McGinnis is a Hero in Deadlock. She wields a machine gun and her abilities revolve around the usage of structures like turrets and walls, which she can create to support allies and hold down positions to the benefit of her team. If the situation goes awry, she can launch a powerful barrage of rockets at her enemies.
Internal namesCodenames used for this hero in the game files:
Forge; Engineer
A talented engineer who started her career from a young age, McGinnis isn't fond of theoretical work, thus spending most of her time working in a mechanics shop, often meddling with the supernatural. While the ethics of brainstorming the occult war machine are grey at best, McGinnis isn't that fussed so long as she gets her paycheck.
Deploy a turret that shoots enemies, dealing spirit damage over time. The turret expires after a limited lifetime. Turrets deal reduced damage to troopers and objectives.
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24
Turret DPS
x9
100
Turret Health
30m
Attack Range
35sLifetime
1
+10 Turret DPS and +10m Attack Range
2
2 Charges
5
+25% Turret Fire Rate and +12s Turret Lifetime
Notes
Turrets are not affected by weapon damage falloff/ramp up, thus normal falloff and the damage bonuses from Close Quarters, Point Blank and their upgrades do not apply.
Medicinal Specter
15m
6.5s
0
50s
Deploy a spirit that provides healing to nearby allies.
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25/sec
Health Regen
6m
Heal Radius
0%
Fire Rate Bonus
0%Stamina Recovery
0%Max Health Regen
1
+1.5s Duration
2
-20s Cooldown and provides +100% Stamina Recovery
5
+2% Max HP Regen +3m Heal Radius +40% Spirit Resist
Notes
The healing and fire rate bonuses do not stack when multiple Specters cover the same area.
Spectral Wall
50m
6s
0
50s
Cast a wall that applies slow on enemies it passes through. Erupt the wall to divide the terrain in half and damage nearby enemies. After casting, press Fire or Ability 3 to erupt the wall early.
Can be Destroyed with Melee Attacks
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60
Damage
-20%
Move Speed
Stun
0s
Stun Duration
5mMinimum Range
5mImpact Range
2.5sSlow Duration
0sDebuff Duration
1
Amplifies McGinnis's damage by +20% on hit enemies for 7s
2
-20s Cooldown and +2s Duration
5
Deploy 2 Mini Turrets near the wall for 8s +30% Slow
Notes
Spectral wall has a set time of 2 seconds to reach it's max range, with its base speed being 25m/s. The speed of the wall increases as range does.
Heavy Barrage
36m
8s
0
200s
Unleashes a volley of rockets that home in on a targeted location.
McGinnis is slowed and is still able to use stamina.
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21
Damage Per Rocket
6
Rockets per second
4.5m
Explosion Radius
8.5mMin Range
8sDuration
0sSlow Duration
1
Applies 30% movement and dash slow for 1s
2
-45s Cooldown and +6s Duration
5
+2m Radius and +15 Damage per Rocket with increased spirit scaling
Notes
Deals 50% damage to objectives.
The 30% slow from upgrade 1 lasts for 2 seconds.
McGinnis is slowed by 40-50% while using her ult, this slow is reduced by "Movement Slow Resist" from items like Enduring Speed and can also be cleansed for the duration of Unstoppable.
Weapon
Services Rendered
Rapid Fire
Medium Range
72Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
Increases fire rate as the guns spins up
Notes
Services Rendered takes 2 seconds to spin up, increasing McGinnis' fire rate and bullet spread, and slowly winds down at 25% per second (4 seconds total at max spin) as indicated by the grey indicator around the crosshair.
The DPS and Bullets per second stats listed in game use the max spin up values.
Services Rendered's base fire rate starts at 5 bullets per second (Cycle time: 0.2) and spins up to 12.5 bullets per second (Cycle time: 0.08), averaging around 11 Bullets per second per clip at the beginning of a match.
Maggie McGinnis always had a knack for building things. At 4 she was using Lincoln Logs to recreate architectural marvels. At 10 she built and rewired a custom light fixture for her parent's anniversary. At 15 she designed a machine that refined the souls of the dead...that last one got a little more attention than the Lincoln Logs.
Now the head of Fairfax Industries Military R&D department, McGinnis spends her time in the machine shop, not in a lab. She's not interested in theory, to her science is magic you can touch.
