Mirage

Assassin · Medium to play · Pistol

Mirage build & counters

Mirage is a assassin in Deadlock (“Times his shots and catches fleeing targets”). Since the 10-05-2026 patch Mirage has a 44.6% win rate over 71,775 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 Paige.

Tier
D
Win rate
44.6% −0.1
Pick rate
13.2%
KDA
3.18
Souls / game
41,320
Games
71,775

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 Regeneration89% buy · 44.8% win
  • Monster Rounds44% buy · 44.6% win
  • Headshot Booster40% buy · 44.3% win
  • Extra Spirit37% buy · 44.7% win

Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

  • Mystic Vulnerability87% buy · 45.1% win
  • Healbane77% buy · 45.2% win
  • Compress Cooldown69% buy · 45.0% win
  • Titanic Magazine59% buy · 46.0% win

Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

  • Toxic Bullets85% buy · 45.9% win
  • Superior Cooldown57% buy · 46.6% win
  • Dispel Magic38% buy · 45.8% win
  • Headhunter36% buy · 44.7% win

Tier 4 · 6,400 souls

  • Ricochet83% buy · 46.9% win
  • Escalating Exposure71% buy · 48.5% win
  • Spiritual Overflow26% buy · 53.9% win
  • Inhibitor25% buy · 53.1% win

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 49.9% of 1,932 games. Djinn's Mark is maxed first in 73% 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 44.6%, 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

About 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, Monster Rounds; 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 Paige, Graves and Rat King. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Mirage's overall 44.6%.

Updated Oct 13, 2026.