Matchup · November 6, 2026
McGinnis vs Yamato
52.9%
Favoured24,529 matches
All McGinnis matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
Deadlock Bible take
How McGinnis beats Yamato
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 Yamato
A blade who commits fully — and refreshes everything when she does.
- 01Wait out Shadow Transformation; she’s invincible at first.
- 02Dodge Power Slash’s charge.
- 03Burst her after the all-in.
Respect
Punish
After Flying Slash
Per match
Head-to-head
McGinnisYamato
52.9%Win rate47.1%
0.80Kills per death1.06
+22.2Last-hit edge+0
+4.2Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+303
+981Objective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: McGinnis into Yamato
- 01McGinnis out-farms Yamato by ~22.2 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02McGinnis denies ~4.2 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
- 03Yamato 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 Yamato: keep the standard order and push your lead with Mini Turret.
Yamato’s kit
Threats
Flying Slash
DisplacementSlow36s cd
Crimson Slash
Slow16s 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 Yamato.
- McGinnis finishes 303 souls behind Yamato on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- McGinnis deals 981 more objective damage per match than Yamato — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Shadow Transformation (160s cooldown). The window right after Yamato uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins McGinnis vs Yamato?
McGinnis wins 52.9% of 24,529 recent matches against Yamato — favoured.
How do I beat Yamato as McGinnis?
McGinnis out-farms Yamato by ~22.2 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Shadow Transformation (160s cooldown). The window right after Yamato uses it is your best time to fight.