Mina Build Guide: Best Items & Ability Order
Mina is a playable Deadlock hero. Over the last 14 days Mina sits in D tier with a 44.7% win rate across 863K matches, ranked 42 of 44 heroes. In Oracle+ lobbies the win rate is 46.6%. The most common mid-game purchases are Stamina Mastery, Tankbuster and Extra Stamina.
Tier
D
Win rate
44.7%
Change
−1.6%
Pick rate
37.9%
K/D/A
7.6 / 6.9 / 10.8
Avg. souls
40.4K
Mina item build
The items players buy most in each phase. The percentage is how often the item is bought in that phase; the number below is the win rate when bought.
Early game (0–10 min)
Mid game (10–20 min)
Late game (20+ min)
Mina abilities
Ability 1
Rake
Damage: 60Missing Health as Damage: 6%Heal Per Kill: 25Cooldown: 16sCast Range: 10m
- I
Damage +60
- II
+30.0 Heal per Kill -8.0s Cooldown
- III
+7.0% Missing health damage and increased Heal per Kill Spirit scaling
Ability 2
Sanguine Retreat
Briefly disperse, becoming untargetable and flying to a target location.
Can be recast within a brief window.
Cast Range: 9mRecast Window: 4sCooldown: 32sDuration: 0.65s
- I
On Cast: Gain +25% Fire Rate for 8s and add 8 bullets
- II
Cooldown -10s
- III
+1 Recast +4m Range
Ability 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.
Spirit Damage Per Bullet: 4Bonus Damage: 45
- I
On Proc: +24% Slow for 3s
- II
+3.0 Spirit Damage per Bullet & +45.0 Bonus Damage
- III
-5 Cooldown On Proc: +25% Fire Rate for 5s
Ultimate
Nox Nostra
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.
Bats per Second: 30Damage: 4.6Additional Bats Per Love Bite: 2Total Bats Released: 75Cooldown: 150sCast Range: 40m
- I
Damage +1.9
- II
Cooldown -45s
- III
On Hit: Deal +0.5% Current Health as Damage
Mina ability order
The most common way to spend the first 12 ability points (54% of tracked players). The first point unlocks an ability, the next three upgrade it.
 Rake | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sanguine Retreat | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Love Bites | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
 Nox Nostra | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Upgrade priority: Rake → Sanguine Retreat → Love Bites → Nox Nostra
Mina matchups and counters
Mina's win rate when the listed hero is on the enemy team (minimum 200 matches).
Frequently asked questions
Is Mina good in Deadlock?
Mina is currently D tier with a 44.7% win rate and 37.9% pick rate over the last 14 days. That is down 1.6% compared with the 14 days before.
What are the best items for Mina?
Early game: Extra Spirit, Mystic Burst and Quicksilver Reload. Mid game: Stamina Mastery, Tankbuster and Extra Stamina. Late game: Boundless Spirit, Spirit Burn and Superior Cooldown. These are the items players buy most often in each phase.
What is the best ability order for Mina?
The most common upgrade priority is Rake → Sanguine Retreat → Love Bites → Nox Nostra.
Who counters Mina?
Mina has the lowest win rate against Graves, Rat King and Paige and the highest against Mirage, Pocket and Shiv.
Stats are calculated from matches played in the last 14 days and refreshed twice a day. Hero, ability and item details come from the game's own text. Data source: deadlock-api.com. Last updated: 2 November 2026 at 21:22. Oyunpedia is not affiliated with Valve.