Phil's Guide on Mirage Missile

[Phil]

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Mirage Missile


Introduction

Since no one in the forums have made a guide on Mirage Missile, I wanna be the 1st to do so.


Real Introduction

Mirage Missile is a overall good skill for draining hp off a boss, or just having fun with it. The quest to get it isn't really that hard if you have good luck or the patience to keep on finding the Giant Stone Statue which will spawn rather quickly. At rank 9, you will have some CP related training. So you might wanna cap it at A


Description

A skill that allows for loading up the energy of a mirage, which has been developed by using mana, on a bow and shooting. This skill can potentially incur great damages on a multitude of enemies. The enemy that is hit with the mirage missile falls into a kind of shock state, as if fallen into a mirage in the middle of a sandy desert. The enemy's HP will fall significantly, and infect any others nearby with the same symptoms. As low as the HP may get, however, it will not fall below 1.


Information about the skill

This skill can only be learned by elfs.
Once you affect it, its like poison but it cannot be cured with a antidote.
It won't kill the monster, but will drain the hp to 1.
It will drain hp at a set rate.
If the target is on a mount, it will get affected too.
This CAN be used in PVP.
BUT it is glitched, if you don't kill the person it will infect everyone else, neutral or not.
In G8 there will be a damage bonus based on INT.
The good thing about the training is that it overlaps
EX: Infect 5-targets at once. It will count Infect 4,3,2 etc too.
You have to walk with the skill with a bow, but you can run with a crossbow.
Once the infected target is close to another target it will infect that and etc.

How to get it

1. Talk to Castanea (http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/index.php?title=Castanea) about skills.

2.Go to south-western most region of the Longa Desert and find it with a L-Rod

Picture of the Statue.
http://i42.tinypic.com/1256gc5.jpg

Picture of the Area To find it
http://i42.tinypic.com/2mcdl44.jpg

3.Click on the statue without any thing in your hands and hope for a Yellow Heart of Giant Stone Statue

Looks like this.
http://i41.tinypic.com/ru8bgn.gif

4.Bring the Yellow Heart to Castanea. She will give you a Crystal of Elemental.

5.Clear the Normal Longa Ruin Dungeon with the Crystal of Elemental in your inventory. You can bring a party with you, but you have to be leader.

6.You will have learned mirage missile after you have killed the boss.



Conclusion

You have now learned Mirage Missile.
Have fun with it!.

[Claudia]

Telling people to cap the skill at rA because r9+ requires CP requirements?
Those who are serious about the skill would rank it higher.

But...from what i've heard, MM ain't that great. :v

and afaik this is all in the wiki.

[Bankai231]

Telling people to cap the skill at rA because r9+ requires CP requirements?
Those who are serious about the skill would rank it higher.

But...from what i've heard, MM ain't that great. :v

and afaik this is all in the wiki.

^this. When you make a guide telling to rank a skill dont tell them to cap it at a certain rank.

[Cathaoir]

But...from what i've heard, MM ain't that great. :v



It's not. Higher end mobs aren't effected by it because the high def renders it useless. Low end mobs you would kill faster with one shot of crash shot or even a few mags/ranged attacks. Maybe at low levels it's somewhat useful, but as you gain levels, it's really not useful at all.

[Bankai231]

It's not. Higher end mobs aren't effected by it because the high def renders it useless. Low end mobs you would kill faster with one shot of crash shot or even a few mags/ranged attacks. Maybe at low levels it's somewhat useful, but as you gain levels, it's really not useful at all.

My elf friend said it can do some boss damage with a lot of int. Is that true?

[Kyubey]

My elf friend said it can do some boss damage with a lot of int. Is that true?

yes MM dmg depends on user int. Mage elves take the most profit of this skill, not range ones

[Kaeporo]

Kaeporo's Guide to Mirage Missile (http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/index.php?title=Mirage_Missile)

It's been a while since anyone actually posted a decent guide. No offense, tc.

[Cathaoir]

My elf friend said it can do some boss damage with a lot of int. Is that true?

Yes, int effects the shock damage, but the shock damage is minimal compared to the amount of damage you could do with other skills.

[Royale]

mirage missile is best used in low level or places with clustered mobs (Fortinbras's Expedition) for maximum effect, that or you can go use it to troll pvp......

