Nurse Harrow vs Mina
Written for the Nurse Harrow player. Playing Mina? See Mina vs Nurse Harrow →
Nurse Harrow is announced but not out yet. New heroes release Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:00 pm Pacific, in an order set by player vote; the next slot is Friday 16 October.
This page becomes the full matchup guide on release day: the measured win rate, who is favoured, how to win, a phase-by-phase plan and the abilities to watch. Everything known about Nurse Harrow so far →
How to beat Mina
- Buy Spirit Resist, not Bullet Resist. Her pistol is one of the weakest in the game;
Love Bites Love Bites Mina's bullets carry extra spirit damage, and damage she deals builds toward a bite that detonates for a burst of bonus spirit damage. Crowd Control None at base. T1 adds a 30% slow for 3s when the bite procs. Damage 4 spirit damage per bullet and 45 bonus damage on the bite (deadlock.one). 1 on proc, +30% slow for 3s. 2 +3 spirit damage per bullet, +45 bonus damage. 5 -5s cooldown and on proc +25% fire rate for 5s. and 
Rake Rake A close slash that deals spirit damage scaled up by how much health the target is missing, executes weakened non-hero units outright, and refunds health to Mina on a kill. Damage 60 base damage with 25 heal per kill (deadlock.one). Defensive Heal per kill (+30 more at T2) is her only sustain; 1 +30 heal per kill, -8s cooldown. 2 +7% missing-health damage and increased heal-per-kill spirit scaling. are spirit, and cutting spirit removes most of her damage. - Bait
Sanguine Retreat Sanguine Retreat Mina scatters into a cloud, becoming untargetable while she flies to a chosen point, and can recast within a short window to move again. Damage No damage. T1 grants +25% fire rate for 8s and adds 8 bullets on cast. Mobility 9m cast range, untargetable during flight, recastable within a brief window… Defensive Full untargetability during the flight — it dodges projectiles, hitscan and… 1 on cast, +25% fire rate for 8s and +8 bullets. 2 +1 recast and +4m range. with a low-cost threat, then commit real burst in its 32s cooldown window. At 660 HP she dies to almost any full combo when it is down. - Use persistent ground zones rather than instant burst: McGinnis'
Heavy Barrage Heavy Barrage McGinnis unloads a continuous stream of rockets that home toward a designated location for a duration. Crowd Control T1 applies a 24% movement and dash slow for 1s to targets hit, which… Damage 21 damage per rocket (deadlock.one). Mobility She keeps moving and can use stamina during the channel, but is slowed. 1 24% movement and dash slow for 1s on hit. 2 -45s cooldown, +6s duration. 5 +2m radius, +15 damage per rocket with increased spirit scaling. , Pocket's 
Affliction Affliction An aura around Pocket that continuously damages nearby enemies. Crowd Control None at base. Damage 32 damage per second (deadlock.one). Defensive None directly, though the T3 heal prevention is effectively defensive… 1 +3s duration, +4m radius. 2 prevents all healing on affected enemies, +13 DPS with spirit scaling. , Paradox's 
Pulse Grenade Pulse Grenade A grenade that sticks where it lands and then pulses repeatedly. Crowd Control Time slow on each pulse — a movement slow that compounds while you remain… Damage 35 base pulse damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Thrown at her own feet it is a real anti-dive tool, slowing anyone who… 1 +20 pulse damage with increased spirit scaling. 2 +4% damage amp, +1.6s duration. and similar keep damaging after she reforms, and untargetability does not remove them. - Hold a Debuff Remover specifically for
Nox Nostra Nox Nostra Mina releases a cloud of bats that home in on targets, each dealing spirit damage and silencing what it hits. Crowd Control Silence on every bat hit. Damage 4.6 damage per bat (deadlock.one), multiplied by the number of accumulated… Defensive Indirectly — silencing a diver mid-approach cancels their follow-up. 1 on hit, deal an additional 0.5% of current health as damage. 's Silence; without it the Silence, not the damage, is what loses you the fight.
