General Mirage Tips

Your clones gain Mirage Cloak whenever you gain it due to . When your clones get Mirage Cloak they will cancel their current cast in order to execute the ambush attack of their respective weapon. Due to this, you can can interrupt their auto attacks or ambush skill.

It is very important to keep in mind that while you as a player have Quickness and Alacrity your clones do not.

But what does this mean?

• When your ambush skill is off Cooldown, your clone's ambush may skill be on Cooldown.
• You might have finished casting your ambush skill, yet your clones still aren't finished.

Generating Alacrity

You generate Alacrity through the skill .

Use whenever your clones are ready to use it again.

The best way to tell when you can use another is to let your clones channel a full single auto attack, than you can use again.

The Importance of Regeneration

While under the effect of Regeneration you gain + 250 concentration and expertise through the trait . Your build relies on Regeneration to get enough boon duration in order to generate Alacrity and to get enough expertise in order to cap on condition duration so it is VERY important that you make sure to always have Regeneration.

You can get extra regeneration from through using and from proccing the trait . Those traits can help you if your squad is not giving perfect regeneration.

Another option is using the trait in mirage that allows you to permanently give regeneration to yourself while following the rotation.

Death of Clones

Players who are new to mirage often complain that they clones keep dying.

Your clones may die for the following reasons:

• Your clone may just simply take damage from being hit by something until it eventually dies.
• Your clones will die and despawn after 6 seconds of not being in combat. When a clone spawns it is not in combat and must hit a target to enter combat.
• Additionally using ambush incorrectly as explained above can interrupt your clones and make them stop attacking, this can be done until they get out of combat and despawn.

Shatter Skills Sequences

To do the most dps possible you want to use the following shatter combo off cd: -> . In order for this principle to work with the pervious principle: Always keep three clones alive, you need to use Shatter Sequences. Using a Shatter Sequence allows you to use your shatter combo off cd and immediatly spawn three clones.

For the Alacrity Mirage build, you use the following sequence to shatter:

1. ->
3. or

For the Alacrity Mirage build, you could use the following sequence to shatter more than one shatter skill with 3 clones, when in need of breakbar damage:

7. Let the Clones cast
8. ->

You can replace with for additional breakbar damage or for additional Regeneration through the trait and the situational distortion.

Spirit Vale

Vale Guardian

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

You can Dodge and naturally avoid them without a dps loss.

You can use as part of your shatter sequences to avoid the damage from .

Split phases

If there are not enough condition dps classes than you should go to the Red Guardian during the split phase, otherwise follow the main group and keep giving boons.

Carry out your rotation during the split phase to keep pulsing Alacrity. Save 3 clones and to CC the guardian with and once it dies.

Gorseval the Multifarious

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

Always Dodge , your clones won't get Aegis or Stability so they will get Knockdown by the attack.

While Gorseval is doing it's very important to keep an eye on your clones count because it is very possible they die during this attack and if it happens you want to respawn them ASAP.

Split phases

You should try to not delay the rotation during split and keep on giving boons.

Breakbar phases

During the breakbar phase you will have to both deal Breakbar and keep your clones alive through the high pressure damage. First, use with 3 clones before they die, than instantly spawn 3 clones and aim to get your usual shatter sequence before those clones die. You should also save for the Breakbar phases and use it to CC Gorseval.

Sabetha the Saboteur

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

You should be ready to respawn your clones when the champions apear and when Sabetha returns.

You are able to assume the role of the kiter on this encounter, remember to keep walking into the group in order to keep up Alacrity every time you cast .

You can use and to quickly move in and out of the boss quickly, to bait out Time Bomb and flak shots.

Salvation Pass

Slothasor

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

can be used to come back to Slothasor after dealing with a mechanic, or for emergency cleanse.

You can use three clones with to block . If done proprely it will completely negate the attack and greatly help your squad: Use with 3 clones while jumping up and down in the direct center of Slothasor's hitbox.

Breakbar Phases

Slothasor will enter a Breakbar every 20% of his hp. Slothasor cleanses himself at the beginning of the CC animation and when the breakbar appears it is possible to apply condition again. You should be able to comfortabely use 3 clones and while carrying out your usual rotation.

Matthias Gabrel

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

As a Mirage you can take to reflect and to remove the Blood Shield.

