Build:Mirage - Condi Mirage

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

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on April 01, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Condition Mirage is a great build that functions well in both solo and group play.

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Skill Bar

Axe/Torch

Staff

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Pistol - alternative to Torch
• Focus - alternative to Torch
• Dagger - lower DPS alternative to Axe
• Greatsword - replaces Axe; meta weapon for tagging with a Sigil of Supeior Sigil of Stamina.
• Staff - dual staff is easier to play with lower overall damage

Skill Variants

• Do not replace your Signets or False Oasis.
• Signet of Humility - alternative to Time Warp for very high CC against Defiant enemies.
• Feedback - reflects projectiles, very good for tagging in some farms or for defense against some enemies.
• Blink - mobility + stunbreak
• Portal Entre - situational utility
• Arcane Thievery - boonrip + self Quickness

Equipment

This set uses the same gear as Mirage - Alacrity Support Condi DPS, making it a good option for general PVE. Infusions are not mandatory.

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Staff
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• Note that you require 0% boon duration from your gear to provide permament Alacrity, even with 0 clones. This is because Renewing Oasis provides permanent Regeneration to enable Chaotic Persistence and gain 250 concentration (16.66% boon duration).
• Other relics include Relic of the Fractal, Relic of Evasion, or Relic of the Mirage.
• For defense, prioritize defensive consumables first. If necessary, a few pieces of Celestial can be used. Trailblazer works very nicely as well.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
• - DPS
• - can be considered while learning the class but, when played optimally, you simply will not be able to spend all of this extra endurance.
• /

Farming

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
• /
• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

• Use Crystal Sands and False Oasis off cooldown.
• Time Warp should be saved for strong enemies due to its long cooldown.
• Weapon swaps restore energy thanks to Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy.
• Most of this build's damage comes from Ambush skills, which come from dodging (Mirage Cloak), and Cry of Frustration. Your auto-attacks, including your clones, also make up a significant chunk of your DPS.

Shatter Priority

• Always use Cry of Frustration with 3 clones.
• Mind Wrack can be used with 0-3 clones. It is better to use it at 2-3 clones.
• When Shattering, it is crucial to shatter only if you can immediately replenish 2+ clones.
• Do not shatter and immediately dodge, as your new clones have a very brief delay before they can gain the effects of Ambush.

Clone Generation

The following actions will generate a clone.

• Phantasmal Warlock (delayed)
• Phantasmal Mage (delayed)
• Lingering Thoughts (delayed)
• Phase Retreat
• Dodge with Deceptive Evasion

The primary mode of clone generation in this build will come from dodging.

Axe/Pistol Priority

1. Dodge + Imaginary Axes
2. The Prestige - this is only high priority because it has no cast time
3. Phantasmal Mage
4. Lingering Thoughts
5. Fill with auto-attacks.
6. Axes of Symmetry is a small DPS gain over autos, but is best used to transfer existing clones to a new target just before your main target dies.

Staff Priority

1. Dodge + Chaos Vortex
2. Phantasmal Warlock
3. Chaos Armor
4. Chaos Storm
5. Phase Retreat - if clones are needed
6. Fill with auto-attacks.

Defense

This build has nearly 40% evasion uptime by default, resulting in it being deceptively tanky. Because of this, almost no extra defense is needed if the build is played well. Its base rotation also grants it many boons, such as Protection, especially with Bountiful Disillusionment which is our only source of Stability. Your best defensive cooldowns are:

• Distortion
• Chaos Armor
• Feedback - variant option
• Phase Retreat - to reposition or gain distance
• The Prestige - to stealth + reposition if absolutely necessary

CC

• Chaos Storm
• Phantasmal Mage
• Diversion
• Signet of Humility - variant option