[Cathaoir]

mirage missile is best used in low level or places with clustered mobs (Fortinbras's Expedition) for maximum effect, that or you can go use it to troll pvp......

Most of the time, those low level places can be killed with crash shot or regular ranged attack a lot quicker(unless you are low leveled yourself and all you put into your ap was int giving skills and mirage).

[SUNFLARE]

Mirage Missle has its Uses and Non Uses but its a Good Skill Ether Way

[Cathaoir]

Mirage Missle has its Uses and Non Uses but its a Good Skill Ether Way

The AP cost isn't really worth the "usefulness" of the skill. I de-ranked mine cause the AP was worth it in other skills.

[SUNFLARE]

That is True but in Places where large mobs are and Poison Splash from this Skill Increases it can easily hits good

[Cathaoir]

That is True but in Places where large mobs are and Poison Splash from this Skill Increases it can easily hits good

Crash shot can be faster. Also, if you're doing it on low leveled mobs, that's the only way that damage could be dealt, but those mobs could easily be picked off by a high ranked crash shot and pick off the stragglers with ranged. High leveled mobs will barely take any damage, so crash shot would be best bet, then pick the rest off with a mag.

[SUNFLARE]

I though Crash Shot has a Set Impact Raduis for How Many Enemys it can Hit ?

[Cathaoir]

I though Crash Shot has a Set Impact Raduis for How Many Enemys it can Hit ?

Yes, but there are not many situations to which you will have more than 6 mobs at a time. Like I said though, you can always pick off the stragglers with a mag or regular range.

[SUNFLARE]

Yus but you Can Also use MM and Crash Shot Together in Some Cases Cant you ?

[Cathaoir]

Yus but you Can Also use MM and Crash Shot Together in Some Cases Cant you ?

Yes you can, but it's much slower 2 seconds for mirage missile, 2 seconds for crash shot. A lot of mobs will already get to you unless you pet swipe, which most people don't know how to do.

[SUNFLARE]

I know how to Pet Swipe Besides i Already has R1 CS I use Mirage in Some Hug Mobs Spawn Areas to Weaken them but i Do understand what you mean by CS Vs MM Im just Stating Mirage Has its Uses etc So does CS

[Cathaoir]

I know how to Pet Swipe Besides i Already has R1 CS I use Mirage in Some Hug Mobs Spawn Areas to Weaken them but i Do understand what you mean by CS Vs MM Im just Stating Mirage Has its Uses etc So does CS

It has very little uses outside being more stats for the AP cost.

[SUNFLARE]

True but remeber now MM gets a Boost from Int I forgot the Exact Formula for Damage / Splash Damage i Wonder if you can Combine Poison / Mirage for Extra Damage on the main Meduim ?

[Cathaoir]

True but remeber now MM gets a Boost from Int I forgot the Exact Formula for Damage / Splash Damage i Wonder if you can Combine Poison / Mirage for Extra Damage on the main Meduim ?

It's always had a damage boost from int.

[SUNFLARE]

Not that i Remeber I though the Damage Boost came when Magic got the New Formula ?

[Cathaoir]

Not that i Remeber I though the Damage Boost came when Magic got the New Formula ?

It's always had int effect the damage of the shock damage.

[Royale]

mirage missile is actually quite useful, the main reason i use it most of the time is because it doesn't kill, good for taming, its the fastest way to rank party healing, and possibly healing, its also good for barrier spike training as you can just mirage the spike and let mobs destroy it much faster. also mirage does more damage than mag most of the time, and aims faster .

[Phil]

Well this is like from 2 years ago, sorry lol. I reposted this guide

[SUNFLARE]

oh Well i Still Love Mirage Plus here Another Good Use for it in Provation Barrier Splash Effect Helps with Killing While Enemy is CLose to Them

[radionoise]

The only offensive worth of Mirage Missile is in it's dexterity bonuses, and that's the very reason it is well worth ranking to 1.

The skill needs a serious buff, or they should just get rid of it and replace it with an Elven Magic Missile usable outside of transformation.

From what I heard, it's not even good at killing Arc Lich anymore since the field boss buff, but this might just be a rumor.

