Mirage counters and synergy
How to counter Mirage
To counter Mirage, play Rat King, Graves and Paige: Mirage wins only 35.6% against Rat King. Overall Mirage wins 43.0% of 17k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle.
- Win rate
- 43.0%
- Pick rate
- 9.8%
- Matches
- 17k
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Mirage's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.
Same team
Best teammates
Vyper 787 matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
Rem 1,912 matches
As expected
42.2% win rate
Paige 2,631 matches
As expected
49.7% win rate
McGinnis 776 matches
As expected
42.5% win rate
Apollo 1,295 matches
As expected
46.6% win rate
Venator 2,274 matches
As expected
42.2% win rate
Celeste 1,271 matches
As expected
45.1% win rate
Sinclair 1,158 matches
As expected
41.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Celeste 1,645 matches
+2.7 vs expected
44.7% win rate
Wraith 3,544 matches
+2.1 vs expected
42.1% win rate
Bebop 3,733 matches
+2.1 vs expected
47.9% win rate
Seven 2,415 matches
As expected
41.3% win rate
Kelvin 1,739 matches
As expected
40.1% win rate
Warden 678 matches
As expected
51.3% win rate
Holliday 1,705 matches
As expected
44.6% win rate
Viscous 1,183 matches
As expected
47.9% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
The Doorman 1,137 matches
−3.4 vs expected
43.6% win rate
Nurse Harrow 1,119 matches
As expected
40.3% win rate
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Sinclair 1,037 matches
As expected
43.3% win rate
Rat King 4,964 matches
−1.5 vs expected
35.6% win rate
Solomon 1,895 matches
As expected
47.3% win rate
Mina 3,139 matches
As expected
43.5% win rate
Violet 2,100 matches
As expected
43.3% win rate
Deadman Danny 2,383 matches
As expected
47.7% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Mirage against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Mirage wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.
| Enemy hero | Mirage wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat King | 35.6% | 4,964 | −1.5 points |
 Graves | 37.3% | 2,253 | As expected |
| Paige | 37.5% | 2,944 | As expected |
 Ivy | 39.9% | 2,213 | As expected |
| Kelvin | 40.1% | 1,739 | As expected |
 Haze | 40.2% | 5,775 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 40.3% | 1,119 | As expected |
 Abrams | 40.4% | 2,465 | As expected |
 Victor | 40.4% | 2,056 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 40.5% | 2,390 | As expected |
 Baba | 41.1% | 2,603 | As expected |
| Apollo | 41.2% | 1,556 | As expected |
| Seven | 41.3% | 2,415 | As expected |
| Vyper | 41.4% | 1,103 | As expected |
 Vindicta | 41.8% | 2,640 | As expected |
| Wraith | 42.1% | 3,544 | +2.1 points |
 Drifter | 42.1% | 3,404 | As expected |
 Lash | 42.3% | 4,134 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 43.3% | 1,037 | As expected |
 Calico | 43.3% | 1,976 | As expected |
| Violet | 43.3% | 2,100 | As expected |
| Mina | 43.5% | 3,139 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 43.6% | 1,137 | −3.4 points |
 Yamato | 43.8% | 2,320 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 44.0% | 2,558 | As expected |
 Silver | 44.2% | 1,453 | As expected |
 Billy | 44.2% | 1,876 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 44.5% | 930 | As expected |
| Holliday | 44.6% | 1,705 | As expected |
| Celeste | 44.7% | 1,645 | +2.7 points |
| Venator | 44.7% | 3,131 | As expected |
 Lady Geist | 44.8% | 1,572 | As expected |
 Infernus | 46.3% | 3,923 | As expected |
| Rem | 46.8% | 1,768 | As expected |
| Solomon | 47.3% | 1,895 | As expected |
 Shiv | 47.6% | 2,912 | As expected |
| Deadman Danny | 47.7% | 2,383 | As expected |
| Viscous | 47.9% | 1,183 | As expected |
| Bebop | 47.9% | 3,733 | +2.1 points |
 Pocket | 48.0% | 2,224 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 48.4% | 1,321 | As expected |
 Paradox | 48.4% | 2,368 | As expected |
| Warden | 51.3% | 678 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Mirage in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Mirage struggles against. Mirage has the lowest win rate against Rat King, Graves and Paige (35.6% against Rat King). Taking each hero's own strength into account, The Doorman, Nurse Harrow and Sinclair do better against Mirage than expected.
- Who is Mirage good against?
- Mirage has the highest win rate against Warden, Paradox and Grey Talon (51.3% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mirage does better than expected against Celeste, Wraith and Bebop.
- Who is the best teammate for Mirage?
- Vyper: together they win 46.9%, 2.4 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Mirage lane with?
- Paige, Venator and Drifter make the best lane partners for Mirage, measured against what each pair is expected to win.