Mirage

This article concerns the subject and the content related to it in *Apex Legends*. For the subject in *Apex Legends Mobile*, see Mirage (Mobile). For the background of the subject in Apex Legends universe, see Mirage (character).

 **Voice Actor** | Roger Craig Smith

 **Mirage** is a  Support Legend. He can be unlocked with either  12,000,  750, or by purchasing the Champion Edition downloadable content.

Mirage is a  Support Legend who can distract and confuse enemies. His tactical ability  Psyche Out deploys a controllable holographic decoy of himself. His passive ability  Now You See Me... cloaks Mirage while reviving a teammate or using a Respawn Beacon. His ultimate ability  Life of the Party deploys a team of decoys around him that can mirror the real Mirage's movements and actions.

## Abilities

### Psyche Out

 Cooldown

* Info
* Interactions
* Tips
* Bugs

* When used, a hologram duplicate of Mirage is sent in a straight line to wherever the real Mirage targeted.
	+ When spawned, the decoy will replicate whether Mirage was walking, running, or crouching, and if used in midair will have the same momentum as Mirage. It cannot climb walls or ride zip lines.
	+ Upon reaching the targeted location, the decoy stands still and performs the 'inspect weapon' animation unless the player takes control of it.
* The decoy can be controlled by pressing the utility action button (default `H`//), and it will mimic Mirage's actions.
* The decoy has 45 HP, and only takes damage from gunfire and melee attacks.
* When shot, the enemy who damaged it is tracked with a marker for 3.5 seconds. This enemy will see 'BAMBOOZLED' on their HUD.
* The decoy will also automatically vanish after 60 seconds or manually by deploying another decoy.
* This ability may be activated twice while skydiving, and if you are with your squad in flight it will send out a full decoy squad.
	+ decoys will fly off at that direction and angle at a constant speed of 149.

* Decoys cannot be damaged by Mirage or his allies.
* Decoys cannot go through  Dimensional Rifts,  Phase Breaches, or Phase Runners.
* Decoys will not walk through  Domes of Protection.
* Decoys are highlighted by scanning abilities, including  Eye of the Allfather,  Neurolink,  Focus of Attention (in which case, fake health bars will be displayed above decoys' heads),  Heart Seeker,  Exhibit and  Jet-Fighter HUD, like they were real players.
* Decoys do not leave any  tracks for Bloodhound.
* Decoys cannot block doors from opening.
* Decoys can activate and use Gravity Cannons.
* Whistler can lock onto the decoys, use this to trick the enemy

* As the tactical is fast charging, always have your clones out. They serve well as an early warning.
* Have decoys stand in front of death boxes or front of windows with a sniper rifle since these are the most natural places for a player to stand completely still.
* If you're off on your own and suddenly start getting shot from a distance, put a decoy in front of you to instantly show your teammates where to shoot.
* The best way to fool smarter players is to act like you're the decoy. Direct a decoy in one direction and then run in a straight line in a different direction or start controlling it. That way, enemies won't know which is which.
* If your enemy is smart enough not to shoot decoys, act as a decoy to get behind them.
* Send a decoy towards a door to make an enemy on the other side think you're blocking it, then flank around them.
* If you look up into the air without any barriers (trees, roofs, etc.) then your decoy will run in a straight line with no end until they reach cover.
* If you slide-jump, then while you're mid-air you send out your decoy, it will become extremely fast.
* If you hold a grenade while sending out your decoy, it will show a unique animation while running. Use this if there is an enemy sniper nearby.
* Send a decoy into a room with an enemy and immediately follow. They'll likely be briefly distracted by your decoy, giving you time to start shooting them.
* Send decoys towards replicators and care packages when you're using/looting them, to reduce your chance of being shot if an enemy notices you.
* Decoys will always have factory issue weapon skins, so if you don`t care about cosmetics too much, it might be worth it to unequip all skins you have for guns.

* Some small rocks or other rough surfaces that your decoy should be able to pass through can easily destroy it.
* The decoy will run noticably slower if you send it out while unarmed.

