Mini Turret
Mini Turret is McGinnis' first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with an 18 second cooldown. 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.
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.
Mini Turret in matches
McGinnis players unlocked Mini Turret first in 58.4% of matches (31,349 of 53,717), third in 30.4% of matches (16,353 of 53,717) and second in 11.1% of matches (5,954 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 Mini Turret 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.
Mini Turret stats
Mini Turret
- Cooldown 18s
- Charges 1
- Between charges 3s
- Range 20m
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.
- 35s Lifetime
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +10m Attack Range +10 Turret DPS | +10 Turret DPS and +10m Attack Range |
| 2 | +2 Charges | |
| 3 | +25 Attack Speed Mult +12s Lifetime | +25% Turret Fire Rate and +12s Turret Lifetime |
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.
Mini Turret change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6835 | No player-facing change in 9 builds (October 30 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 30, 2026build 6833 | Mini Turret's Non Hero Damage Percent Outgoing changed from 50 to 65 and Turret Health scaling from +9 x Boons to +10 x Boons. | Changed |
| October 26, 2026build 6821from build 6683 | No player-facing change in 36 builds (August 20 to October 26, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 12, 2026build 6677 | Mini Turret's Turret Health changed from 90 to 100 and Turret Health scaling from +7.8 x Boons to +9 x Boons; Mini Turret lost Decaying Resist and Decaying Resist Duration. | 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 |
Mini Turret FAQ
What does Mini Turret do?
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. Its tooltip lists 24 Turret DPS (+0.42 x Spirit), 100 Turret Health (+10 x Boons), 30m Attack Range and 35s Lifetime.
What is Mini Turret's cooldown in Deadlock?
Mini Turret has an 18 second cooldown.
How does Mini Turret scale with spirit power?
Turret DPS starts at 24 and gains 0.42 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Mini Turret's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +10 Turret DPS and +10m Attack Range. Tier 2: +2 Charges. Tier 3: +25% Turret Fire Rate and +12s Turret Lifetime.
Was Mini Turret changed in the latest patch?
No. Mini Turret is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the October 30, 2026 patch (build 6833).