How to play MinaHow to play
45.7% win rate · #40 of 44 · Harasser · Nimble · Vexing
Updated 2026-10-29 05:56 UTC · n = 3,699,168 matches
How to play Mina
1Nox Nostra
2RakeYour combo: Release Nox Nostra’s seeking bats, which silence, then Rake the weakest target.
Don’t waste: Sanguine Retreat (briefly untargetable, flies away) is your escape. Once it’s on cooldown you’re easy to catch at 660 health.
Edge: A full Nox Nostra still silences and hits hard; enemies are wary of committing into it.
From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Mina.
Your kit
Briefly disperse, becoming untargetable and flying to a target location. Can be recast within a brief window.
Your bullets apply additional spirit damage. Dealing damage with your abilities builds up to a vicious bite, dealing a burst of bonus spirit damage. Love Bites has a unique cooldown per target.
Active: Unleash a cloud of bats that seek out targets, each dealing spirit damage and applying Silence.Passive: Triggering Love Bites against heroes permanently increases the number of bats released.
Skill order
Max first:Rake›Sanguine Retreat›Love Bites›Nox Nostra
From the most common upgrade order (101k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.
| 10m | 22m | 32m | 43m | 54m | 65m | 76m | 88m | 912m | 1013m | 1114m | 1219m | 1325m | 1427m | 1531m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RakeAbility 1 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
| Sanguine RetreatAbility 2 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
| Love BitesAbility 3 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
| Nox NostraUltimate | I | II |
unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step
Build path with timings
Extra Spirit~2:28 · 97%
→ Improved Spirit
Mystic Burst~4:03 · 94%
→ Tankbuster
Quicksilver Reload~8:09 · 90%
Improved Spirit~9:56 · 96%
→ Boundless Spirit
Stamina Mastery~18:05 · 88%
Tankbuster~18:25 · 90%
Boundless Spirit~24:46 · 82%
Superior Cooldown~26:14 · 57%
sold ~33:32
Spirit Burn~29:04 · 60%
Items that win most on Mina
Cheat Death+11.4 pp · 3% buy it
Diviner's Kevlar+11.3 pp · 5% buy it
Ethereal Shift+10.3 pp · 10% buy it
Mystic Reverb+9.7 pp · 1% buy it
Spiritual Overflow+9.6 pp · 15% buy it
Siphon Bullets+8.8 pp · 4% buy it
Lanes you win
Lanes to play safe
When they counter you
−7.7 ppRat KingBuy against Rat King:
- Ethereal Shift+3.3 pp
Juggernaut+2.9 pp
Refresher+2.9 pp
−7.0 ppGravesBuy against Graves:
Armor Piercer+2.8 pp
Plated Armor+2.6 pp
Cursed Relic+2.2 pp
−6.4 ppPaigeBuy against Paige:
Magic Carpet+1.7 pp- Cheat Death+1.6 pp
Spellbreaker+1.6 pp
Best teammates
Graves53.5% together
Rat King52.9% together
Paige52.1% together
Victor50.2% together
Seven50.0% together
Baba50.0% together
Notes from the best builds
basedcigar
49.5% over 9.4k games · open build →RANK 1 MINA TTV LORDNM
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_Lane: L-R, go Spirit Sap in lane if u want (get expansion imp spirit later)
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_Mid: Rough L-R, can skip/change gun items (dont forget survival options)
Late Survival: use brain
Late Damage: use brain
48.0% over 40k games · open build →