Bait these first
- Sanguine Retreat Sanguine Retreat Mina scatters into a cloud, becoming untargetable while she flies to a chosen point, and can recast within a short window to move again. Damage No damage. T1 grants +25% fire rate for 8s and adds 8 bullets on cast. Mobility 9m cast range, untargetable during flight, recastable within a brief window… Defensive Full untargetability during the flight — it dodges projectiles, hitscan and… 1 on cast, +25% fire rate for 8s and +8 bullets. 2 +1 recast and +4m range. , unambiguously. Everything else in her kit is tolerable; this is the button that makes her hard to kill. Force it with a cheap ability and hold your combo.
- Rake Rake A close slash that deals spirit damage scaled up by how much health the target is missing, executes weakened non-hero units outright, and refunds health to Mina on a kill. Damage 60 base damage with 25 heal per kill (deadlock.one). Defensive Heal per kill (+30 more at T2) is her only sustain; 1 +30 heal per kill, -8s cooldown. 2 +7% missing-health damage and increased heal-per-kill spirit scaling. second — it is her finisher on a 16s cooldown, and it requires close range. Once spent she cannot convert your low health bar.
- Do not bother baiting Love Bites Love Bites Mina's bullets carry extra spirit damage, and damage she deals builds toward a bite that detonates for a burst of bonus spirit damage. Crowd Control None at base. T1 adds a 30% slow for 3s when the bite procs. Damage 4 spirit damage per bullet and 45 bonus damage on the bite (deadlock.one). 1 on proc, +30% slow for 3s. 2 +3 spirit damage per bullet, +45 bonus damage. 5 -5s cooldown and on proc +25% fire rate for 5s. ; it is effectively always available. Instead deny it by breaking line of sight so it never builds.
What Mina does to you
- Love Bites Love Bites Mina's bullets carry extra spirit damage, and damage she deals builds toward a bite that detonates for a burst of bonus spirit damage. Crowd Control None at base. T1 adds a 30% slow for 3s when the bite procs. Damage 4 spirit damage per bullet and 45 bonus damage on the bite (deadlock.one). 1 on proc, +30% slow for 3s. 2 +3 spirit damage per bullet, +45 bonus damage. 5 -5s cooldown and on proc +25% fire rate for 5s. turns her weak pistol into constant spirit chip that builds to a 45+ burst bite, and she can re-proc on your teammate while yours is on cooldown, so the pressure never stops.
- Rake Rake A close slash that deals spirit damage scaled up by how much health the target is missing, executes weakened non-hero units outright, and refunds health to Mina on a kill. Damage 60 base damage with 25 heal per kill (deadlock.one). Defensive Heal per kill (+30 more at T2) is her only sustain; 1 +30 heal per kill, -8s cooldown. 2 +7% missing-health damage and increased heal-per-kill spirit scaling. scales with your missing health (6% and +7% more at T3), so the last third of your health bar disappears far faster than the first two thirds did.
- Sanguine Retreat Sanguine Retreat Mina scatters into a cloud, becoming untargetable while she flies to a chosen point, and can recast within a short window to move again. Damage No damage. T1 grants +25% fire rate for 8s and adds 8 bullets on cast. Mobility 9m cast range, untargetable during flight, recastable within a brief window… Defensive Full untargetability during the flight — it dodges projectiles, hitscan and… 1 on cast, +25% fire rate for 8s and +8 bullets. 2 +1 recast and +4m range. makes her untargetable mid-flight with a recast, so your burst combo lands on empty air and your cooldowns are gone while hers are not.
What Valve has shown of Nurse Harrow
Abilities not shown yet. Valve's words for Nurse Harrow: strict, terrifying, savior. A medical theme and a healer's silhouette — watch for whether she is a support or a drain-tank.
Other new heroes against Mina
- Violet vs Mina from 16 Oct