Learn which items answer McGinnis’s threats, how to play the lane, and when to commit or disengage.
Monster Rounds
Cultist Sacrifice
Knockdown
Disarming Hex
Metal Skin
Warp Stone
Rusted Barrel
Cursed Relic
Alchemical FireBuy for the threat you are facing. These are situational options, not a build to purchase in full. Tap an item for its breakdown.
Clear the turret setup from safe angles before trying to take the position. Save area damage for grouped turrets and preserve a vertical route around the wall. When her own gun prevents that clear, weapon defense can buy the space you need; it does not replace the job of removing the setup.
Monster Rounds and Alchemical Fire solve the summon problem directly; Knockdown and other hard control matter once she starts protecting key channels or escapes.
Identify what is losing the exchange, then use the answer and timing below.
Monster RoundsWhat to do: Buy Monster Rounds early and upgrade to Cultist Sacrifice if the summon problem persists.
Why it helps: Both directly improve your ability to clear player-created NPCs, and Cultist Sacrifice can consume Mini Turrets.
KnockdownWhat to do: Keep hard control available for the channel.
Why it helps: An interrupt forces her to either invest in protection such as Indomitable or give up the high-value channel.
Metal SkinWhat to do: Activate Metal Skin during the commit.
Why it helps: Bullet immunity lets you survive the window where you are exposed while removing the structures that are actually controlling the space.
Cultist SacrificeWhat to do: Upgrade into Cultist Sacrifice when summon control is deciding objectives.
Why it helps: It is a higher-commitment anti-summon answer that can remove Mini Turrets and turn entrenched turret setups into extra value instead of a permanent zone.
Alchemical FireWhat to do: Use Alchemical Fire from a safe angle on grouped turrets.
Why it helps: Its area damage can clear several parts of the setup while denying the ground McGinnis wants to hold.
Clear what you can first. Otherwise you are paying for defensive items while leaving the source of the repeated pressure untouched.
Save that clear for a useful cluster. Make the cooldown remove meaningful setup rather than a low-value target.
Slows down enemy weapon attack speed.
Useful answers: Rusted Barrel
Helps survive bullet pressure through immunity, conditional defense, or a barrier.
Useful answers: Metal Skin
Interrupts vulnerable channels or denies an important cast before it starts. Silence alone is not a universal channel interrupt.
Useful answers: Knockdown · Cursed Relic
Monster RoundsImproves damage against minions and summons.
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Cultist SacrificeImproves NPC clear and consumes eligible summons for rewards.
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KnockdownDelayed stun for grounding flyers or interrupting vulnerable channels.
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Disarming HexStops an enemy from firing during their weapon-damage window.
Metal SkinTemporary bullet immunity for the enemy's decisive weapon commitment.
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Warp StoneTeleports you forward and grants bullet resistance.
Rusted BarrelReduces enemy fire rate for more manageable gun trades.
Cursed RelicLocks enemy actions and strips non-ultimate buffs, but lowers your damage.
Alchemical FireArea damage that clears clustered summons and pressures enemy positions.
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