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Mirror Image is a Wizard skill unlocked at level 18, creating an illusionary duplicate of the character.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]

Mirror Image
Used by:	Wizard
Enabled at:	Clvl 18
Skill Description
Create an illusionary duplicate of your character.
Type:	Decoy
Resource Use:	Costs Arcane Power
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

In order to avoid close combat as much as possible, the Wizard can create duplicates of herself, who will also aggressively attack opponents.

Skill Design

This skill creates a duplicate of the Wizard that uses Wizard spells to ferociously attack monsters the instant it appears. The Image's spells don't do any damage, so it's more like an animated Decoy than a Shadow Master. But it works like a tank, with monsters attacking the Image if it is closer to them than the Wizard, and as anyone who has played artillery characters knows, a tanking minion (or another player) is beyond value.

Mirror Image animation sequence in the BlizzCon 2008 Demo.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: One illusion for 8 with 20% of caster's health. (A)
Rank 2: One illusion for 8 with 40% of caster's health.
Rank 3: One illusion for 8 with 60% of caster's health.
Rank 4: One illusion for 8 with 80% of caster's health. (A)
Rank 5: One illusion for 8 with 100% of caster's health. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Synergies

No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

No rune effects for Mirror Image are known.

A runed version of Mirror Image has been seen in video here, but it's unclear what the effect is.

Development

Mirror Image was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled, where it was at Tier II on the Conjuring Skill Tree. It then spawned five illusion images.

The BlizzCon 2009 version increased illusion health; it seemed likely the number of images probably could be increased through the use of skill runes. Flux found it useful in the right circumstances:[1]

I didn’t use this one very often during play, since the Wizard was powerful enough to slaughter most attackers without needing the assistance, but the few times I did Mirror Image, against big mobs, it worked marvelously. The mirror doesn’t last for very long, usually dying to the monster onslaught, but it didn’t have to. The Wizard has a number of nice AoE spells, even at low levels, and all the MI had to do was provide a focal point for the Fallen or Dark Cultists to swarm around to turn them into fish in a barrel for Arcane Orbs.

Mirror Image was still listed at BlizzCon 2010, but it wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills. Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Mirror Image became a level 18 skill.

Previous Versions

See the Wizard skill archive for more details on previous versions of Mirror Image and other Wizard skills.
Or see Mirror Image (BlizzCon 2008) for the original version of this skill.

In Other Games

Mirror Image is basically a combination of the Assassin's Shadow Master and Amazon's Decoy from Diablo II. The Mirror Image attacks monsters with a variety of skills, like the Shadow Master, but doesn't do any actual damage, like the Decoy.

Media

Mirror Image can be seen in action on video here:

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

Mirror Image shot.
The Mirror Image animation.
Mirror Images casting Spectral Blade.
The Mirror Image skill icon.

References

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-'''Mirror Image''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 2 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 3, creating an illusionary duplicate of the character.
+'''Mirror Image''' is a [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 18, creating an illusionary duplicate of the character.
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 |name= Mirror Image
 |user= Wizard
-|tier= 2
+|clvl= 18
-|clvl= 3
 |description= Create an illusionary duplicate of your character.
 |type= Decoy
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 ==Synergies==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[trait]]s are yet known.
+* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
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 <blockquote>''I didn’t use this one very often during play, since the Wizard was powerful enough to slaughter most attackers without needing the assistance, but the few times I did Mirror Image, against big mobs, it worked marvelously. The mirror doesn’t last for very long, usually dying to the monster onslaught, but it didn’t have to. The Wizard has a number of nice AoE spells, even at low levels, and all the MI had to do was provide a focal point for the [[Fallen]] or [[Dark Cultist]]s to swarm around to turn them into fish in a barrel for [[Arcane Orb]]s.</blockquote>
-Mirror Image was still listed at [[BlizzCon 2010]], but it wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills.
+Mirror Image was still listed at [[BlizzCon 2010]], but it wasn't one of the Wizard's starting skills. Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Mirror Image became a level 18 skill.
 ===Previous Versions===
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 ===In Other Games===
 Mirror Image is basically a combination of the {{iw|Assassin Assassin's}} {{iw|Shadow_Master Shadow Master}} and {{iw|Amazon Amazon's}} {{iw|Decoy Decoy}} from [[Diablo II]]. The Mirror Image attacks monsters with a variety of skills, like the Shadow Master, but doesn't do any actual damage, like the Decoy.
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Wizard Skill Trees]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7962606#post7962606 JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Wizard (Translated by Zediono)]
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