Mirage - Condi DPS

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Designed for: Raids

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Hard

This build was last updated on September 06, 2023 and is up to date for the August 22, 2023 game patch.

Overview

A condition DPS Mirage build. This build provides very high single target damage with the ambush skill . It excels against bosses that attack a lot due to a large portion of its damage coming from Confusion. It is also highly survivable and can easily avoid boss attacks because it is in for most of its rotation.

Skill Bar

Axe/Torch

Axe/Pistol

Utility

Weapon Variants

Running a Focus instead of a Torch generates more Confusion if you're able to consistently get the to combo with an ethereal or smoke field. The phantasm will not prioritise your own fields however, so this may be ineffective if your group is dropping a lot of "bad" combo fields (such as light or water fields).
Staff can replace Torch for more confusion and some ranged damage, while dealing practically the same damage - you want to run so that your axe clones are not overwritten.

Skill Variants

over if you need reflects.

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Specializations

Trait Variants

if your uptime of Vigor or Regeneration isn't permanent. Use immediately after another shatter to not waste any clones.
can be taken for slightly more Confusion on bosses that attack frequently (Cairn, Soulless Horror, Twin Largos). Because this means you have less clone generation you will need to delay your phantasm casts to ensure you can quickly get back to three clones after a shatter.

Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Pistol
Viper

Sigil

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Only one axe is required.

Non-SotO Relics

There aren't any reliable core damage relics for mirage, though there are a few options that might be good:

- depending on the boss, you might be able to trigger this a lot, and it is theoretically stronger than the recommended relic.
- Regeneration is very important thanks to and , so this can help with the uptime somewhat.

Consumables

Food

, , , or ascended alternatives

Utility

or

Usage

Rotation

Opener

Dodge and use
Weapon Swap
as soon as your first clone appears to generate a second via
as soon as the clone from Lingering Thoughts appears
Dodge and use as soon as you reach 3 clones
and during Lingering Thoughts - always use Cry of Frustration first and you can skip Mind Wrack if you find it easier as it is a very small DPS increase
and to quickly get back to three clones
Dodge and use
- one auto to give your clones time to finish Axes of Symmetry
Dodge and use

Rest of the Rotation

After the opener above you want to be dodging as often as you can to trigger . Try to complete an auto-attack chain between each cast of to ensure that all your clones have time to cast it as well as they probably won't have Quickness.

Try to cast off cooldown, and immediately recover three clones. The best way to do this is to shatter during the cast of and immediately follow up with or .
- It is worth slightly delaying skills that generate clones in order to guarantee you can get back to three as soon as possible.
If is on cooldown, you can instead use provided you can get back three clones immediately.
Use off cooldown, but make sure you have three clones
Use , and off cooldown.
Use off cooldown and be sure to press autoattack immediately to remove your stealth and continue attacking.
Use off cooldown. Be mindful of your where you place the , as you will want to be able to access them later. The spawns in the center of the skill's AoE marker.
Keep a charge or two of for mobility or in case you run out of clones for some reason.

Video example

Video example (Riddle of Sand)

Staxe Rotation

Video example

General Tips

Dodge as much as possible while leaving yourself endurance to evade attacks. Be sure to only weapon swap when below 50% endurance so as not to waste any of the endurance gained from .
Make sure to never break your auto-attack chain that includes: , and .
- Entering Mirage cloak and casting will not interrupt your auto-attack chain
- All your skills other than and shatters will interrupt your auto-attack chain.
can be cast during other skills' channels.
- Make sure to never use during and as this will create new clones due to the and will cancel the clones attack.
Make sure to never Weapon swap during the animation of as this will cancel the Ambush attack.
If your target is about to attack, you can slightly delay or in order to trigger . This trait will trigger even against foes with defiance bars, provided they are using a skill. The cast time of might make it difficult to time.

Mirage - Condi DPS

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Overview