Build:Mirage - Condi DPS

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Raids

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on August 10, 2022 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.

Overview

A condition DPS Mirage build. This build provides very high single target damage with the ambush skill Imaginary Axes. 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 Mirage Cloak for most of its rotation.

Skill Bar

Axe/Torch

Axe/Pistol

Utility

Skill Variants

• Feedback over Crystal Sands if you need reflects.

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Specializations

Trait Variants

• Bountiful Disillusionment if your uptime of Vigor or Regeneration isn't permanent. Use Distortion immediately after another shatter to not waste any clones.
• Riddle of Sand 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

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Axe
Viper

Pistol
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x7

Infusion
x11

• Only one axe is required.

Consumables

Food

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Utility

• or

Usage

Rotation

Opener

1. The Prestige
2. Phantasmal Mage
3. Lingering Thoughts
4. Weapon Swap during Lingering Thoughts to cancel the movement
5. Magic Bullet
6. Phantasmal Duelist
7. Jaunt
8. Dodge and use Imaginary Axes
9. Lingering Thoughts
10. Cry of Frustration during Lingering Thoughts
11. Crystal Sands to quickly get back to three clones
12. Signet of the Ether
13. Axes of Symmetry

Rest of the rotation

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

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

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 Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy.
• Make sure to never break your auto-attack chain that includes: Lacerating Chop, Ethereal Chop and Mirror Strikes.
  • Entering Mirage cloak and casting Imaginary Axes will not interrupt your auto-attack chain
  • All your skills other than Jaunt and shatters will interrupt your auto-attack chain.
• Jaunt can be cast during other skills' channels.
  • Make sure to never use Jaunt during Imaginary Axes and Axes of Symmetry as this will create new clones due to the Self-Deception and will cancel the clones attack.
• Make sure to never Weapon swap during the animation of Imaginary Axes as this will cancel the Ambush attack.
• If your target is about to attack, you can slightly delay Phantasmal Mage or Magic Bullet in order to trigger Chaotic Interruption. This trait will trigger even against foes with defiance bars, provided they are using a skill. The cast time of Phantasmal Mage might make it difficult to time.