[Royale]

it was never good at killing arch lich unless you have 3 elves with rank 1 spamming it

[Fracture]

...Wow. This isn't even really a guide. This is wiki information on a skill put on a forum for no real reason, with a small amount of personal commentary, which is effectively pointless anyway. A good skill for draining HP off a boss? Well, sure, if you're fighting in Ciar. Any more than 80 defense will totally negate the skill's effect at r1, or 55 at your rA. Level 3 Natural Shield will completely negate its effect.

Also, assuming you capped it at rA (never cap a skill unless it will adversely affect other skills), and used it against a monster with 0/0, you would do a grand total of-- 275 damage, maximum. You know what else does that much damage? My normal ranged attack. And even if you raised Mirage to rank 1, it would only deal 560 damage max on a 0/0 monster over the course of 21 seconds. I can do that much damage in about 2 seconds with a crit ranged attack, or I can double it in about 3 seconds with a magnum shot.

[Cathaoir]

From what I heard, it's not even good at killing Arc Lich anymore since the field boss buff, but this might just be a rumor.

It's not. I did an Arch Lich run with only Mirage at r1, and I couldn't kill it. Bomb-steeds (suicidal or not) and r1 life drain are the only two ways that would actually work.


it was never good at killing arch lich unless you have 3 elves with rank 1 spamming it

Not even then. One elf's Mirage would simply overlap another's. The shock damage from Mirage does not stack, as in you cant have 3 different shots doing 3 different shock damages at the same time.

[Royale]

Not even then. One elf's Mirage would simply overlap another's. The shock damage from Mirage does not stack, as in you cant have 3 different shots doing 3 different shock damages at the same time.

its about keeping the shock effect up, not about stacking., it takes about 8~9 min to kill arch lich if you can keep the shock damage up all the time, which is just about enough time on sundays.

[Hanna]

all of this can be found on the wiki.

[Cho]

it was never good at killing arch lich unless you have 3 elves with rank 1 spamming it

The only decency it has at Arc Lich is probably when you have spawn lag and the Bomb Steeds stop being responsive.

When writing a guide, it's probably best to write from your own experiences.

[Shironi]

The best use of mirage missile is trolling PVP.

[Justified]

its the fastest way to rank party healing, and possibly healing

No, Windmill is faster.

[Royale]

No, Windmill is faster.

how so? mirage can take away 700~ hp in 15 seconds, wm takes the full hp bar in 1~2 mins?

[SUNFLARE]

Personally I like Mirage for Training Healing and For Training WM

[Justified]

how so? mirage can take away 700~ hp in 15 seconds, wm takes the full hp bar in 1~2 mins?

Windmill in PvP will take away 500-3000 HP on 1-6 party members in 2 seconds. (13 if you include pets)
Mirage also cannot send players into Deadly, while Windmill can.
Mirage also causes wounds, while Windmill doesn't.

[SUNFLARE]

Mirage Enemy Mobs in Rabbie etc in CLusters Drain theier HP Go into Mob Use WM = Fast Training and Less WM

[Zeo]

Windmill in PvP will take away 500-3000 HP on 1-6 party members in 2 seconds. (13 if you include pets)
Mirage also cannot send players into Deadly, while Windmill can.
Mirage also causes wounds, while Windmill doesn't.

Mirage can cause players to go deadly, and windmill also can cause wounds depending on your injury rate.

But imo, having people touch the flaming sword is fastest and most efficent way to train Party Healing.

[Justified]

Mirage can cause players to go deadly, and windmill also can cause wounds depending on your injury rate.

But imo, having people touch the flaming sword is fastest and most efficent way to train Party Healing.

Mirage shock doesn't go past 0 HP.
Windmill never causes wounds.
Elsinore is only faster if [A. you all somehow have ludicrous HP, over 3000] and/or [B. you have no friends with even mediocre melee damage of 100 max and rN Critical].

[Royale]

Mirage shock doesn't go past 0 HP.
Windmill never causes wounds.
Elsinore is only faster if [A. you all somehow have ludicrous HP, over 3000] and/or [B. you have no friends with even mediocre melee damage of 100 max and rN Critical].

you don't actually need to be in deadly for party healing, having only about 10% hp counts for the deadly training
and each mirage shot lets you use party healing 7 times

[Justified]

you don't actually need to be in deadly for party healing, having only about 10% hp counts for the deadly training
and each mirage shot lets you use party healing 7 times

Mirage doesn't do enough damage to bring players down to <10% HP in one tick. At best PHeal will only be used 3 times.
And again, Wounds. Either waste Wound pots or waste time Bandaging.

