Mina builds, abilities and matchups

Deadlock Mina abilities, item builds, game plan and matchups. Statistics cover 30 days as of 2026-10-25.

Mina

Tier 5 Marksman · Late game · Spirit focus

Marksman with bonus Spirit damage on bullets and silencing bats

Win rate46.2%
Pick rate41.2%
Under 28 min43.7%
Over 40 min48.6%
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Item builds last 30 days, 1,413,938 Mina games · average win rate 45.8%

Rank 1 / 2This build 73,682 games (5.2% of Mina games)Win rate 55.8%vs games of the same length +8.7%p

Ability Point Order most common order in this build · numbers are upgrade tiers

Max order 1. Rake → 2. Sanguine Retreat → 3. Love Bites → 4. Nox Nostra

Level1335678101516182328293136
1. RakeUnlock123
2. Sanguine RetreatUnlock123
3. Love BitesUnlock123
4. Nox NostraUnlock123
Picked97%71%99%98%98%67%99%97%97%64%99%95%79%100%100%100%

Level: the earliest level that step can be taken (unlocks at levels 1·3·5·8, upgrades cost 1·2·5 points). Picked: of the games with the same order up to the step before, the share that took this ability.

Where it splits: Step 2 (level 3): 1. Rake 71.4% · 3. Love Bites 28.2% / Step 6 (level 7): 3. Love Bites 66.8% · 4. Nox Nostra 32.3% / Step 10 (level 16): 2. Sanguine Retreat 63.8% · 4. Nox Nostra 34.4%

Early0~10 min#1~5

Core · #1~5 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Mid10~25 min#6~9

Core · #6~9 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Late25 min~#10~18

Core · #10~18 in order · components included

Skip components you have · if short on slots, buy the upgrade directly

Situational

Final build, late core bought

9 base slots + 3 unlocked slots · icon numbers are the overall buy order

12 / 12 slots
Extra slot
Extra slot
Extra slot

Destroy Walkers to unlock the extra slots and hold all 12. Situational and counter items replace items in this set; they are not a 13th buy.

4 upgrades that merge components
  • Rapid Rounds → Swift Striker
  • Compress Cooldown → Superior Cooldown
  • Mystic Expansion → Greater Expansion
  • Superior Cooldown → Transcendent Cooldown

Counters swap into the final build when needed

Not recommended often bought, but a poor fit for this build

Rank: games and win rate together. Builds are ordered by the lead over games of the same length times games ÷ (games + 30,000), so a build with few games gets less credit for its lead. Number under each icon: win rate difference against items at the same price. Games in this build where the item was bought are compared with games of the same length (5-min steps), then the average of items at the same price is taken away. Expensive items are bought more in games with Souls to spare (winning ones), so only items at the same price are compared. Click an item for its effects and full stats. Win rates shown are for the build group, not for holding all 12 items of the final build at once.

Build styles 1,500 real games (last 3 days, normal games of 20+ min) grouped into 3 styles by where the build went · grouped by: items bought by 20 min · the numbers beside an item are its average purchase time and the share of that style owning it · deadlock-api.com

Spirit-focused · Stamina Mastery

38% of games · win rate 42.9% · 573 games

Weapon 14%Spirit 63%Vitality 23%
Early (~10 min)
  1. Quicksilver Reload7:18 · 77%
  2. Extra Health7:40 · 35%
Mid (10~20 min)
  1. Swift Striker14:29 · 37%
  2. Stamina Mastery15:16 · 100%
  3. Tankbuster16:33 · 95%
Late (20 min~)
  1. Boundless Spirit24:04 · 85%
  2. Superior Cooldown25:21 · 33%
  3. Greater Expansion27:05 · 58%
  4. Spirit Burn28:18 · 63%
  5. Spirit Rend28:45 · 40%
  6. Transcendent Cooldown31:10 · 33%

New player pickSpirit-focused · Dispel Magic

37% of games · win rate 46.5% · 559 gamesVitality +4%p vs other styles

Weapon 12%Spirit 61%Vitality 28%
Early (~10 min)
  1. Quicksilver Reload6:22 · 87%
  2. Mystic Expansion8:01 · 36%
  3. Extra Health8:35 · 39%
Mid (10~20 min)
  1. Dispel Magic13:47 · 99%
  2. Stamina Mastery16:45 · 98%
  3. Swift Striker17:20 · 40%
  4. Tankbuster18:57 · 98%
Late (20 min~)
  1. Boundless Spirit23:57 · 86%
  2. Spirit Burn28:10 · 75%
  3. Greater Expansion29:31 · 41%

Spirit-focused · Spirit Rend

25% of games · win rate 38.3% · 368 gamesWeapon +3%p vs other styles

Weapon 18%Spirit 60%Vitality 21%
Early (~10 min)
  1. Extra Health7:41 · 33%
  2. Quicksilver Reload8:44 · 60%
Mid (10~20 min)
  1. Swift Striker12:36 · 47%
  2. Tankbuster16:57 · 86%
Late (20 min~)
  1. Spirit Rend22:13 · 42%
  2. Stamina Mastery23:56 · 58%
  3. Boundless Spirit24:50 · 70%
  4. Greater Expansion25:33 · 46%
  5. Spirit Burn30:01 · 45%
  6. Transcendent Cooldown30:18 · 33%

"New player pick" is the style with the highest win rate among those used in 15% or more of games. Win rates also reflect skill gaps, so within 2%p is about even. At first, buy the picked style in order; once comfortable, fit in counter items for the enemy comp.

Ability max order ability maxed first · last 30 days

1. Rake83%
3. Love Bites11%
4. Nox Nostra5%
2. Sanguine Retreat2%

Abilities

1. Rake 10m

Against it: Keep your distance and watch for the combo that follows Rake

2. Sanguine Retreat 9m

Briefly disperse, becoming untargetable and flying to a target location. Can be recast within a brief window.

Against it: Attacks don't land during Retreat, so aim at where she lands

3. Love Bites

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.

Against it: Hit and run briefly so you don't take ability hits in a row

4. Nox Nostra 40m

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.

Against it: When bats fly in, hide behind cover to avoid the silence

Gun
Mina's gun

Single shot · Ammo 12 · 4 bullets/sec · DPS 29 · full damage to 20m, minimum from 46m

Playing against

  • Go in once you see Sanguine Retreat is used
  • Repeated ability hits trigger Love Bites, so keep trades short
  • When bats come, use your key abilities before you get silenced

Counter items

Debuff ReducerSpirit Resilience

Strengths

  • Bullets carry Spirit damage for steady output
  • Sanguine Retreat gets her out of danger fast
  • Bat silence shuts down several enemies' abilities

Weaknesses

  • Few ways to escape after Retreat
  • Her ultimate takes time to get strong
  • Struggles when enemies get close

Game plan

Laning

Poke with bonus bullet damage and mix in abilities to trigger Love Bites.

Mid game

Trigger Love Bites on heroes often to add more bats.

Late game

Open team fights with the Nox Nostra silence and escape safely with Retreat.

Power spikes

Nox Nostra grows stronger as more bats are added by triggering Love Bites on heroes. From mid game, the ultimate's silence decides team fights.

With them on your team

  • Go in together with Mina's bat silence
  • When Mina retreats, don't force it; back off with her

2026-10-25 · 30 days · deadlock-api.com, 랭크 기본 매치 · Deadlock API