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Tagging Mirage

Guild Wars 2 Tagging Mirage - Greatsword / Dagger & Sword Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

幻术师 (Mesmer)mirage

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Tagging Mirage is an Open World build designed for efficient mob and event tagging with Greatsword Ambush attacks for easy access to AoE damage, offering great mobility and simple mechanics.

Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ○ ○ ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Good mobility
  • Fluid rotation
  • Easy to learn
  • Plenty of utility
  • Simple rotation
  • Low amounts of CC
  • Relies on specific boon
  • Underperforms on long fights
  • Lacks burst damage
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

沙铸玻璃 图标沙铸玻璃 can be replaced when needed:

远行 图标远行 can be replaced when needed:

Sword can be taken instead of Dagger if you do have access to Secrets of the Obscure (SotO).

  • Sword gives you access to 恍惚狂热 图标恍惚狂热 however it removes your Ranged Damage and has slightly overall less Damage.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Greatsword is a taggers best friend. Your Auto Attack on this weaponset is prime for tagging when used under the effects of Mirage Cloak.

Mirage Cloak will cause your 幻光涌流 图标幻光涌流 to become 分裂涌流 图标分裂涌流 which tags multiple enemies.

Movement is king so make sure to always have Swiftness for your 速度古物 图标速度古物. Use 碗装海藻沙拉 图标碗装海藻沙拉 or 灵感纹章 图标灵感纹章 if you're not gaining Swiftness from an outside source.

Dealing Damage

This build revolves around using 分裂涌流 图标分裂涌流 as much as possible but this requires a high uptime on Mirage Cloak. Your main source of Mirage Cloak is by Dodging. This causes the build to require an extra source of Endurance.

超级精力法印 图标超级精力法印 will grant us full Endurance on a kill and lets us keep Dodging for more 分裂涌流 图标分裂涌流 spam.

Aside from Dodging, we can also get Mirage Cloak from:

Use your other Greatsword skills off Cooldown while you run through mobs. Let's take a look at them:

Take care on using 幻象之波 图标幻象之波 as it will Knockback enemies out of your cleave.

Swap to your Dagger / Sword set for single target DPS. Don't stand there leeching on your Greatsword when the boss spawns.

Use the following skills on this set as soon as you Weapon Swap:

Don't forget to use 心灵粉碎 图标心灵粉碎 when you've got max Clones.

Defense

All of your utility skills aid in your mobility:

  • 沙铸玻璃 图标沙铸玻璃 provides an Evade. Turn your character around to use it in the direction you want to go. This skill also acts as a Stun Break
  • 闪光传送 图标闪光传送 is fairly obvious. Use it to catch up to the pack. You can combine this with 镜像复制 图标镜像复制 to double dip into mobility heaven.

远行 图标远行 can be used for movement but it also acts as a Condition Removal.

幻象还击 图标幻象还击 can be used to block the next incoming attack. If the block is trigger, you will deal a sizable amount of Damage. If you double press this skill, you will use 还击之剑 图标还击之剑 which deals a Daze.

The classic panic button for all Memser builds - 失真 图标失真. Use it wisely!

Keep in mind that your Dodge does not move you.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance DamageSource
幻象还击 图标幻象还击还击之剑 图标还击之剑200Sword
幻象之波 图标幻象之波150Greatsword
错乱咒语 图标错乱咒语150 per ChargeAlternate Utility
谦逊纹章 图标谦逊纹章600Alternate Elite
误导 图标误导100 per Clone, up to 400Profession Mechanic