Deadly means that PHeal will take more than one use (up to 6 uses at Rank 1) to bring players back to full HP. In one instant hit from Windmill, this is vastly superior to Mirage.

[SUNFLARE]

Yus but you can Do Mirage in Dubby and Do Mass Splash While Wm has a Set Radius

[Royale]

my mirage can do200ish damage, enough for most people...
and just pvp at 1% to avoid wounds

[Cathaoir]

Mirage doesn't do enough damage to bring players down to <10% HP in one tick. At best PHeal will only be used 3 times.
And again, Wounds. Either waste Wound pots or waste time Bandaging.

Deadly means that PHeal will take more than one use (up to 6 uses at Rank 1) to bring players back to full HP. In one instant hit from Windmill, this is vastly superior to Mirage.

When I had r1 mirage, I was able to put just about everyone in dunby at the lowest hp possible with one shot of mirage.

[Justified]

my mirage can do200ish damage, enough for most people...
and just pvp at 1% to avoid wounds

You can't heal players in PvP.
Resetting duel timer is annoying and a waste of time.


When I had r1 mirage, I was able to put just about everyone in dunby at the lowest hp possible with one shot of mirage.

You can't Party Heal random people in Dunby.
Mirage effect takes 15 seconds, Windmill takes 2.
And again, Mirage doesn't deadly, Windmill does.
(Also people will call the Mirager a noob, and possibly start PvPing them)


Have you guys even tried using Windmill, or at least thought about it at all?
I'm not saying Mirage is terrible for training, it's just terrible by comparison.

[Cathaoir]

You can't Party Heal random people in Dunby.
Mirage effect takes 15 seconds, Windmill takes 2.
And again, Mirage doesn't deadly, Windmill does.
(Also people will call the Mirager a noob, and possibly start PvPing them)

My point wasn't that you can or cannot, my point was that it can get that low, like you claim that it cannot. Also, how hard is it to have 8 members in your party and a random elf with r1 mirage shooting someone else in evp?

Like everyone has been saying, you don't need to have it completely in deadly in order to get "deadly" training.

[SUNFLARE]

People dont have to Be in PVP or EvG to Get Infected they Just have to Be Near a Duelist for it to take Effect with Spread Effect

[Royale]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdf9LTZI460
with mirage you can get about 7 heals *kinda mess up in the end and ran out of mp*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuYOFw5CtV8
with wm you get 4 heals
also if you have 8 party members miraged you can just keep using party heal, and get exp up to 15~ times
but if you have 8 people with wm, you would still only get exp for 4 times.

anyways lets just agree that mirage is rather useless at endgame/high level dungeon, but still has its uses. so i don't have to upload anymore videos because its killing my connection..

[Justified]

My point wasn't that you can or cannot, my point was that it can get that low, like you claim that it cannot. Also, how hard is it to have 8 members in your party and a random elf with r1 mirage shooting someone else in evp?

Like everyone has been saying, you don't need to have it completely in deadly in order to get "deadly" training.

I didn't claim that it can't, I claimed that it's very slow.
How hard is it to have 8 members in your party, and a random ANY RACE with ANY decent rank WM hitting everybody else in EvG?


with mirage you can get about 7 heals *kinda mess up in the end and ran out of mp*
with wm you get 4 heals
also if you have 8 party members miraged you can just keep using party heal, and get exp up to 15~ times
but if you have 8 people with wm, you would still only get exp for 4 times.

anyways lets just agree that mirage is rather useless at endgame/high level dungeon, but still has its uses. so i don't have to upload anymore videos because its killing my connection..

You're doing it wrong. The healer doesn't allow himself to get hit, which lets you heal immediately. The point is speed, with a steady WM PH PH cycle, you can get through training much much faster than waiting for mirage ticks.
Which is the whole point of me saying "in 2 seconds" over and over.

I've helped numerous people train PHeal, and mastered it myself. I know, as a fact, that even high rank Mirage doesn't get healing prof as fast as Windmill.