Mirage’s main threat#
Mirage is a skirmisher: fights on the move, trading damage in and out of combat.
The kit is hybrid-leaning, so a mix of bullet and spirit defence do the most to blunt it.
Abilities to play around#
Ability 1
Fire Scarabs
Infests an enemy with scarabs that steal their life and reduce the damage they deal. Reapplying only refreshes the duration.
Play around it Healing or sustain — buy healing reduction (Healbane, Toxic Bullets or Decay) so it’s worth less, and focus burst damage rather than chip damage.
Ability 2
Dust Devil
Turns Mirage into a whirlwind that rushes forward, damaging, lifting and slowing enemies. Emerging grants a window of bullet evasion.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Play around it Slows — Enduring Speed and Debuff Reducer help you walk out of it.
Ability 3
Djinn's Mark
His shots apply marks that deal spirit damage and reveal the target when they expire or are consumed; each mark multiplies the damage. Activating it consumes all marks at once.
Play around it Respect its range and cooldown; fight when it’s been used.
Ultimate
Traveler
Pick a spot on the minimap and teleport there after a short wait. Taking damage, stuns, immobilizes and sleep can interrupt it.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Play around it Mobility — it’s also the escape. Don’t chase it into their team; force it out first, then commit. Slowing Hex shuts down many movement abilities.
Counter items, with reasons#
Specific answers to this kit
Dispel Magic
Vitality · 3,200 souls
Dispel Magic can remove Fire Scarabs, Dust Devil and Djinn's Mark effects.
General answers
General answers are our editorial reading of the kit. Counter items only help if you’re the one being hit — buy for the threat you actually face.
How to beat Mirage#
- Dispel Magic can remove Fire Scarabs, Dust Devil and Djinn's Mark effects.
- Slowing Hex disables Dust Devil.
- Damage interrupts Traveler.
- Unstoppable suppresses Dust Devil and Djinn's Mark crowd control.
Mistakes to avoid
- Chasing them through their own team.
- Losing track of their escape cooldown.
Want to see the hero from the other side? Read the Mirage guide, or open the counter-pick helper to plan against a whole enemy team.