B TIERtankSupport / RoamMediumPatch 1.61
Mina

Mina

Death's grip tightens around the battlefield

Win Rate
63%
Pick Rate
9.5%
Ban Rate
11.8%
BuffedPatch 1.61
  • Skill 1 base damage 125 + 40/Lv + 0.5AD + 8% max HP → 175 + 35/Lv + 0.6AD + 9% max HP
Overview

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • +Exceptional gap closing and enemy disruption with Death Scythe pull + slow combo
  • +Dark Dominion creates invulnerability windows and forces enemy focus, enabling team picks
  • +Sweet Revenge passive scales with max HP, turning tanking into offensive pressure

Weaknesses

  • Lacks mobility once abilities are on cooldown, vulnerable to kiting and poke damage
  • Dark Dominion's effectiveness diminishes against burst-heavy teams that ignore the taunt
  • No CC immunity or cleanse effects, susceptible to hard CC chains that interrupt combos
Kit

Abilities

Sweet RevengeP
PASSIVE

Sweet Revenge

โจมตีตอบโต้เมื่อได้รับความเสียหาย สร้างความเสียหายกายภาพแก่ศัตรูรอบตัวเธอ

Whirling Scythe1
SKILL 1

Whirling Scythe

Mina แกว่งเคียวของเธอไปรอบตัว ทำให้ศัตรูในระยะได้รับความเสียหายกายภาพ(พลังชีวิตสูงสุด 2%)

Death Scythe2
SKILL 2

Death Scythe

Mina ใช้เคียวของเธอดึงศัตรูด้านหน้าเข้ามา สร้างความเสียหายกายภาพและทำให้ความเร็วศัตรูลดลง 50% เป็นเวลา 2 วินาที

Dark DominionR
ULTIMATE

Dark Dominion

Mina ยั่วยุศัตรูที่อยู่รอบๆ บังคับศัตรูให้โจมตีเธอเป็นเวลา 2 วิ โดยความเสียหายที่ได้รับจากศัตรูที่ถูกยั่วยุจะลดลง 50%

Leveling

Skill Order

Priority: R > Q > W
Skill123456789101112131415
1Whirling Scythe
1·3·5·7·9···13··
2Death Scythe
·2·4···8·10·12·14·
RDark Dominion
·····6····11···15
Build

Loadout

Flicker
Summoner Spell
Flicker
Core Runes
Golden BodyGolden Body
ProtectProtect
ProwessProwess
Recommended

แนะนำ

Ring of Terror1
Ring of Terror
Glided Greaves2
Glided Greaves
Gaia's Standard3
Gaia's Standard
Shield of the Lost4
Shield of the Lost
Mail of Pain5
Mail of Pain
Blade of Eternity6
Blade of Eternity
Mechanics

Core Combos

01

Initiation Combo

Death Scythe2
Death Scythe
AA
Auto
Whirling Scythe1
Whirling Scythe
Dark DominionR
Dark Dominion

Lead with Death Scythe to pull priority target, auto-attack, spin with Whirling Scythe for AoE, then ult to lock down follow-up threats. Best for securing kills on isolated enemies.

02

Teamfight Control

Dark DominionR
Dark Dominion
Death Scythe2
Death Scythe
AA
Auto
Whirling Scythe1
Whirling Scythe

Activate Dark Dominion first to absorb burst and force enemy positioning, then Death Scythe the most dangerous threat. Use Whirling Scythe to clean up. Maximizes taunt uptime in fights.

Strategy

Gameplan

Early Game

Levels 1–6
  • Farm safely at range with Whirling Scythe; avoid unnecessary trades before level 4 ult
  • Use Death Scythe to initiate kills on overstretched enemies when teammates are nearby
  • Build HP items early to maximize Sweet Revenge damage and Dark Dominion damage reduction

Mid Game

Post Broken Spear
  • Position as primary initiator; use Dark Dominion preemptively before enemies engage your carries
  • Abuse Death Scythe cooldown to control river and prevent enemy rotations with threat of CC
  • Group for objectives; your ult is strongest in coordinated 5v5 fights where enemies must commit

Late Game

Teamfight phase
  • Peel for backline with Death Scythe, pulling assassins away from ADC or mage
  • Dark Dominion becomes ultimate peeling tool—activate before burst combos land on teammates
  • Use Whirling Scythe for persistent area denial around objectives and chokepoints
Matchups

Matchups

Mina gets countered by

  • Fennik
    Fennik
    Kites away from Mina's engagement range; sustained physical damage negates Dark Dominion's damage reduction value
  • Arduin
    Arduin
    Early CC chains interrupt Mina's combo attempts; superior tankiness and damage output in extended fights
  • Annette
    Annette
    Cleanse and shield strip Mina's taunt benefits; magic damage bypasses HP stacking strategy

Mina synergizes with

  • Butterfly
    Butterfly
    Mina's Death Scythe pull guarantees Butterfly's close-range burst damage; Dark Dominion creates free positioning advantage
  • Lauriel
    Lauriel
    Mina's taunt forces enemies into Lauriel's AoE healing zone; combo enables sustained team survival
  • Slimz
    Slimz
    Death Scythe slow enables Slimz's kiting and chase; Mina's frontline control creates perfect spacing for ADC farming
Tips

Pro Tips

  • Time Dark Dominion against predictable enemy burst windows (enemy ult casts) rather than reactively—positioning enemies around you pre-fight maximizes damage mitigation value
  • Death Scythe's 50% slow is critical for kite prevention; pair it with allied CC for guaranteed kill setups on squishy targets without escape tools
  • Stack HP over armor/magic defense early; Sweet Revenge scales exponentially with max HP while Dark Dominion's 50% reduction is constant, making pure tanking stats more efficient than resistances

Mina thrives in teamfight-heavy metas where coordinated initiation and sustained tanking are valued. Her 63% win rate reflects her strength in lower ranks, but her cooldown-dependent kit and lack of escape make her vulnerable to coordinated burst and kiting in Diamond+ play. Pick into compositions lacking hard CC and sustained damage.