### Now You See Me...

 Cooldown

* Info
* Interactions
* Tips

* When downed, Mirage spawns a decoy that falls to its knees and dramatically pretends to be dying. He also turns invisible for 5 seconds, allowing for a quick escape.
* When invisible taking any kind of damage will cause you to flicker in and out of cloak.
	+ When downed you will not flicker when taking damage, the cloak will be removed completely.
* When reviving a squadmate and using a Respawn Beacon or  Mobile Respawn Beacon, Mirage and the squadmate will become invisible.
	+ After a revive, Mirage and his squadmate will remain invisible for 3 seconds, unless they draw their weapons.
* Mirage’s Holo Emitters are visible to players who are less than 5 meters away while cloaked.
* Mirage will also flicker if he’s using this ability outside the Ring.

* Silence affects this ability.
* The Holo Emitters will become visible while being healed by Lifeline's  D.O.C. Heal Drone.
* Cloak prevents and removes being highlighted by:

 The Motherlode, Beast of the Hunt, Black Hole, Warlord's Ire,
 Spotter's Lens, Sniper's Mark, Surveillance Drone,
 Neurolink,
 Nox Vision, Assassin's Instinct and digital threat optics.

* When using cloak, being scanned by  Eye of the Allfather will cause you to flicker. On the other hand when scanned by  Eye of the Allfather tuning invisible will remove the full body highlight but not the orange diamond.
* You will still leave  tracks when moving while invisible.
* Moving inside of  Exhibit while invisible won't reveal your position.
* When using cloak, being scanned by  Focus of Attention will remove the invisibility.
* When cloaked you will still be picked up by Seer's  Heart Seeker
* While invisible, Mirage won't activate Caustic's  Nox Gas Traps.
* Prevents and removes locking on from  Whistler.
* Prevents locking on from  Rev Shell but does not remove it if locked on prior to turning invisible.
* Cloak won't disable jump jet trails when using Ziplines, Zip Rails, Gravity Cannons, Jump Towers, Evac Towers or  Jump pads.

* Once you are downed and this activates, if you are near a ledge or fall-off, try to go down. It'll cover a greater distance and hopefully throw the enemy off of your trail long enough for a potential revive.
* Do not use your knockdown shield unless you are being shot at intentionally, since using it will give you away.
* Movement on dirt and waters also causes dust particles and water splash when crawling, and can give you away while cloaked.
* Do not underestimate Mirage's invisibility when reviving. In a noisy or chaotic environment, enemies will find it difficult to find or notice you.
* Sometimes reviving midfight can be worth it just for the invisibility, for example inside  The Motherlode enemies won't know exactly where you are unless they get very close, use it to your advantage and then strike by surprise.

### Life of the Party

 Charge time

* Info
* Interactions
* Tips

* When activated, Mirage summons 5 decoys around him that mimic his movements.
* Turns invisible for 1 second before deploying decoys. During this time, his Holo Emitters will be visible to players who are less than 5 meters away.
* Afterwards, Mirage will blink in and out of cloak for 1 second.
* The decoys have 45 HP.

* While invisible, Mirage won't activate Caustic's  Nox Gas Traps.

* Try combining this ability with your passive ability when attempting to revive a downed teammate. The clones will appear with your teammate in the holograms. It will throw off the enemy's direction, and confuse them enough to fire at the clones as you revive.
* It's a good idea to use the second of invisibility you get while casting this ability to change directions unexpectedly to make it more difficult to distinguish you from your decoys.
* Running back through the point where you activate this ability will cause you and the decoys to converge, making it difficult for enemies to identify the real you if they've already figured it out.
* Use this ability to escape dire situations, but try to avoid escaping in the direction the enemies expect.
* Run into walls or in odd directions to make enemies think you're one of the decoys, if you find yourself in danger.
* Don't use this ability after being hit with  Focus of Attention. You'll still be scanned, and your decoys won't be, so it'll be obvious to enemies which Mirage is the real one.

## Lore

*Main article:* Mirage (character)

## Cosmetic items

### Skins

There are a total of 85 Legend skins for Mirage; 28 Legendary, 14 Epic, 27 Rare and 16 Common.

