Medicinal Specter
Medicinal Specter is McGinnis' second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 50 second cooldown. Deploy a spirit that provides healing to nearby allies. Its tooltip lists +25/s Health Regen (+0.3 x Spirit) and 6m Heal Radius.
Open the most-bought McGinnis build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 53,388 McGinnis matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Medicinal Specter in matches
McGinnis players unlocked Medicinal Specter second in 61.0% of matches (32,780 of 53,717), third in 34.8% of matches (18,705 of 53,717) and first in 3.7% of matches (1,964 of 53,717), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the McGinnis matches in which Medicinal Specter was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every McGinnis match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Medicinal Specter stats
Medicinal Specter
- Cooldown 50s
- Duration 6.5s
- Range 15m
Deploy a spirit that provides healing to nearby allies.
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1.5s Duration | +1.5s Duration |
| 2 | -20s Cooldown +100% Stamina Recovery | -20s Cooldown and provides +100% Stamina Recovery |
| 3 | +2% Max Health Regen +3m Heal Radius +40 Spirit Resist | +2% Max HP Regen +3m Heal Radius +40% Spirit Resist |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Medicinal Specter change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6712 | No player-facing change in 41 builds (September 29 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 29, 2026build 6711 | Medicinal Specter's Health Regen now reads +25/s (was +25/sec). | Changed |
| September 25, 2026build 6701from build 6683 | No player-facing change in 4 builds (August 20 to September 25, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 12, 2026build 6677 | Medicinal Specter's tier 1 upgrade changed from +40 Spirit Resist to +1.5s Duration; the tier 3 upgrade changed from +2% Max Health Regen, +3m Heal Radius and +1.5s Duration to +2% Max Health Regen, +3m Heal Radius and +40 Spirit Resist. | Changed |
| August 8, 2026build 6672from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 8 builds (July 28 to August 8, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Medicinal Specter FAQ
What does Medicinal Specter do?
Deploy a spirit that provides healing to nearby allies. Its tooltip lists +25/s Health Regen (+0.3 x Spirit) and 6m Heal Radius.
What is Medicinal Specter's cooldown in Deadlock?
Medicinal Specter has a 50 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -20s.
How does Medicinal Specter scale with spirit power?
Health Regen starts at +25/s and gains 0.3 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Medicinal Specter's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +1.5s Duration. Tier 2: -20s Cooldown and provides +100% Stamina Recovery. Tier 3: +2% Max HP Regen, +3m Heal Radius, +40% Spirit Resist.
Was Medicinal Specter changed in the latest patch?
No. Medicinal Specter is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 29, 2026 patch (build 6711).