Matchup · November 6, 2026
McGinnis vs Mirage
55.9%
Favoured14,582 matches
All McGinnis matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Deadlock Bible take
How McGinnis beats Mirage
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 Mirage
A traveller who keeps fights alive with scarabs and arrives where you least expect.
- 01Interrupt Traveler with damage; it cancels.
- 02Watch for Mirage arriving from nowhere.
- 03Anti-heal against scarab lifesteal.
Respect
Punish
When he lands from Dust Devil
Per match
Head-to-head
McGinnisMirage
55.9%Win rate44.1%
0.78Kills per death1.08
+7.9Last-hit edge+0
+3.7Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+1.2K
+1.7KObjective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: McGinnis into Mirage
- 01McGinnis out-farms Mirage by ~7.9 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02McGinnis denies ~3.7 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Mirage 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 Mirage: keep the standard order and push your lead with Mini Turret.
Mirage’s kit
Threats
TravelerUltimate
StunSleepSilenceRoot140s cd
Dust Devil
Slow36s 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 0.78 kills per death against Mirage.
- McGinnis finishes 1.2k souls behind Mirage on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- McGinnis deals 1.7k more objective damage per match than Mirage — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Traveler (140s cooldown). The window right after Mirage uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins McGinnis vs Mirage?
McGinnis wins 55.9% of 14,582 recent matches against Mirage — favoured.
How do I beat Mirage as McGinnis?
McGinnis out-farms Mirage by ~7.9 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Traveler (140s cooldown). The window right after Mirage uses it is your best time to fight.