* Legendary
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* The Revenger
 1,200
* Ghost Machine
 1,200
* Angel City Hustler
 1,200
* The Prestige
 1,200
* Marked Man
 1,200
* The Dark Artist
Needs Ghost Machine
* Center Stage
Needs Angel City Hustler
* Captain Bamboozle
* Old Town
* Pit Crew
Needs The Prestige
* The Wisecracker
* Folk Hero
Needs The Revenger
* Man Made Man
* Fool's Gold
Level 25
* Seafoam Swindler
Needs Ghost Machine
* Boogie Down
* Red Carpet
* Swish-buckler
 1,800
* The Show Stopper
* Chuckles The Barrelman
 1,800
* Perfect Illusion
Needs Angel City Hustler
* Desert Mirage
Level 25
* Night Crawler
 1,800
* Lit Witt
* Red Alert
* Mischief Mage
* Sub-Mirage
* Bad Joke

Note:

1. ↑ May alternatively require The Revenger
2. ↑ Equips the Dragon's Wing Wingman skin in Mirage's Legend select animation

Story of Mirage:

1. ↑ **Angel City Hustler**: Elliott worried his first holodevices he built with his mother, Evelyn, needed more "pizazzling." Evelyn reassured her son that he didn't need "pizazzle" to look heroic.

* Fiber Optics
 400
* Glowing Viral
 400
* Hack the System
 400
* Heat Sync
 400
* Neural Net
 400
* Snake Charmer
 1,000
* Solar Flair
* Moneymaker
* Lens Flair
* Data Leak
* High Contrast
* Frostwalker
* Bamboogie
Level 1
* Pearlescent

* Convergence
 60
* Death Adder
 60
* Flower Power
 60
* Gone Bananas
 60
* Hieroglyph
 60
* Hypnotic
 60
* Mint Condition
 60
* Sizzle Reel
 60
* Super Rad
 60
* Sweet 16
 60
* Tartan Fleece
 60
* Tie Dye
 60
* Unicornucopia
 60
* Urban Legend
 60
* Woodland Warfare
 60
* Outlaw
Level 01
* Neon Dream
Season 1
* Holo Man
September 2019
* Fired Up
Level 01
* Fancy Schmancy
* Lucky Charmer
March 2020
* Stunt Double
Level 01
* Ocean Groove
Season 7
* Performance Artist
Level 01
* Brand Ambassador
September 2021
* Galactic Navigator
Season 16
* Celtic Trouble
Level 57

* Original
Default
* Arctic
 30
* Cardinal
 30
* Clearwater
 30
* Evergreen
 30
* Flamingo
 30
* Hydro
 30
* Limelight
 30
* Mandarin
 30
* Midnight
 30
* Orchid
 30
* Rage
 30
* Sahara
 30
* Skyward
 30
* Vino
 30
* Yellowjacket
 30

### Finishers

*Main article:* Finisher
* Smooth Moves
Default
* Pound It, Bro
 1,200
* Strike a Pose
 1,200

### Heirloom Set

*Main article:* Heirloom

The set includes:

* A Banner Pose: You Really Love Me
* A Melee weapon skin: Too Much Witt
* An Intro Quip: "Excited to see you all in the ring. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of ‘mes’ to go around."

### Emotes

*Main article:* Emote
* Selfie -  1,200
* Time of My Life -  1,200
* Hype Man -  400
* Terrible Twos - Level 97
* Mirage Massage
* Ones and Threes
* Loosen Up
* Smooth Moves - Default

### Skydive Emotes

*Main article:* Skydive Emote
* Curtain Call
Level 60
* It Takes Two
Level 73
* Private Dancer
Level 58

### Banner Frames

* Legendary
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* Ace Up the Sleeve
 1,200
* Fun Guy
 1,200
* Pop Goes the Weasel
 1,200
* Sucker Punch
 1,200
* Unfairgrounds
 1,200
* Metal Collector

