Mirror Image

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Support

Mirror Image is a Support spell. Support spells strengthen, protect, or buff allies.

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spell that surrounds you with illusory doubles, making enemies strike the wrong target and keeping you safer in battle.

2024 Rules

Level & School
2nd-level illusion
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
1 minute
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

Three illusory duplicates of yourself appear in your space. Until the spell ends, the duplicates move with you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it's impossible to track which image is real.

Each time a creature hits you with an attack roll during the spell's duration, roll a d6 for each of your remaining duplicates. If any of the d6s rolls a 3 or higher, one of the duplicates is hit instead of you, and the duplicate is destroyed. The duplicates otherwise ignore all other damage and effects. The spell ends when all three duplicates are destroyed.

A creature is unaffected by this spell if it has the Blinded condition, Blindsight, or Truesight.

2014 Rules

Level & School
2nd-level illusion
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
1 minute
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

Three illusory duplicates of yourself appear in your space. Until the spell ends, the duplicates move with you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it's impossible to track which image is real. You can use your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates.

Each time a creature targets you with an attack during the spell's duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack instead targets one of your duplicates.

If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or higher to change the attack's target to a duplicate. With two duplicates, you must roll an 8 or higher. With one duplicate, you must roll an 11 or higher.

A duplicate's AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier. If an attack hits a duplicate, the duplicate is destroyed. A duplicate can be destroyed only by an attack that hits it. It ignores all other damage and effects. The spell ends when all three duplicates are destroyed.

A creature is unaffected by this spell if it can't see, if it relies on senses other than sight, such as blindsight, or if it can perceive illusions as false, as with truesight.

Mirror Image 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Mirror Image changed its defense roll: instead of redirecting an attack before it hits, each time an attack roll hits you, you roll 1d6 per remaining duplicate; any 3+ makes a duplicate take the hit and be destroyed. The duplicate AC rule is gone, and you can no longer dismiss it with an action.

Mirror Image popularity

How popular is Mirror Image? It is a commonly found spell in the game, and is often chosen over other options when available. This spell is a reliable addition to any spellbook.

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