- Win Rate
- 44.9%
- Pick Rate
- 36.8%
- KDA
- 2.79
Mina Abilities
- Skill Level
- All Skill Levels
- Matches
- 44,161
- Version
- 6860
- Last Updated
- Nov 8, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Mina abilities are Rake, Sanguine Retreat, Love Bites. The Mina ultimate ability is Nox Nostra. This page provides Mina's ability previews and provides the recommended Mina ability leveling order for competitive play.
Mina abilities
Rake
-8.0s Cooldown
Mina abilities: cooldowns, damage & scaling
Mina's abilities in Deadlock: Rake, Sanguine Retreat, and Love Bites. Ultimate: Nox Nostra (150s cooldown). Every number comes from the current game files. Move the Spirit Power slider, buy upgrade tiers or try an imbue item and the whole page recalculates.
| Ability | Cooldown | Key stat | Scaling | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ability 1Rake | 16s | 60Damage | Heal Per Kill +0.3 per Spirit Power | |
 Ability 2Sanguine Retreat | 32s | 9mCast Range | Cast Range +0.02 per Spirit Power | — |
 Ability 3Love Bites | Passive | 4Spirit Damage Per Bullet | Bonus Damage +1.85 per Spirit Power | |
 UltimateNox Nostra | 150s | 30Bats per Second | Damage +0.094 per Spirit Power |
Also imbues any active ability:
Quicksilver Reload
Echo ShardMercurial Magnum
Mystic Reverb
Rake
Sanguine Retreat
Love Bites
Nox NostraRake (1)
Ability 1
- Cooldown
- 16s
- Damage
- 60
- Missing Health as Damage
- 6%
- Heal Per Kill
- 25+0.3 per Spirit Power
- Cast Range
- 10m
- Attack Angle
- 60
Rake upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | Damage 120 |
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| T2 | 2 AP | +30.0 Heal per Kill -8.0s Cooldown |
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| T3 | 5 AP | +7.0% Missing health damage and increased Heal per Kill Spirit scaling |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Rake
Mystic Expansion800 · T1Cast Range 10m → 12m
Compress Cooldown1,600 · T2Cooldown 16s → 13.1s
Ballistic Enchantment3,200 · T3Cast Range 10m → 12.2m
Surge of Power3,200 · T3Heal Per Kill 25 → 33.4
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Sanguine Retreat (2)
Ability 2
Briefly disperse, becoming untargetable and flying to a target location.
Can be recast within a brief window.
- Cooldown
- 32s
- Cast Range
- 9m+0.02 per Spirit Power
- Recast Window
- 4s
- Max Recasts
- 1
- Duration
- 0.65s
- Bonus Bullets
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
- Buff Duration
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
- Fire Rate
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
Sanguine Retreat upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | On Cast: Gain +25% Fire Rate for 8s and add 8 bullets |
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| T2 | 2 AP | Cooldown 22s |
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| T3 | 5 AP | +1 Recast +4m Range |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Sanguine Retreat
- Mystic Expansion800 · T1Cast Range 9m → 10.8m
- Compress Cooldown1,600 · T2Cooldown 32s → 26.2s
Duration Extender1,600 · T2Recast Window 4s → 4.88sDuration 0.65s → 0.79s- Ballistic Enchantment3,200 · T3Cast Range 9m → 11m
- Surge of Power3,200 · T3Cast Range 9m → 9.56m
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Love Bites (3)
Ability 3
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
- 4+0.09 per Spirit Power
- Bonus Damage
- 45+1.85 per Spirit Power
- Buildup Per Shot
- 18.4%
- Buildup Decay Time
- 5s
- Cooldown per Target
- 10s
- Move Speed
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
- Buff Duration
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
- Slow Duration
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
- Fire Rate
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
Love Bites upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | On Proc: +24% Slow for 3s |
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| T2 | 2 AP | +3.0 Spirit Damage per Bullet & +45.0 Bonus Damage |
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| T3 | 5 AP | -5 Cooldown On Proc: +25% Fire Rate for 5s |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Love Bites
- Surge of Power3,200 · T3Spirit Damage Per Bullet 4 → 6.52Bonus Damage 45 → 96.8
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Nox Nostra (4)
Ultimate
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.
