Pocket vs Mirage
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Pocket beats Mirage
Assassin vs Assassin
Assassin mirrors are decided by who sees the other first. Track their cooldowns and never commit while their escape is up.
Your game plan as Pocket
A trickster who hides in a suitcase and then hits you with a shotgun.
How to beat Mirage
A traveller who keeps fights alive with scarabs and arrives where you least expect.
- 01Interrupt Traveler with damage; it cancels.
- 02Watch for Mirage arriving from nowhere.
- 03Anti-heal against scarab lifesteal.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Pocket into Mirage
- 01Pocket out-farms Mirage by ~19.2 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Mirage looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order for this matchup
45.7% win rate over 43,103 matches
HoldHold Flying Cloak for Traveler — use it the moment Mirage commits, not before.
- Max first
You out-farm Mirage: keep the standard order and push your lead with Flying Cloak.
Threats
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Pocket averages 0.83 kills per death against Mirage.
- Pocket finishes 169 souls behind Mirage on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Track Traveler (140s cooldown). The window right after Mirage uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Mirage
Matchup questions
Who wins Pocket vs Mirage?
Pocket wins 49.4% of 18,517 recent matches against Mirage — even.
How do I beat Mirage as Pocket?
Pocket out-farms Mirage by ~19.2 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Traveler (140s cooldown). The window right after Mirage uses it is your best time to fight.