Lore
McGinnis' wish is unknown, although it's implied that she's using the ritual as a chance to test some weaponry.[1][2] In The Binding of Oathkeeper, McGinnis helps Lady Geist due to the chance to "harness the power of a God".[3]
McGinnis' first name is Margaret, but she goes by Maggie.[4]
Maximilian Fairfax "paraded McGinnis incessantly" to the New York elite when he first discovered her as a genius teenage inventor.[5] McGinnis was famously known as a "kid genius".[6][7]
As the head engineer of Fairfax Industries Military R&D department, McGinnis brainstorms the occult war machines.[8][9] While it's unknown where McGinnis' inventions have been used, it's said that she may be resposible for millions of deaths.[10][11] As a "notorious misanthrope", McGinnis doesn't really care about the deaths she's caused or the sins of Fairfax Industries.[12][13][14]
While McGinnis doesn't love working for Fairfax Industries, she's content with being a "wage slave" since she gets paid a fortune.[13][15] McGinnis was worried that she would lose her job when Fairfax lost the sovereignty of the Island of Cadenza to the US Government.[16][17]
McGinnis' equipment and weaponry is powered by souls.[18][19]
Paradox is interested in McGinnis' research and the secrets she holds for Fairfax.[38][39] McGinnis has been trying to keep Paradox out of her lab.[40]
McGinnis' design is similar to popular depictions of the American World War II cultural icon Rosie the Riveter - notably the red headband, blue shirt, jeans overalls, red socks and bulky physique.
McGinnis and Bebop are currently tied for the highest base ammo count at 66.
↑McGinnis' in-game voice line (Upgrade Heavy Barrage): "Been waiting to test this for a while."
↑The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 4A - McGinnis: "Give me a reason to help you. Something interesting." -Lady Geist: "It will likely be 50 years before there's another maelstrom. Do you really want to wait that long before you try to harness the power of a God?" -McGinnis: "Now we're talking."
↑2025-01-28 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "Maggie is short for Margaret, but she goes by Maggie"
↑The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 4A - Lady Geist: "Your mind is the engine that drives the occult war machine. Within a decade your inventions will claim millions of lives, if they haven't already."
↑The Doorman's in-game voice line (Taunt McGinnis): "Your creations are responsible for the deaths of millions, McGinnis, you’re a monster.
↑Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Presumably walking home drunk after a Fairfax Industries holiday party, notorious misanthrope Maggie McGinnis has been seen looking festive!"
↑ 13.013.1McGinnis' in-game voice line (Select): "Do I love working for Fairfax Industries? No. Does it pay a small fortune? Yes. How do I sleep at night? Like a baby."
↑McGinnis And Ivy Conversation 1 - "Carlos says Fairfax Industries is bad for the country." - "And if Carlos paid my mortgage, I might care what he had to say."
↑McGinnis and Haze conversation - McGinnis: "I was just a kid freaking out 'cause I thought I was going to lose my job but, Fairfax was surprisingly calm. I don't think he expected Cadenza to last forever. He just wanted to make the most out of an opportunity before legislation caught up. Plus, the guy gets to say he created one of the United States!"
↑Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Supreme Court is poised to rule on the Fairfax Fair Tax bill next session. Will our 50th state remain in the union? Or will Fairfax Industries successfully regain its sovereignty over the island of Cadenza? Only time will tell!"
↑McGinnis And Abrams Conversation 2 - "How do you not throw out your back carrying all that stuff?" - "It's lighter than it looks. Souls don't weigh a whole lot."
↑McGinnis' in-game voice line (Unselect): "Great. I thought of a new way to weaponize souls in the shower, I need to go to the lab."
↑McGinnis' in-game voice line (Killed Kelvin): "Took out Kevin – Kelvin. His name is Kelvin. I'm gonna get that right next time."
↑McGinnis And Seven Conversation 3 - "Now I think it's safe to say you plateau'd." - "I'm sorry, what did you say?" - "You are a woman who executes pedestrian ideas at the highest level. That makes you a master craftsman, but far from a visionary."
↑The Doorman's in-game voice line (Pass McGinnis on Zipline): "So that's the brightest mind humanity has to offer..."
↑Mina's in-game voice line (Destroy Turrets): "I'm gonna kill Fairfax's little pet genius!"
Mini Turret
20m
1
3s
18s
spirit damage over time. The turret expires after a limited lifetime.
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24
x9
100
30m
35s
Lifetime
1