- Cooldown
- 150s
- Bats per Second
- 30
- Damage
- 4.6+0.094 per Spirit Power
- Additional Bats Per Love Bite
- 2
- Total Bats Released
- 75
- Max Additional Bats
- 50
- Debuff Duration
- 1.25s
- Max Pigeons Per Target
- 1
- Cast Range
- 40m
- Attack Angle
- 20
- Lock-on Time Per Pigeon
- 0.01s
- Current Health
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
Nox Nostra upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | Damage 6.5 |
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| T2 | 2 AP | Cooldown 105s |
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| T3 | 5 AP | On Hit: Deal +0.5% Current Health as Damage |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Nox Nostra
- Mystic Expansion800 · T1Cast Range 40m → 48m
- Compress Cooldown1,600 · T2Cooldown 150s → 123s
- Duration Extender1,600 · T2Debuff Duration 1.25s → 1.53s
- Ballistic Enchantment3,200 · T3Cast Range 40m → 48.8m
- Surge of Power3,200 · T3Damage 4.6 → 7.23
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Mina skill order
476,680 gamesMost Mina players max Rake first (82% of games), then Love Bites (11%).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rake | + | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||||||||||
| Sanguine Retreat | + | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||||||||||
| Love Bites | + | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||||||||||
| Nox Nostra | + | T1 | T2 | T3 |
Which ability players max first
The most common order in recent matches. The first 8 points come straight from match data; the rest follow the most common max-first priority. "+" marks the unlock, T1–T3 the upgrade tiers.
Mina Leveling Costs and Upgrades
Mina reaches max level (36) at 48,600 souls. New abilities unlock at levels 1, 3, 5, 8. Every other level adds an ability point.
| Level | Souls | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Ability Unlock |
| 2 | 200 | Ability Point |
| 3 | 500 | Ability Unlock |
| 4 | 900 | Ability Point |
| 5 | 1,400 | Ability Unlock |
| 6 | 2,000 | Ability Point |
| 7 | 2,600 | Ability Point |
| 8 | 3,200 | Ability Unlock |
| 9 | 3,900 | Ability Point |
| 10 | 4,600 | Ability Point |
| 11 | 5,300 | Ability Point |
| 12 | 6,000 | Ability Point |
| Level | Souls | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6,800 | Ability Point |
| 14 | 7,600 | Ability Point |
| 15 | 8,400 | Ability Point |
| 16 | 9,200 | Ability Point |
| 17 | 10,100 | Ability Point |
| 18 | 11,000 | Ability Point |
| 19 | 11,900 | Ability Point |
| 20 | 12,800 | Ability Point |
| 21 | 13,800 | Ability Point |
| 22 | 14,900 | Ability Point |
| 23 | 16,100 | Ability Point |
| 24 | 17,400 | Ability Point |
| Level | Souls | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 18,900 | Ability Point |
| 26 | 20,600 | Ability Point |
| 27 | 22,500 | Ability Point |
| 28 | 24,600 | Ability Point |
| 29 | 26,900 | Ability Point |
| 30 | 29,400 | Ability Point |
| 31 | 32,100 | Ability Point |
| 32 | 35,000 | Ability Point |
| 33 | 38,100 | Ability Point |
| 34 | 41,400 | Ability Point |
| 35 | 44,900 | Ability Point |
| 36 | 48,600 | Ability Point |
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Mina Abilities - FAQ
What abilities does Mina have?
Mina has four abilities: Rake, Sanguine Retreat and Love Bites, plus the ultimate Nox Nostra.
What is Mina's ultimate in Deadlock?
Mina's ultimate is Nox Nostra, with a 150s base cooldown. 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.
What are Mina's ability cooldowns?
Base cooldowns for Mina: Rake 16s, Sanguine Retreat 32s, and Nox Nostra 150s. Upgrades cut the most from Nox Nostra, which goes from 150s to 105s with all three tiers.
What is the recommended ability leveling order for Mina?
Most Mina players max Rake first (82% of games), then Love Bites (11%).
Does Mina scale with Spirit Power?
Yes. 4 of Mina's 4 abilities scale with Spirit Power. The biggest scaler is Love Bites: Bonus Damage gains 1.85 per point of Spirit Power.
Which items boost Mina's abilities?
Imbue items that change Mina's numbers: Mystic Expansion, Compress Cooldown, Ballistic Enchantment, Surge of Power, and Duration Extender. The biggest jump: Surge of Power on Love Bites takes Spirit Damage Per Bullet from 4 to 6.52.