Mirage Counter Guide
MirageMirage Performance Stats
Best Items Against Mirage
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Mirage are Fury Trance, Disarming Hex and Rusted Barrel, with Fury Trance yielding the strongest results. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Mirage spends pressure. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Mirage wants to start or finish a fight. Rusted Barrel makes extended trades more uncomfortable and can make it harder for Mirage to recover after taking damage. Most top-performing counter purchases are vitality items that disrupt Mirage's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Mirage counters include Graves, Victor and Seven, with Graves being the hardest counter at 37.8% win rate. Mirage performs best against Grey Talon, Venator and Mina. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Mirage's engage window and control lane trades.
Mirage Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
44.5%
Pick Rate
17.2%
Mirage is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Mirage stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Mirage's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Mirage gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Mirage has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Mirage
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fury Trance263 total matches | 48.9% | 37.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% | 31.8% | 35.0% | 34.5% | 14.3% | 30.0% | 15.0% | N/A |
 Disarming Hex3,111 total matches | 44.1% | 39.1% | 32.4% | 32.1% | 28.1% | 30.4% | 34.9% | 33.2% | 29.7% | 40.0% | 51.7% |
 Rusted Barrel2,115 total matches | 29.9% | 44.1% | 35.2% | 31.8% | 32.9% | 31.6% | 34.7% | 39.9% | 35.7% | 36.5% | 56.5% |
 Rescue Beam256 total matches | 37.5% | 41.9% | 35.0% | 15.0% | 45.0% | 38.1% | 48.1% | 26.1% | 66.7% | N/A | 17.2% |
 Lifestrike200 total matches | 57.1% | 23.8% | 24.0% | 40.0% | 33.3% | 20.0% | 45.0% | 30.8% | 66.7% | N/A | N/A |
 Metal Skin10,877 total matches | 41.2% | 41.8% | 38.8% | 36.3% | 37.5% | 36.5% | 38.7% | 37.2% | 36.1% | 39.5% | 41.6% |
 Knockdown3,941 total matches | 39.1% | 39.0% | 39.7% | 39.8% | 37.1% | 37.3% | 39.3% | 37.2% | 37.7% | 35.2% | 44.8% |
 Weapon Shielding649 total matches | 33.9% | 42.7% | 47.2% | 34.1% | 31.4% | 40.3% | 48.4% | 28.8% | 31.0% | 62.5% | 33.3% |
 Return Fire804 total matches | 43.6% | 36.4% | 36.2% | 47.4% | 37.7% | 39.4% | 37.0% | 41.9% | 36.4% | 43.0% | 42.9% |
 Silence Wave1,189 total matches | 36.9% | 43.0% | 41.7% | 40.8% | 35.5% | 41.8% | 35.7% | 38.3% | 42.2% | 45.9% | 57.1% |