The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Strike damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required: Path of Fire Builds Secrets of the Obscure builds Janthir Wilds builds
Difficulty: Easy
This build was last updated on February 18, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
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Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
生日爆破枪 / 
令人愉快的生日蛋糕大餐
薄荷怪异莓棒
锐磨颅骨 (and variants)
强能幻象 - if not using greatsword.Power mirage offers good burst damage and has access to plentiful utility, including invulnerability, blocks and teleports.
This build revolves around Ambushes, Shatters and the trait 
沙丘遮隐, turning 
心灵粉碎 into yet another source of Mirage Cloak for more Ambushes, which replace your next auto attack with a stronger attack, such as the laser 
分裂涌流 from the greatsword's Ambush skill.
As a downside, this build has very little access to boons and its damage is not great but not terrible either.
幻象斗篷 is the profession mechanic of the mirage. Whenever you dodge or pick up a 
幻象之镜, you enter Mirage Cloak for 0,75 seconds, dodging incoming attacks. You also gain access to Ambush skills for 1,5 seconds, which replace your first weapon skill. Mirage Cloak does not have a cast time, allowing mirages to dodge at any time, such as when casting a skill, when reviving someone, but cannot be used while under the effects of hard crowd control or immobilization.
Most of your damage comes from Shatters and Ambushes. Whenever you have more than half of your endurance, dodge to enter Mirage Cloak and fire off your Ambush skill. Additionally, you want to use 心灵粉碎 with three clones off cooldown, which due to 沙丘遮隐 will also give you more Mirage Cloak. As a little bonus, gaining Mirage Cloak reduces the cooldown of 心灵粉碎.
As a power build, you clones deal extremely low power damage, so they are merely Shatter fodder. Although 
无限视界 can look pretty with all your clones shooting lasers, clones deal extremely low power damage and this trait is not worth it.
Shattering also activates 
幻影痛苦, giving you a very nice damage buff; and 
游牧民的耐力, which gives 
活力 for more endurance for more Ambushes, and increases your damage due to this trait.
On greatsword you want to spam all skills for damage except 
幻象之波, which deals very little damage and should instead be saved for crowd control. A good rotation would be to cast 
幻影狂战 twice (or thrice if using 
幻光纹章 before swapping to Dagger/Sword. Be careful with 
心灵穿刺, it will interrupt whatever you are doing to cast it, which can potentially interrupt important skills such as your heal skill.
Its Ambush skill is 分裂涌流, which deals decent damage and applies 
易伤.
On dagger/sword you want to spam all your skills except which should be saved for blocking. A good rotation would be to cast twice before swapping back to greatsword.
Its Ambush skill is which deals damage and inflicts conditions. The greatsword ambush deals slightly higher damage so don't spend all your energy on dagger.
Spear
Spear can replace greatsword for higher damage, more AoE damage and helpful condition removal, but it is melee only.
When using spear, try to always hit your target with the outer edge of to deal more damage, if you hit with both the outer and inner halves it will count as an outer edge hit, so it's easy to always deal empowered damage. Hitting with gives you "Clarity", which empowers your next spear skill. You want to always cast empowered by Clarity. should be saved for an extra dodge or to cleanse conditions.
Its Ambush skill is , which deals great damage and applies . It deals more damage than dagger or greatsword's Ambush skills.
Mainhand sword
If using mainhand sword instead of dagger, deals no damage and should only be used if you're missing a third clone before shattering. The sword's Ambush skill is , which leaps you forward, deals damage, and s. The greatsword or spear ambush deals slightly higher damage so don't spend all your energy on sword.
If you don't have access to dagger with Weaponmaster Training from Secrets of the Obscure, replace it with Mainhand sword.
We default to 幻光纹章 for more Phantasms, which in turn means more clones, more Shatters, and more Ambushes due to 幻象斗篷. Other alternatives can be considered.
伪装绿洲 - simpler to use and access to Mirage Cloak.
幻光盛宴 - in rare situations where you'd like to trade damage for extra healing or condition cleanse, use Ether Feast.We default to:
幻影伏击 is a good source of damage with its extra Mirage Cloak.
水晶沙尘 is a good source of damage with its extra Mirage Cloak.
苦痛咒语 is extra damage with no cast time.
If you want or need to run other skills, here are some suggestions:
坚定咒语 - condition cleanse for yourself and nearby allies.
斥力穹窿 - projectile reflection.We default to as it provides excellent CC on a short cooldown. If required, it can be replaced by:
If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Zhed" armor, "Uzoku" dagger, "Bonetti" sword, "Impaler" spear, and "Ebonblade" greatsword. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide to Gear a Character.
超级能量法印 can be considered for open world, but it deals less damage than Force+Accuracy.
萨奇洛斯古物 to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, 
骑兵古物 to start combat with boons, or 
耐久古物 for a little extra defense.
