Matchup · November 6, 2026
McGinnis vs Paradox
53.4%
Favoured16,805 matches
All McGinnis matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Deadlock Bible take
How McGinnis beats Paradox
Mystic vs Marksman
Use spells to force them out of position; marksmen hate being moved.
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 Paradox
A tactician who swaps you into her team.
- 01Stay behind your frontline; Swap trades your position for hers.
- 02Walk out of Pulse Grenade before the radius grows.
- 03Shoot around Time Wall, not through it.
Respect
Punish
After Kinetic Carbine is fired
Per match
Head-to-head
McGinnisParadox
53.4%Win rate46.6%
0.78Kills per death0.89
+0Last-hit edge+2.6
+3.8Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+990
+1.3KObjective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: McGinnis into Paradox
- 01Farm is close (-2.6 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits.
- 02McGinnis denies ~3.8 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Paradox out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.
Skill order
Skill order for this matchup
56.7% win rate over 16,893 matches
Standard order works here.
Paradox’s kit
Threats
Pulse Grenade
Slow32s cd
Time Wall
Slow25s 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 Paradox.
- McGinnis finishes 990 souls behind Paradox on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- McGinnis deals 1.3k more objective damage per match than Paradox — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Paradoxical Swap (95s cooldown). The window right after Paradox uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins McGinnis vs Paradox?
McGinnis wins 53.4% of 16,805 recent matches against Paradox — favoured.
How do I beat Paradox as McGinnis?
Farm is close (-2.6 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits. Track Paradoxical Swap (95s cooldown). The window right after Paradox uses it is your best time to fight.