Ethereal Shift Stats & Best Heroes
Players who buy Ethereal Shift win 58.9% of 49,377 tracked Phantom 1+ matches in this season, and it shows up in 3.6% of all builds. Refreshed daily from live match data.
- Win Rate
- 58.9%
- #11 of 156
- Bought
- 3.6%
- by 9,158 players
- Avg Buy Time
- 32:34
- into the match
- Matches
- 49,377
- tracked
What Ethereal Shift Does
Its effect in the shop, and where it sits in the upgrade tree.
Effect
Tier 4 SpiritInstantly enter a void state and become Invulnerable for a short duration.
Afterwards, gain a variety of temporary buffs:
Corrupted Ethereal Shift
The Broker trades Ethereal Shift for a corrupted version: stronger stats, plus penalties rolled once per match.
The Broker is a merchant who shows up around minute 30 of a normal match and again roughly every 15 minutes after. He swaps a tier 3 or 4 item for its corrupted version. In Street Brawl, every player gets to corrupt an item after the round 5 item draft.
A corrupted item keeps its effect with stronger stats, and takes on penalties from a fixed set. They are rolled once per match, so every corrupted item in that match carries the same ones.
Stat bonuses
5 strongerPossible penalties
Tier 4 values · 10 can roll · 1 never on Ethereal ShiftWin rates of players who bought each version, in Phantom 1+ matches since the City Never Sleeps update (September 29, 2026). The Broker only trades from about minute 30, so corrupted items only show up in longer matches; read the difference with that in mind.
Who Should Buy Ethereal Shift
The heroes it works best on, and the items it is built with, in Phantom 1+ matches.
Best Heroes for Ethereal Shift
by win rate after buying it- 1
Victor6,095 matches- Win rate
- 63.4%
- Bought
- 21%
- 2
Drifter3,144 matches- Win rate
- 62.6%
- Bought
- 5%
- 3
Celeste4,017 matches- Win rate
- 61.2%
- Bought
- 14%
- 4
Grey Talon566 matches- Win rate
- 63.3%
- Bought
- 3%
- 5
Mina9,719 matches- Win rate
- 58.3%
- Bought
- 23%
- 6
Infernus724 matches- Win rate
- 60.4%
- Bought
- 2%
- 7
Haze1,394 matches- Win rate
- 58.9%
- Bought
- 2%
- 8
Calico2,530 matches- Win rate
- 58.2%
- Bought
- 5%
Often Built with Ethereal Shift
in the same buildEthereal Shift Win Rate Trends
Over time, by rank, and by the minute it is bought.