rejuvenating Aurora). Short, sharp trades beat long ones — buy anti-heal early.
Skill order

Skill order for this matchup

56.7% win rate over 16,893 matches

Standard order works here.

Dynamo’s kit

Threats

SingularityUltimate
StunDisplacement250s 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 0.72 kills per death against Dynamo.
  • McGinnis finishes 1.4k souls behind Dynamo on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
  • McGinnis deals 996 more objective damage per match than Dynamo — push structures when you win lane.
  • Track Singularity (250s cooldown). The window right after Dynamo uses it is your best time to fight.
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Who else beats Dynamo

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FAQ

Matchup questions

Who wins McGinnis vs Dynamo?

McGinnis wins 48% of 33,015 recent matches against Dynamo — unfavoured.

How do I beat Dynamo as McGinnis?

Farm is close (+3.2 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits. Track Singularity (250s cooldown). The window right after Dynamo uses it is your best time to fight.

What should McGinnis buy against Dynamo?

Toxic Bullets, Healbane, Debuff Reducer.