Matchup · November 6, 2026
McGinnis vs Pocket
55.5%
Favoured12,975 matches
All McGinnis matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
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How McGinnis beats Pocket
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 Pocket
A trickster who hides in a suitcase and then hits you with a shotgun.
- 01Wait out Enchanter’s Satchel instead of wasting abilities into it.
- 02Affliction can’t kill you — don’t panic-use cooldowns.
- 03Shoot the Flying Cloak path; he’ll teleport there.
Respect
Punish
After he leaves the Satchel
Per match
Head-to-head
McGinnisPocket
55.5%Win rate44.5%
0.80Kills per death0.84
+0Last-hit edge+12.7
+3.9Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+1.3K
+1.2KObjective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: McGinnis into Pocket
- 01Pocket wins the farm by ~12.7 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
- 02McGinnis denies ~3.9 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Pocket 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
Early pointPocket wins the farm: an early point into Mini Turret clears waves and keeps you in lane.
Pocket’s kit
Threats
Barrage
Slow32s 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 0.80 kills per death against Pocket.
- McGinnis finishes 1.3k souls behind Pocket on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- McGinnis deals 1.2k more objective damage per match than Pocket — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Affliction (170s cooldown). The window right after Pocket uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins McGinnis vs Pocket?
McGinnis wins 55.5% of 12,975 recent matches against Pocket — favoured.
How do I beat Pocket as McGinnis?
Pocket wins the farm by ~12.7 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone. Track Affliction (170s cooldown). The window right after Pocket uses it is your best time to fight.