McGinnis build guide

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by The MoldVersion 5Updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #862709

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Author's notes

Teamplay-oriented McGinnis with focus on turret spam/spirit debuff to take pressure off teammates and support with potent healing specter. You are going to be relying on your teammates to really secure kills and stay alive, so communication and timing is key to maximize the annoyingness of your abilities.

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 9 items · Turrets aren't that present here, just trying to survive lane with your gun and your teammate
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
  Helps kill minions in lane
2. 2
  Extra Regen
  Live
3. 3
  Extra Charge
  More sentries
4. 4
  Extra Spirit
2Early Countersoptional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Rusted Barrel
  High fire rate heroes (Haze, Ivy, Vyper)
2. 2
  Slowing Hex
  High mobility heroes (ex. Apollo, Calico)
3. 3
  Weapon Shielding
  Anti-weapon burst
4. 4
3Mid game
Game stage · 12 items · Here comes the bullshit and spikes hell yes
1. 1
  Tesla Bullets
  Now your gun does spirit damage which is going to be huge since your kit is all spirit anyway
2. 2
  Mystic Vulnerability
  More damage hooray!
3. 3
  Spirit Shredder
  Shooting people makes your turrets hit them harder
4Heroic Auraoptional
Author's category · 1 items · You might want this
1. 1
  Heroic Aura
  HUGE anti-gun item and very supportive. Only optional cuz I ran out of room. You can ask somebody else to run this
5Midgame Counterbuysoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
  Spirit comps
2. 2
  Counterspell
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
4. 4
6Late game
Game stage · 7 items · Kill everyone (with friends)
1. 1
  Healing Tempo
  Built from Healing Booster
  Buff you and your team with healing specter
2. 2
  Spiritual Overflow
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  Crazy spirit buffs when you shoot so aim up boy
3. 3
  Mercurial Magnum
  Built from Quicksilver Reload
7Late Countersoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Plated Armor
  HUGE anti-gun
2. 2
  Spellbreaker
  Anti-spirit burst
3. 3
  Inhibitor
4. 4

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Mini TurretMini Turret	Mini Turret: Ability unlocked, step 1				Mini Turret: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Mini Turret: 2 AP upgrade, step 6						Mini Turret: 5 AP upgrade, step 12