Mirage
Overall
Balanced0 netPatches
711.0 changes/patchBuffs / Nerfs
26 / 2625 tweaksLast change
July 9, 2026Balance trend (net buff/nerf per patch)
November 8December 6November 21March 6April 30May 28July 9
Most-touched abilities
Fire Scarabs28
Traveler22
Djinn's Mark15
Dust Devil12
7 patches26 buffs26 nerfs25 tweaks
Most recent first.
Minor Update - 07-09-2026July 9, 2026
2 buffs3 nerfs
Fire Scarabs- NerfFire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13
Dust Devil- NerfDust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6
Djinn's Mark- BuffDjinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75
- NerfDjinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s
Traveler- BuffTraveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026April 30, 2026
2 nerfs
Fire Scarabs- NerfBase health regen reduced from 2 to 1.5
- NerfFire Scarabs duration reduced from 8s to 7s
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026March 6, 2026
20 buffs15 nerfs21 tweaks
Traveler- NerfBullet damage reduced from 15.2+0.5 to 14.8+0.3
- BuffTraveler cooldown reduced from 155s to 145s
- ChangeTraveler can now be cast while on the zipline
- ChangeTraveler no longer channels. It now has a 3s delay before teleporting. Taking damage interrupts the ability and puts it on cooldown for 6s.
- ChangeTraveler now targets a location on the minimap rather than units. Places you at the ground level of that location.
- NerfTraveler no longer grants +2m Move Speed and +26% Fire Rate
- ChangeTraveler T1 changed from "+2m Move Speed and -35s Cooldown" to "3m Move Speed for 12s"
- ChangeTraveler T2 changed from "Grants Traveler Buffs to Ally" to "400 Barrier with spirit scaling for 12s"
- ChangeTraveler T3 "Unstoppable for 3s" to "-80s Cooldown"
- BuffTraveler T1 now also increases Fire Rate by 20%
- NerfTraveler no longer gets interrupted by non-hero sources nor DOT damage
- NerfTraveler wait time reduced from 3s to 2s
- BuffTraveler interrupt cooldown reduced from 6s to 4s
- BuffTraveler cooldown reduced from 145s to 120s
- ChangeTraveler can now be manually canceled
- BuffTraveler can now also target units
Fire Scarabs- NerfFire Scarabs no longer have a limited duration to launch each one. Functions as a normal charged ability.
- BuffFire Scarabs collision and model size increased a bit
- NerfFire Scarabs base charges reduced from 4 to 2
- NerfFire Scarabs spirit scaling reduced from 1.0 to 0.8
- ChangeFire Scarabs now immediately steal the health from the target
- BuffFire Scarabs Max Health steal increased from 45 to 70
- ChangeFire Scarabs changed from -8% Bullet Resist to +10% Damage Amp on that target from any damage you deal
- NerfFire Scarabs cooldown increased from 40s to 45s
- ChangeFire Scarabs T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "+50 Max Health Steal"
- ChangeFire Scarabs T2 changed from "-8% Bullet Resist" to "+2 Charges"
- ChangeFire Scarabs T3 changed from "+63 Max Health Steal" to "+10% Damage Amp and +1.2 Spirit Scaling"
- NerfFire Scarabs no longer has a reduced effect against non-heroes
- BuffFire Scarabs cooldown reduced from 45s to 35s
- NerfFire Scarabs no longer does max health steal
- ChangeFire Scarabs now drains life from the enemy, dealing DPS to the enemy and healing you for 8s.
- NerfFire Scarabs no longer applies +10% Damage Amp
- ChangeFire Scarabs now reduces enemy damage output by 20% (and +15% in T3)
Dust Devil- ChangeTornado renamed to Dust Devil
- NerfDust Devil lift duration reduced from 1.0s to 0.4s
- NerfDust Devil spirit scaling reduced from 0.7 to 0.3
- ChangeDust Devil now slows affected enemies by 30% for 3s
- BuffDust Devil bullet evasion duration increased from 3.5s to 4s
- BuffDust Devil bullet evasion increased from 25% to 30%
- ChangeDust Devil T1 changed from "+0.4s Lift Duration" to "+60 Damage"
- ChangeDust Devil T2 changed from "-14s Cooldown" to "-8s Cooldown and +30% Evasion"
- ChangeDust Devil T3 changed from "+20% Bullet" to "Can Recast within 5s. Increases spirit scaling by 1.0"
- BuffDust Devil radius increased from 3.5m to 4m
- BuffDust Devil T3 window to recast increased from 5s to 6s
Djinn's Mark- NerfDjinn's Mark cooldown increased from 2.6s to 3s
- BuffDjinn's Mark multiplier duration increased from 4.5s to 5s
- BuffDjinn's Mark reveal duration increased from 3s to 6s
- ChangeDjinn's Mark tooltip rewritten to be based on a "per stack" basis. A stack increases the damage by 200%. (this is just a tooltip change)
- ChangeDjinn's Mark T1 changed from "60% slow for 0.5s on 2x stack" to "Fading 60% slow for 0.5s"
- BuffDjinn's Mark T2 increased from +8.1 Damage to +20
- BuffDjinn's Mark T3 cooldown increased from -0.75s to -1s
- BuffDjinn's Mark T3 now also stuns for 0.5s at max stacks
- NerfDjinn's Mark spirit scaling reduced from 0.51 to 0.44
- BuffDjinn's Mark debuff visuals improved
- BuffDjinn's Mark T1 slow duration increased from 0.5s to 0.8s
- BuffDjinn's Mark T2 multiplier duration increased from 2.5s to 3s
November 21, 2025 UpdateNovember 21, 2025
2 buffs1 nerf1 tweaks
Fire Scarabs- BuffFire Scarabs Max Health steal increased from 37 to 45
Traveler- ChangeTraveler can now target friendly objectives
- BuffTraveler cooldown reduced from 160s to 145s
- NerfTraveler T1 now also reduces cooldown by 25s
December 6, 2024 UpdateDecember 6, 2024
2 buffs1 nerf2 tweaks
Fire Scarabs- ChangeFire Scarabs now applies its drain over 4s instead of frontloaded.
- NerfFire Scarabs no longer restricts you from hitting the same target (debuff duration refreshes).
- BuffFire Scarabs launch window increased from 5s to 8s (can be extended by duration extender).
Traveler- BuffTraveler now allows you to rotate the camera.
- ChangeTraveler T2 changed from "-56 Cooldown" to "Grants Ally Traveler Benefits" (if cast on an enemy, it'll give the bonus to the closest ally hero within 30m).
November 7, 2024 UpdateNovember 8, 2024
4 nerfs
Fire Scarabs- NerfBullet size reduced from 6 to 5.
- NerfTornado speed reduced from 20m to 18m.
- NerfTornado Lift Duration reduced from 1.1s to 1s.
- NerfFire Scarabs T2 reduced from -15% Bullet Resist to -10%.