Even when Matthias is under Blood Shield you should keep doing your rotation to ramp up conditions for damage and to keep pulsing alacrity.

Use to move out quickly when you are subject to or , you can also use it to return to the boss and for emergency condition cleanse.

Using a Dodge will grant you 66% movement speed for one second due to the trait . Use this burst of speed to deal with mechanics if you don't have access to .

Consider using for emergency Breakbar damage on the sacrifice.

Bastion of the Penitent

Cairn the Indomitable

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

If you are starting on the platform, make sure not to use your phantasms too soon while Cairn is Invulnerable.

Stack as close as possible to Cairn to avoid getting hit by .

You can add to your shatter sequence to avoid the damage.

If you are forced to go to a circle then you can use to get back to Cairn quickly.

You should try to bait the , you should be able to keep giving alacrity while staying away from the group. Don't stay too far to not get hit by .

You can use while using Celestial Dash, the special action key, to cancel out the movement. This is useful during the challenge mote as you can cancel the unwanted movement.

Mursaat Overseer

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

You should avoid picking up Claim or Protect as you'll be porting around, however you can take Dispel.

Dead Jade Scouts will stop your so try to stay inside Mursaat Overseer's hitbox when they are nearby.

Deimos

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

Keep up your rotation all the time and on all target to keep up Alacrity generation.

You can Dodge the pizza attack as a part of your rotation.

Keep giving Saul Alacrity at the 10% role play phase to decrease the recharge of Unnatural Signet for the next phase.

Hall of Chains

Soulless Horror

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

Pay attention to your Clone amount as they can die from mechanics and you will need to respawn them ASAP.

Be careful while using and when walls are nerby to not accidently teleport into them and instantly dying.

You can use and to teleport over Walls.

Be careful not to step in red aoes as it will cause your boons to be corrupted causing a massive damage loss.

If the CC is definetly too slow it is imperative to use to finish the CC to maybe save the group from a wipe.

Dhuum

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

If you are doing the green mechanic the clones will also despawn upon green so you'll need to respawn them ASAP when getting back from it.

Pay attention to when you use as it can port you in front of Dhuum or even into a .

Keep using Dodge during the , for dps and boon generation.

Use to cleanse the Torment from after the . You can also use this to jump to your soul. Using at the correct time will completely negate the Knockback from the .

You can Dodge to get a 66% movement speed increase when you are subject to or . Using Dodge will give you this burst of speed due to . You can also use , if you have it.

Your clones can get Feared by the fissures on the ground, so Dodge for them.

Final 10%

You can use to come back to dhuum after interacting with a seal.

The hitbox in the last 10% is super weird, you will probably encounter weird interactions with . To reduce the probabilty of not working you should be placed between Dhuum legs when he is lifted up in the air.

Mythwright Gambit

Twin Largos

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

Considering all the short phases on this encounter, the key to get a good and constant dps would be to generate 3 clones and start your rotation ASAP on each phase.

If a boss is about to phase you should not use since you want to open again ASAP when the next phases start. Try to end phases with for a power damage burst to spike your end number.

Breakbar Phases

You should be able to comfortabely use 3 clones and while carrying out your usual rotation.

Nikare

You can save one Dodge for and .

If you get hit by , you can Dodge for a quick burst of speed then rush to the side of the platform, drop it than use to get back in.

If you get hit by and Nikare uses , Dodge just as he is about to come through you. This will probably one shot you if you don't evade it.

Kenut

Always Dodge because the Knockback will really hurt your DPS.

Key of Ahdashim

Cardinal Sabir

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

As you cannot go inside the hitbox, disable the snap ground target setting or you won't be able to collect back the from .

During the big Breakbar Phase that can Push you away, just maintain a normal rotation and include as part of your shatter sequence.

You can use as part of your shatter sequence to avoid the damage from or jump over the shockwave from with . Do this instead of going in an updraft or spending your special action key for a big damage increase.

Qadim the Peerless

Skills	Weaponset

General Mirage Tips

As you cannot go inside the hitbox, disable the snap ground target setting or you won't be able to collect back the from

The phases are usually pretty short so you want to get the rotation going ASAP each time when you can target Qadim the Peerless.

If the boss is about to phase you should not use shattr skills and keep up 3 clones alive since you want to open again ASAP when the next phases start.

You can use for if you aren't feeling confident enough to Dodge it.

You can use to move out of the squad if you have the mechanic.