Deadlock
Mirage

Assassin · Medium to play · Pistol

Mirage build & counters

Mirage is a assassin in Deadlock (“Times his shots and catches fleeing targets”). Since the 10-14-2026 patch Mirage has a 44.8% win rate over 39,156 games, which is D tier across all ranks and D tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Mirage items after the first shop are Mystic Vulnerability, Toxic Bullets and Ricochet. Most players max Djinn's Mark first. Mirage's hardest matchup is Graves.

Tier
D
Win rate
44.8% +0.3
Pick rate
10.5%
KDA
3.08
Souls / game
42,130
Games
39,156

Tier by rank

Best Mirage items

The items Mirage 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

  • Mystic Regeneration85% buy · 45.2% win
  • Headshot Booster43% buy · 44.2% win
  • Extra Spirit40% buy · 44.4% win
  • Monster Rounds40% buy · 43.9% win

Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

  • Mystic Vulnerability82% buy · 45.5% win
  • Healbane72% buy · 45.5% win
  • Compress Cooldown65% buy · 45.1% win
  • Titanic Magazine56% buy · 46.2% win

Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

  • Toxic Bullets81% buy · 46.2% win
  • Superior Cooldown58% buy · 46.6% win
  • Headhunter38% buy · 44.7% win
  • Dispel Magic30% buy · 46.5% win

Tier 4 · 6,400 souls

  • Ricochet80% buy · 47.4% win
  • Escalating Exposure67% buy · 48.7% win
  • Boundless Spirit29% buy · 51.4% win
  • Transcendent Cooldown26% buy · 49.8% win

Mirage abilities and skill order

Most common skill order

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 4

Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 47.5% of 1,182 games. Djinn's Mark is maxed first in 75% of common orders.

Mirage counters and matchups

How to counter Mirage

Enemies that lower Mirage's win rate most

Good against

Enemies Mirage beats most often

Best teammates

Allies that raise Mirage's win rate

Percentage points against Mirage's overall win rate of 44.8%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.

Recent official changes

Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · Jul 28, 2026

  • Fire Scarabs duration reduced from 7s to 5s
  • Fire Scarabs T2 reduced from +2 Charges to +1 Charge
  • Fire Scarabs T2 now also increases duration by 2s
  • Dust Devil T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s
  • Fixed Djinn's Mark T3 still being -1s Cooldown instead of -0.75s

Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · Jul 9, 2026

  • Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13
  • Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6
  • Djinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75
  • Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s
  • Traveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s

How to play Mirage

Mirage can envelop himself in a violent tornado to catch up to enemies and lift them up. His scarabs help him sustain against multiple enemies, and he's always ready to help an ally or punish an enemy anywhere.

From the hero description in the game files.

FAQ

What is the best Mirage build?

By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Mystic Regeneration, Headshot Booster; tier 2: Mystic Vulnerability, Healbane; tier 3: Toxic Bullets, Superior Cooldown; tier 4: Ricochet, Escalating Exposure. Percentages above show how often Mirage players buy each item and how often they win when they do.

How do you counter Mirage?

Pick heroes Mirage struggles against. Mirage wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Rat King and Paige. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Mirage's overall 44.8%.

Updated Oct 19, 2026.