Build:Mirage - DPS Mirage

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on August 12, 2024 and is up to date for the August 23, 2024 patch.

Overview

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

Skill Bar

Greatsword

Greatsword

Utility

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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Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Greatsword
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Equipment Variants

Gear

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

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 Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy
• Be aware that Sigil of 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.