Matchup · November 6, 2026
McGinnis vs Vyper
53.4%
Favoured19,121 matches
All McGinnis matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Deadlock Bible take
How McGinnis beats Vyper
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 Vyper
A slippery gunner who slides into your backline with a dagger and a bola.
- 01Stay above half health; Lethal Venom scales with missing health.
- 02Dodge Petrifying Bola’s direct hit.
- 03CC her before she slides away.
Respect
Punish
After Petrifying Bola
Per match
Head-to-head
McGinnisVyper
53.4%Win rate46.6%
0.83Kills per death0.93
+5.7Last-hit edge+0
+2.9Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+828
+0Objective damage edge+2.8K
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Laning
Win the lane: McGinnis into Vyper
- 01McGinnis out-farms Vyper by ~5.7 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02McGinnis denies ~2.9 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Vyper 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 Vyper: keep the standard order and push your lead with Mini Turret.
Vyper’s kit
Threats
Lethal Venom
Stun28s cd
Petrifying BolaUltimate
StunSlow115s cd
Screwjab Dagger
Slow10s 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 0.83 kills per death against Vyper.
- McGinnis finishes 828 souls behind Vyper on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- McGinnis deals 2.8k less objective damage per match than Vyper — let teammates take structures while you hold.
- Track Petrifying Bola (115s cooldown). The window right after Vyper uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins McGinnis vs Vyper?
McGinnis wins 53.4% of 19,121 recent matches against Vyper — favoured.
How do I beat Vyper as McGinnis?
McGinnis out-farms Vyper by ~5.7 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Petrifying Bola (115s cooldown). The window right after Vyper uses it is your best time to fight.