Mirage Guide — Abilities, Builds & Strategy

Mirage Base Stats

• Role: Assassin
• Max Health: 730
• Max Move Speed: 7
• Stamina: 3
• Base Health Regen: 1.5
• Light Melee Damage: 50
• Heavy Melee Damage: 116

Mirage Weapon Stats

• DPS: 40.272
• Sustained DPS: 27.925
• Bullet Damage: 14.8
• Rounds Per Second: 2.7211
• Clip Size: 16
• Reload Time: 2.6s
• Bullet Speed: 828
• Can Crit: Yes

Mirage Abilities

• Ability 1: Fire Scarabs
• Ability 2: Dust Devil
• Ability 3: Djinn's Mark
• Ability 4: Traveler

Mirage Guide — Strategy & Tips

Quick Answer: Mirage is an agile medium-range disruptor who stacks Djinn's Mark with his bullets, steals life and cuts enemy damage with Fire Scarabs, and uses Dust Devil to damage, slow, lift and dodge. Play around your marks by cashing them in for burst and a slow, and save Traveler for rotations and ganks. Keep your Dust Devil bullet evasion and Scarab life steal available to survive burst.

Mirage is an agile medium-range fighter who pressures from just outside melee range with his rifle, Promises Kept, stacking Djinn's Mark on whoever he keeps shooting. He is a disruptor first: Fire Scarabs infest an enemy to steal life for him and cut their damage, while Dust Devil turns him into a whirlwind of wind that damages, slows and lifts enemies before handing him bullet evasion on the way out. He leans on three stamina and a fast dash, so he plays around angles rather than standing still and trading shots. His job in a fight is to spread marks, siphon health to stay healthy, and use Dust Devil to break up clumps of enemies or bail himself out. Traveler gives him map-wide reach, letting him teleport to assist allies, finish weak foes, or take objectives the instant he is needed.

Early Game

Early on you are farming and poking more than all-inning, so keep your reload covered and let Promises Kept's medium range chip away from safety. Put Fire Scarabs on the enemy laner to steal life and blunt their damage, since that health steal is what keeps you in a solo lane. Do not burn Dust Devil on nothing; hold it for a trade or an escape, because Mirage is invincible during the cast. Steady shots and your mark damage are enough to make most lane trades go your way.

Mid Game

Mid game Mirage comes online as a teamfighter: layer marks on a target and pop the active to cash them in for a burst of spirit damage and a fading slow. Use Dust Devil to start fights, since the lift pulls enemies out of position and the bullet evasion covers your walk-out afterward. Fire Scarabs on a priority carry does double duty, cutting their damage while topping you up, and reapplying it refreshes the steal. Keep farming lanes and camps between fights so you are never caught without your cooldowns, and keep Traveler ready when a side lane turns ugly.

Late Game

Late game Mirage's marks and slow-stun can delete squishy heroes, and with the T3 upgrade a max-mark pop stuns the victim for 0.5s on top of the damage. Play the edges of fights instead of the middle, because your bullet evasion from Dust Devil and the life steal from Scarabs are your survivability and both need to stay available. The reveal from your marks turns the map into a weapon, so Traveler in to punish anyone caught alone or split from their team. Itemize to survive burst, because your kill pressure only matters while you are upright.

Combos

Standard combo: open with Fire Scarabs on the target, then keep landing bullets to stack Djinn's Mark toward its four-mark cap, since each added mark doubles the current damage. When the marks are about to fall off or you want the burst now, trigger the active to consume them, which also lands a fading slow; at T3, hitting max marks stuns the victim for 0.5s. Weave Dust Devil through the fight to lift and slow a cluster, then walk out under the bullet evasion it grants. Save Traveler for repositioning or a gank rather than a panic button, because taking damage during the wait interrupts the teleport.

Strong Against

Mirage is strong against teams that like to stand and clump, because Dust Devil hits everyone inside its radius with damage, a move-speed slow and a lift. His life steal and damage reduction from Fire Scarabs make him a headache for sustained traders who expect to out-sustain him. Djinn's Mark's reveal and the map-wide threat of Traveler punish heroes who play split or get caught alone. Squishy backliners who cannot punish his medium-range poke are his favorite prey.

Weak Against

Mirage is weak to burst that lands before he can react, because his sustain is over time rather than instant and getting deleted in one rotation ends the fight early. Enemies who can interrupt his Traveler wait period force him to fight instead of escape. Heroes who out-range him for free hit him where Promises Kept cannot reach, and hard control that lands on his Dust Devil approach leaves him exposed once the evasion wears off. He also struggles when his marks cannot stick, since anyone who can clear or out-sustain the damage blunts his kill threat.

Synergies

Mirage thrives with teammates who can pin enemies in place so his marks and Dust Devil connect on multiple targets at once. A team that groups for objectives lets him cash in marks and lift key targets, and ally control that holds people inside Djinn's Mark range turns his slow-stun into a real combo. Because he brings sustained damage, reduced enemy damage and life steal rather than pure burst, he pairs well with a front line that eats the first cooldowns. Traveler makes him a natural partner for split-push and objective plays, rotating to whichever lane needs an extra body.

Common Mistakes

• Treating Dust Devil as pure damage instead of using its lift, slow and post-emerge bullet evasion as a disruption and escape tool.
• Letting Djinn's Mark stacks fall off unused — trigger the active to cash in your marks, since each added mark doubles the current damage.
• Using Traveler greedily: taking any damage during the wait interrupts the teleport, and it also drops the Soul Urn if you are carrying it.

Matchup Notes

• vs Haze — Keep your medium range and stack Djinn's Mark on her from outside her comfort zone; if she dives, Dust Devil to lift and slow her, then walk out under the bullet evasion it grants.
• vs Lash — Do not let him pull you into his team; hold Dust Devil to punish his engage and put Fire Scarabs on him to blunt his follow-up damage while you kite.
• vs Seven — Spread out and use your marks' reveal to track him, then Dust Devil through his zone to lift and slow before cashing in your marks while they are still up.
• vs Vindicta — Close the gap fast and land Fire Scarabs so her damage drops while you steal life; Dust Devil's lift and your post-emerge bullet evasion make her long-range poke far less punishing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mirage's role in Deadlock?

Mirage is an agile medium-range disruptor and bodyguard. He stacks Djinn's Mark with his bullets, uses Fire Scarabs to steal life and reduce an enemy's damage, and Dust Devil to damage, slow and lift enemies before gaining bullet evasion.

How does Djinn's Mark work?

Mirage's shots passively apply marks to the target; when a mark expires or he triggers the active, it deals spirit damage and briefly reveals the target. Each added mark doubles the current damage, up to four marks, with a per-target cooldown between applications.

What does Fire Scarabs do?

Fire Scarabs infests an enemy, stealing life for Mirage each second and causing the target to deal reduced damage for the duration. Reapplying it only refreshes the duration rather than stacking.

How should I use Dust Devil?

Dust Devil turns Mirage into a whirlwind that damages, slows and lifts enemies in its radius, and grants him bullet evasion after he emerges. He is invincible while casting it, so it works as both an engage and an escape.

What abilities does Mirage have?

Mirage has Fire Scarabs, Dust Devil, Djinn's Mark and Traveler. His weapon is Promises Kept, a medium-range rifle, and his kit leans on marks, life steal and disruption rather than burst.

How does Mirage's Traveler work?

Traveler lets Mirage target a location on the minimap and teleport there after a brief wait, but taking damage during the wait interrupts the teleport. Using it makes him drop the Soul Urn, and cancelling it before he teleports can bait enemies into wasting abilities.