Mirage - DPS Mirage

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Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

Overview

A Mirage build that uses Split Surge and Superior Sigil of Stamina to deal massive, non-projectile ranged damage.

Skill Bar

Weapon 1: Greatsword

Weapon 2:

Weapon 3: Greatsword

Weapon 4:

Healing skill: False Oasis

Utility skill 1: Mantra of Concentration

Utility skill 2: Mirror Images

Utility skill 3:

Elite skill: Jaunt

Variants

Utilities

Mirage can easily fill the normal mesmer utility skills (Veil/Illusion of Life) if there are no chronos in the group to bring them, but if they aren't needed bring a damage utility.

• Mimic - damage option, reset Mirror Images
• Feedback - damage option
• Veil
• Illusion of Life

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Specializations

Domination: Mid, Mid, Top

Dueling: Mid, Mid, Bot

Mirage: Top, Bot, Top

• Mirage Mantle is a DPS increase if Vigor uptime is low via Nomad's Endurance and more Split Surge casts

Equipment

Rune: 6 Superior Rune of the Scholar

Infusion 1: 18 Mighty WvW Infusion

Infusion 2:

Relic: Relic of Evasion

Weapon 1: Greatsword

Weapon 2:

Sigil 1: Superior Sigil of Energy

Sigil 2: Superior Sigil of Stamina

Weapon 3: Greatsword

Weapon 4:

Sigil 3: Superior Sigil of Energy

Sigil 4: Superior Sigil of Stamina

Main stats: Marauder

Equipment Variants

Gear

• Feel free to use as much Berserker stats as you can without dying

Relic

• Relic of the Thief

Consumables

• Peppercorn-Crusted Sous-Vide Steak
• Superior Sharpening Stone

Usage

Overall Priorities

High

• Damage
• Clone Management

Surviving

• This build has low passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
• This build has moderate active defenses

Active defense priority

• Mantra of Concentration - for Stunbreaking
• Dodge
• Distortion

Detailed Explanations

Damage

• Almost all of your damage comes from Split Surge which can be activated by your Dodge
  • Target enemies at the back of their group to maximize pierce damage
• Since your clones trigger Split Surge via Infinite Horizon it is important to maintain as many as possible as often as possible
• There is a 1s cooldown on Split Surge that begins at the end of the cast, wait until after the cast is finished to Dodge and proc another ambush.
  • Outside of this limitation and creating clones, Dodge to proc Split Surge as often as possible
  • You can weave other skills such as Mind Stab in during this 1s CD
• Weapon Swap off cooldown when your energy is below 50% to proc Superior Sigil of Energy
• Be aware that Superior Sigil of Stamina will proc on any kill you've tagged, don't waste other endurance generation if you can see it will proc soon
• Your standard burst is Mirror Images ⇒ Dodge ⇒ Split Surge
  • Mirror Images can be used to focus all of your clones onto one target for heavy burst
• False Oasis leaves behind a Mirage Mirror that activates Split Surge if you move into it
  • Since the mirror spawns on a fairly long delay this will rarely be applicable, but walk over it if it isn't out of the way
• Mind Wrack is good damage if you're in melee, but avoid moving in just to cast it since your damage will be higher keeping clones alive for Split Surge

Damage priority

• Mirror Images - at 0 - 1 clones
• Jaunt - at 0 - 1 clones only
• Dodge ⇒ Split Surge
• Mind Stab
• False Oasis - at 0 - 1 clones only
• Mirror Blade
• Phantasmal Berserker
• Mind Wrack

Clone Management

• Your normal clone generation through Mirror Blade and Phantasmal Berserker is unreliable for this build since those skills summon clones close to the targeted enemy. Instead you'll rely mainly on Mirror Images, Deceptive Evasion, and Self-Deception
  • Use Mirror Blade and Phantasmal Berserker when your other clone generation isn't available and you aren't at 2 or more clones already
• Clones summoned by Deceptive Evasion will immediately use Split Surge, so avoid creating a third clone before using your Dodge when possible
• Using your Shatter skills will almost never add damage compared to leaving clones alive
  • The exceptions are if you are about you cast Mirror Images or you're in melee and they're about to die anyway
• Use Jaunt as an instant cast clone generator via Self-Deception
• False Oasis can also be used for clone generation, but only use it in-between Split Surge casts or if you otherwise have downtime.