Mirage · Ability 2 · 36s cooldown
Dust Devil
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Dust Devil is Mirage's ability 2 on a 36-second cooldown with 0.1s cast delay, 65 damage, 0.2s lift up time. Transform yourself into a whirlwind that travels forward, damaging enemies, slowing their move speed and lifting them up in the air. After emerging from the tornado you gain bullet evasion.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +60 Damage; 2 AP — -12s Cooldown +30% Evasion; 5 AP — Recast within 6s. Increases spirit scaling..
In the most played Mirage skill order (55.1% win rate over 3.4K games), Dust Devil takes its first point at step 4 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Mirage build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Dust Devil stats
Cooldown
36s
Cast Delay
0.1s
Damage
65
Lift Up Time
0.2s
Lift Duration
0.3s
Bullet Evasion Chance
30%
Bullet Evasion Duration
4s
Slow Duration
3s
Move Speed
24%
Ability points
Dust Devil upgrades
- 1 AP
+60 Damage
+60 Damage
- 2 AP
-12s Cooldown +30% Evasion
-12s Cooldown · +30% Bullet Evasion Chance
- 5 AP
Recast within 6s. Increases spirit scaling.
+6s Recast Window · +0.6 Damage
Most played Mirage skill order
When to level Dust Devil
In the most played Mirage skill order (55.1% win rate over 3.4K games), Dust Devil takes its first point at step 4 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Dust Devil patch history
Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · July 28, 2026
- – Dust Devil T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s
Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · July 9, 2026
- – Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Tornado renamed to Dust Devil
- – Dust Devil lift duration reduced from 1.0s to 0.4s
- – Dust Devil spirit scaling reduced from 0.7 to 0.3
- – Dust Devil now slows affected enemies by 30% for 3s
- – Dust Devil bullet evasion duration increased from 3.5s to 4s
- – Dust Devil bullet evasion increased from 25% to 30%
- – Dust Devil T1 changed from "+0.4s Lift Duration" to "+60 Damage"
- – Dust Devil T2 changed from "-14s Cooldown" to "-8s Cooldown and +30% Evasion"
- – Dust Devil T3 changed from "+20% Bullet" to "Can Recast within 5s. Increases spirit scaling by 1.0"
- – Dust Devil radius increased from 3.5m to 4m
- – Dust Devil T3 window to recast increased from 5s to 6s
Other Mirage abilities
Slow · Mobility
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Dust Devil?＋
Dust Devil has a 36-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Dust Devil upgrades?＋
1 AP: +60 Damage 2 AP: -12s Cooldown +30% Evasion 5 AP: Recast within 6s. Increases spirit scaling.
When should you level Dust Devil?＋
In the most played Mirage skill order (55.1% win rate over 3.4K games), Dust Devil takes its first point at step 4 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Which hero has Dust Devil?＋
Dust Devil is Mirage's ability 2. Mirage is a assassin whose other abilities are Fire Scarabs, Djinn's Mark, Traveler.