* One Vision
 400
* Hot Head
Level 45
* Mapped Out
Level 62
* Heartthrob
Level 35
* Endless Libations
Level 64
* Barrel of Laughs
 3,950
* Greener Pastures
Level 34
* Center Stage
Level 87
* Merch Madness
Level 43
* Need a Hand

* Court Jester
 60
* Joker's Wild
 60
* Sleight of Hand
 60
* Swordplay
 60
* Tools of Deception
 60
* Funny Bones
Level 13
* Pirate Patch
Level 38
* Square Dance
Season 2
* Red Beau
Level 56
* Midnight Ride
Season 7
* Dimensional Rift
Season 16

* Rookie Card
Default
* Binary
 30
* Roulette
 30
* Schematic
 30
* Throwing Star
 30

### Banner Poses

* Mythic
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* You Really Love Me

* Fowl Play
 400
* Looking Fierce
 400
* Solid Wingman
 400
* Boomtown Smash
 400
* Target Practice
* Ballet-Boozle
* Grand Performance

* Abracadabra!
 60
* Baller
 60
* Bunny Ears
 60
* I Got You
 60
* Superiority Complex
 60
* Ta-Da!
 60
* Triple Threat
 60
* Number One

* Big Brother
Default

### Holosprays

*Main article:* Holo-Spray
* I Make This Look Good
 1,200
* A Little Pick Me Up
 400
* Get The Party Started
 400
* Handsome Devils
 400
* My Own Worst Enemy
 400
* Plenty To Go Around
 400
* Smooth Moves
 400
* Welcome To Paradise
 400
* Bamboozled!
Level 86
* Getting Ring Ready
Level 32
* Nice Kitty
Level 99
* You Got Blam-Boozled
* I Am The Party
Level 41

### Music Packs

*Main article:* Music Pack
* Mirage
Level 55

### Transitions

*Main article:* Transition
* Me, Myself, and I
Level 24
* Humble Witt
Level 02
* Mirage's Worst Day
Level 31
* Arms Race
Level 84
* Ship Happens
Level 99
* A Witty Bunch
Level 31

## History

	+ Improved issues against terrain that would cause destruction/floating
	+ Any destroyed by terrain will now be refunded
	+ Improved to more correctly copy the ADS state of the player
	+ No longer mimic reviving or execution animations

 September 19, 2023 Patch* (Undocumented) Removed blur effect when looking at a cloaked Mirage through optics.

 May 09, 2023 Patch* Class changed from  Skirmisher to  Support.

 February 14, 2023 Patch* Class changed from  Offensive to  Skirmisher.
* Now You See Me...
	+ Mirage and his ally now remain cloaked after a revive for 3s
	+ Weapons remain stowed while cloaked
	+ Drawing your weapon will remove the cloaking effect early
* Psyche Out
	+ Bamboozles are now only triggered by bullet fire and melee
	+ Enemies who are bamboozled now receive notification on their screen
	+ Bamboozle icon marker now tracks the Bamboozled player's movement
	+ Bamboozle icon marker duration increased from 2.5s to 3.5s

August 09, 2022 Patch* Mirage Decoys will now be scanned by Valk when skydiving.
* Mirage Decoys will now be picked up by Seer’s Heart Seeker.
* Fixed a bug where Mirage Decoys were picked up by Seer’s Exhibit as AI and not players.

June 21, 2022 Patch* Can now use decoys from Valk  Skydive Re-Deploy.

May 04, 2021 Patch* Decoys no longer die after a tick of  Thermite Grenade damage.

March 09, 2021 Patch* Now You See Me...: Cloaked respawn is now disabled if silenced by Revenant.

February 02, 2021 Patch* Decoys now make footstep sounds.
* Fixed an issue with the Boogie Down skin blocking vision while aiming down sights and releasing a decoy at the same time.

November 04, 2020 Patch* Psyche Out/ Life of the Party: Decoys now have 45 HP.

October 06, 2020 Patch* Fixed an issue that prevented Mirage decoys from being pinged.
* Fixed an issue that did not allow Crypto’s drone to highlight decoys.

