Mirage Archer Support

Mirage Archer is a support gem that causes linked bow skills to summon a ghostly archer. When the player hits an enemy with the supported skill, a temporary Mirage Archer is summoned above the player which uses that skill.

Skill Functions and Interactions

 * Distinct entity: The Mirage Archer is a distinct entity, and as such, the following apply:
 * Leech: Players do not leech from the damage dealt by the Mirage Archer.
 * Charge: Mirage Archer may have its charges, when using Frenzy or Curses which grant charges. They seeming also benefit from charge bonus from the player as well. [testing needed]
 * Ancestral Bond: The Mirage Archer may still deal damage if the Ancestral Bond Keystone is taken.
 * On Hit/Kill: The Mirage Archer does not trigger on hit or on kill effects on the player.

Equipping Mirage Archer translates to 27.6% more damage.
 * Dps calculation:

As of patch 3.9: 31% less damage and 60% less attack speed.

1 - (31 / 100)) x (1 - (60 / 100)) = 0.276‬.

Version history

 * The Mirage Archer now deals 40% less Damage with Supported Skills at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 31% less at gem level 20 (from 11%). Its targeting distance has been lowered to 70 units (from 105).


 * No longer causes skills it used to vanish at the end of its duration. Those skills will persist until they are finished doing whatever it is they are doing.


 * Mirage Archer Support has been added to the game.
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