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'''Mirror Image''' is a Utility Mastery [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 1425, creating an illusionary duplicate of the characterWizard.
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==Background==
[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ice Armor Mirror Image in action.]]
In order to avoid close combat as much as possible, the Wizard can create duplicates of herself, who will also aggressively attack opponents.
==Skill Skillrune Effects==The following is a very quick listsummary. See the [[Mirror Image rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
This [[skill]] creates a duplicate of the [[Wizard]] that uses Wizard spells to ferociously attack [[monster]]s the instant it appears. The Image's spells don't do any damage, so it's more like an animated {{iw|Amazon_Passive_and_Magic_Skills#Decoy Decoy}} than a {{iw|Assassin_Shadow_Disciplines#Shadow_Master 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.
===Appearance===
[[Image:Wiz-mirror-image2.jpg|center|thumb|675px|Mirror Image animation sequence in the [[BlizzCon 2008]] Demo.]]
==Synergies==
Mirror Image benefits from the following [[Wizard passives]]:{{Passive skills header}}{{Wizard Passive Critical Mass}}{{Wizard Passive Illusionist}}{{Wizard Passive Evocation}}None added yet.
<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. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Mirror Image became a level 15 skill.<br>Later in the beta, Mirror Image was moved down by a level, becoming level 14 skill.
===Beta===
Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Mirror Image became a level 15 skill. It was dropped to level 14 during the [[beta]], and when the skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, Mirror Image was classified as a Mastery skill and bumped to level 25.
===Previous Versions===
See the [[Wizard skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Mirror Image and other Wizard skills.<br>
Or see [[Mirror Image (BlizzCon 2008)]] for the original version of this skill.
===In Other Games===
Mirror Image is basically a combination of the {{iw|Assassin Assassin's}} skill {{iw|Shadow_Master Shadow Master}} and the {{iw|Amazon Amazon's}} skill {{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.
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8007624#post8007624 Silva's Wizard Runestone Effects] -- IncGamers 5th Sep 2011
* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/wizard/active/ Wizard Active Skills] -- Blizzard's Official Diablo III 12th Sep 2011Site
