With Mirage, Valve’s new MOBA shooter Deadlock has received a new hero. We introduce him to you here.
What do you need to know about Mirage? Mirage can be played in two different ways: either as a supporter or as a strong damage dealer that deals a lot of damage. In addition, two different types of builds have emerged in the past few days.
Some builds focus on the really strong primary weapon of Mirage and combine it with his third ability, Djinn’s Mark. The other builds focus on the second ability and its effects.
These are Mirage’s abilities
Ability 1 – Tornado
What does the ability do? The first ability transforms Mirage into a tornado that deals damage and holds enemies in a whirlwind. This whirlwind immobilizes the affected enemy and even blocks their movement abilities. When you exit your tornado form, you have a chance to dodge bullets.
- Duration: 0.75 seconds
- Cooldown: 32 seconds
- Damage: 70
- Radius: 3.5 meters
- Dodge Chance: 25 %
Ability 2 – Fire Scarabs
What does the ability do? After activating the ability, you can shoot scarab beetles at enemies. Hit enemies receive a debuff that reduces their bullet resistance. Additionally, it steals a portion of the maximum health of the hit enemy. Meaning: The enemy takes damage while you heal.
- Charges: 4
- Cooldown between charges: 0 seconds
- Cooldown: 32 seconds
- Debuff: -10 % bullet resistance
- Debuff duration: 14 seconds
- max health that can be stolen: 90
Bonus tip: You can shoot at enemies with your primary weapon at the same time as throwing beetles at them.
Ability 3 – Djinn’s Mark
What does the ability do? Your shots cause an increasing multiplier on hit enemies. Once the multiplier expires or the number of stacks reaches the cap, the stack is consumed and the target takes a base damage multiplied by the number above its head. Additionally, the enemies are marked on the mini-map.
- Base damage: 16
- Maximum multiplier: 8x
- Multiplier duration: 4.5 seconds
- Cooldown between multipliers: 2.5 seconds
- Revealing duration: 2 seconds
When you “consume” a multiplier, you can deal the damage immediately.
Ultimate – Traveler
What does the ability do? Select an enemy that you can see on the minimap and teleport to them with “Traveler”. However, you land at the position they were in when you activated the ultimate. After the teleport, Mirage has increased movement speed and increased fire rate.
- Cooldown: 130 seconds
- Activation duration: 2 seconds
- Change in movement speed: +2.5 meters per second
- Change in fire rate: +20 %
Mirage Build – These items you should buy
What kind of build is this? The build focuses on Mirage’s strong weapon and thus makes use of the ability “Djinn’s Mark”.
The build comes from the content creator “AverageJonas”, who specializes in Deadlock. Previously, he worked as a content creator for Riot Games’ tactical shooter Valorant, but now wants to focus on Valve’s Deadlock.
The build is still a work in progress and may change in the future – after all, Mirage hasn’t been out for long, and even the expert hasn’t found a perfect build yet.
These items you should buy: To make it as easy as possible for you to buy, we are including a screenshot of the build. This way, you can see exactly which items you need to buy.
You can also find and activate the build directly in the game, so that only the items you should buy are displayed during the match. To do this, enter “Twitch.tv/AverageJonas Gun Mirage” in the search bar in Deadlock.
What do you need to consider when buying items? Be sure to buy the items from left to right. AverageJonas also states that you should sell “Extra Regen” in the mid-game. In the late game, you should also sell the abilities “Hollow Point Rounds” and “Ammo Replenishment”.
Additionally, you must:
- Apply Quicksilver Reload to Djinn’s Mark
- Apply Superior Cooldown to Tornado
If you are new to Deadlock and want to prepare a bit for your first matches, we have compiled some tips for Valve’s MOBA shooter on MeinMMO that may help you: Deadlock beginner’s guide: 7 short tips that will make you better right away
