McGinnis
Inventor · Support · Disruption
Lore
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 parents' 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.
Approachable to learn · Services Rendered
Precise placement is everything for McGinnis, whether she's creating a killzone or splitting the enemy team. She can help keep her team running making them hard to dislodge when entrenched.
The Oracle’s file on McGinnis What fans say about McGinnis
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
McGinnis’s abilities
Mini Turret
Deploy an automated turret
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.
- Turret DPS
- 24 + 0.42 × Spirit
- Turret Health
- 100
- Attack Range
- 30m
- Lifetime
- 35s
Upgrades
- 1 AP
+10 Turret DPS and +10m Attack Range
- 2 AP
+2 Charges
- 5 AP
+25% Turret Fire Rate and +12s Turret Lifetime
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on McGinnis
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How McGinnis got here.
Maggie McGinnis always built things: Lincoln Logs at 4, and at 15 a machine that refined the souls of the dead.
SourceMcGinnis’s biography
In the game“At 4 she was using Lincoln Logs”
McGinnis’s biography “At 15 she designed a machine that refined the souls of the dead”
McGinnis’s biography She now heads military research at Fairfax Industries, and works in the machine shop rather than a lab.
SourceMcGinnis’s biography
In the game“Now the head of Fairfax Industries Military R&D department”
McGinnis’s biography “science is magic you can touch”
McGinnis’s biography Billy says Fairfax handpicked her, and Pocket says their father wishes she were his daughter.
SourceBilly, Pocket
In the game“Don't act like you're blue collar, McGinnis. You were handpicked by Fairfax himself.”
Billy, on killing McGinnis “You know my dad wishes that you were his daughter right?”
Pocket, to McGinnis, before a match
Why McGinnis is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
The Patrons pitch her on doing something for herself, after giving Fairfax so much.
SourceThe Archmother, The Hidden King
In the game“Fairfax Industries is wasting your talents, McGinnis, you deserve better… and The Archmother can provide that for you.”
The Archmother, to McGinnis, as a match begins “You've given much of your life to Fairfax Industries, today you do something for yourself.”
The Hidden King, to McGinnis, as a match begins They also offer a chance to change the world again.
SourceThe Hidden King, The Archmother
In the game“This is your moment to change the world once more, McGinnis.”
The Hidden King, to McGinnis, as a match begins “Maggie. People judge you because they lack vision. But The Archmother understands. Summon her.”
The Archmother, to McGinnis, as a match begins
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
Fairfax Industries
She works there, gets jokes about raises, and tells Ivy not to judge her for it.
SourceMcGinnis, Ivy
In the game“Papa Fairfax is giving me a raise after this...”
McGinnis, on a killing streak “How can you work at Fairfax Industries”
Ivy, to McGinnis, before a match “Oh so you wanted to have moral superiority over someone you just met?”
McGinnis, to Ivy, before a match The Djinn
Mirage asks if Fairfax could build something that isn't a weapon, and she's open to it.
SourceMirage, McGinnis
In the game“The Djinn had interest in contracting your companies services, would you be open to developing something that's not a weapon.”
Mirage, to McGinnis, before a match “We're always looking for interesting problems to solve. If the Djinn have one, I'm happy to run it up the flagpole.”
McGinnis, to Mirage, before a match The Arroyos
Carlos says Fairfax is bad for the country. She says he doesn't pay her mortgage.
SourceIvy, McGinnis
In the game“Carlos says Fairfax Industries is bad for the country.”
Ivy, to McGinnis, before a match “And if Carlos paid my mortgage I might care what he had to say.”
McGinnis, to Ivy, before a match Blackmore Academy
She thinks its students are all the same.
SourceMcGinnis
In the game“Blackmore Academy kids are all the same.”
McGinnis, on killing Graves
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
McGinnis was at Fairfax during the Cadenza situation, as a kid scared of losing the job.
SourceHaze, McGinnis
In the game“Were you working for FI when the whole Cadenza situation was going down?”
Haze, to McGinnis, before a match “Honestly, the rest of us were more rattled than he was. 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 the United States.”
McGinnis, to Haze, before a match McGinnis prefers “Maggie” to anything that sounds like a boardroom.
SourceMcGinnis
In the game“Thanks! You can drop the Miss though. Feel free to call me McGinnis or Maggie. Really anything that makes me feel like I'm not in a boardroom.”
McGinnis, to Kelvin, before a match The other Fairfax directors host events at The Baroness. McGinnis never does.
SourceThe Doorman
In the game“The other Fairfax directors always host events for their teams at The Baroness, but you never do. Why is that?”
The Doorman, to McGinnis, before a match McGinnis checks whether Apollo has daddy issues, to avoid “an Arin 2.0”.
SourceMcGinnis
In the game“Good. Last thing I needed was an Arin 2.0.”
McGinnis, to Apollo, before a match
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