Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · Jul 28, 2026
- Sanguine Retreat recast time increased from 3.5s to 4s
- Sanguine Retreat T3 cast range increased from +3m to +4m
Marksman · Hard to play · Pistol
Mina build & counters
Mina is a marksman in Deadlock. Since the 10-14-2026 patch Mina has a 46.1% win rate over 144,486 games, which is C tier across all ranks and B tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Mina items after the first shop are Improved Spirit, Tankbuster and Boundless Spirit. Most players max Rake first. Mina's hardest matchup is Graves.
- Tier
- C
- Win rate
- 46.1% −0.6
- Pick rate
- 38.7%
- KDA
- 2.81
- Souls / game
- 40,917
- Games
- 144,486
Tier by rank
- All ranksC46.1%
- Initiate – AcolyteC46.4%
- Sentinel – RitualistB48.3%
- Emissary – OracleB49.3%
- Phantom – EternusB49.9%
Best Mina items
The items Mina players buy most at each shop tier this patch, with the win rate of the players who bought them. Late items show higher win rates because winning players can afford them, so compare items within a tier.
Tier 1 · 800 souls
Extra Spirit97% buy · 46.2% win
Mystic Burst94% buy · 46.3% win
Extra Stamina92% buy · 46.3% win
Mystic Expansion75% buy · 46.7% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Improved Spirit96% buy · 46.3% win
Quicksilver Reload90% buy · 46.6% win
Compress Cooldown51% buy · 46.9% win
Spirit Shredder43% buy · 47.4% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Tankbuster90% buy · 46.7% win
Stamina Mastery88% buy · 46.9% win
Superior Cooldown60% buy · 48.2% win
Greater Expansion47% buy · 48.0% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Boundless Spirit82% buy · 48.5% win
Spirit Burn62% buy · 52.2% win
Transcendent Cooldown31% buy · 50.6% win
Mercurial Magnum17% buy · 52.3% win
Mina abilities and skill order
1. Rake
2. Sanguine Retreat
Briefly disperse, becoming untargetable and flying to a target location. Can be recast within a brief window.
3. Love Bites
Your bullets apply additional spirit damage. Dealing damage with your abilities builds up to a vicious bite, dealing a burst of bonus spirit damage. Love Bites has a unique cooldown per target.
4. Nox Nostra · ultimate
Active: Unleash a cloud of bats that seek out targets, each dealing spirit damage and applying Silence. Passive: Triggering Love Bites against heroes permanently increases the number of bats released.
Most common skill order
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 4
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 51.2% of 10,661 games. Almost every common order maxes Rake first.
Mina counters and matchups
How to counter Mina
Enemies that lower Mina's win rate most
Percentage points against Mina's overall win rate of 46.1%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.
Recent official changes
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · Jun 30, 2026
- Rake missing health as damage increased from 5% to 6%
- Sanguine Retreat T3 now also increases range by +3m
- Nox Nostra damage increased from 4.45 to 4.6
- Nox Nostra T1 damage increased from +1.74 to +1.9
FAQ
What is the best Mina build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Extra Spirit, Mystic Burst; tier 2: Improved Spirit, Quicksilver Reload; tier 3: Tankbuster, Stamina Mastery; tier 4: Boundless Spirit, Spirit Burn. Percentages above show how often Mina players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Mina?
Pick heroes Mina struggles against. Mina wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Paige and Rat King. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Mina's overall 46.1%.
Updated Oct 19, 2026.