June 23, 2020 Patch* Psyche Out:
	+ You can now hold the tactical button and release it to auto-control decoys.
	+ Decoys will now say lines when shot.
	+ Fixed an issue where Mirage can still control his decoy after being silenced by Revenant.
* Now You See Me... and  Life of the Party: When cloaked, Mirage's Holo Emitters will be visible to players that are less than 5 meters away.
* Now You See Me...: Now disabled if silenced by Revenant.
* Skydive: Will now create decoys for the entire squad when skydiving when still diving with your squad.
* Fixed an issue with Prowlers not killing decoys in one swipe.
* Fixed an issue with decoys not being able to ping correctly under certain conditions.
* Fixed an issue with decoys not being able to crouch walk through certain areas.
* Fixed an issue with decoys playing the fall animation when the player is falling.

May 12, 2020 Patch* Mirage’s “You got Bamboozled” line will now trigger when you bamboozle an enemy, instead of when you release a decoy.
* Psyche Out:
	+ Pressing the character utility action button allows Mirage to gain control of his decoy.
	+ When controlling the decoy, it will mimic Mirage’s every move.
	+ Decoys now last for 60 seconds. (Increased from 15)
	+ Releasing another decoy will remove the previous decoy.
* Ultimate:
	+ Life of the Party now replaces Vanishing Act.
	+ Mirage deploys a team of decoys that mimic his every move, instead of stand still.
	+ Reduced cloak time from 5 seconds to 1 second.
	+ Reduced cooldown from 150 seconds to 60 seconds.
* Passive:
	+ Changed name from Encore! to Now You See Me…
	+ In addition to cloaking when downed, Mirage also cloaks while using a respawn beacon and reviving a teammate (the teammate is also cloaked).

April 08, 2020* Psyche Out: Reverted cooldown back to 15 seconds from 25.

April 07, 2020 Patch* Psyche Out: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 25 (proven to be accidental).

October 01, 2019 Patch* Encore!: Decoys will now go where directed when deploying them during the drop if Mirage isn’t the Jumpmaster.

July 02, 2019 Patch* Vanishing Act: Can now cancel out of his ultimate cloak early after a small delay.

June 04, 2019 Patch* Vanishing Act: Fixed bug where cloaked Mirage was too noticeable.

February 19, 2019 Patch* Fixed issue with Mirage Ability causing crashes.

## Trivia

* Mirage's abilities are derived from Titanfall 2's Holo Pilot and Cloak abilities. This was especially apparent at launch, when cloaking rendered Mirage as a faint white silhouette rather than making him completely invisible.

## Gallery

Videos

Images
* An old photo of the Witt family.
* Mirage's profile on Finding Solace.
* Quotes about Mirage.
* More quotes about Mirage.
* Concept art of Mirage.
* A Painting of Mirage found in the Mirage Voyage.
* Another Painting of Mirage found in the Mirage Voyage.
* Mirage's original portrait.
* Concept art of Mirage's Fool's Gold skin.
* Concept art of Mirage's The Dark Artist skin.
* Concept art of Mirage's Angel City Hustler skin.
* Concept art for Mirage's Lit Witt skin.
* Concept art for Mirage's The Show Stopper skin.
* Concept art for Mirage's Man Made Man skin.
* Concept art for Mirage's Marked Man skin.

Merchandise
* A Funko Pop of Mirage released on November 2019.
* A special edition of the default Funko Pop.
* A MiniEpics figurine of Mirage released by Weta Workshop.
* Action figure released by Jakks Pacific.

## References

1. ↑ Mirage Loading Screen Text "Me, Myself, and I"
2. ↑ Dating Service Profile - Mirage
3. ↑ PlayApex on Twitter
4. ↑ PlayApex on Twitter
5. ↑ Hethe Srodawa on ArtStation
6. ↑  Luca Xu on ArtStation
7. ↑ Luca Xu on ArtStation
8. ↑ Brandon Pirruccello on ArtStation
9. ↑ Kejun Wang on ArtStation
10. ↑ Kejun Wang on ArtStation
11. ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/d0gdqW
12. ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/eJdrLJ
13. ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wJbe3V
14. ↑ MiniEpics figure of Mirage