Pump up Divine favor and smiting and have at least 6 healing prayers.
Get a good smiting staff 10-19 or 11-21, something close to this range.
Take these skills with you and only these skills.
Retribution, Divine Boon, Healing Breeze, and Balthazar's Spirit and Bane Signet.
Put Retribution and Divine Boon and Baltahzar's on before you step on the third stone and skip the cutscene.
Hit tab or whatever you use to target. Get the wand shooting the mirror.
Use Bane. He might use it first, doesnt matter. Use it when it recycles and keep the wand shooting. Hit Healing breeze as needed.
You will stay full health or at least 3/4 full if you apply the healing breeze as needed. Balthazar's will keep you with enough mana from his damage to heal.
Retribution , the wand and the Bane will kill him.
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Monk/Anyclass beat your Mirror with ease
Maegi
RitchDavis
This combo works great for a primary healer ... highly recommended.
Poppinjay
Blah, monks are too tough. They are meant to support team mates.
Still, a mesmer might be able to getcha with that combo. Backfire and remove enchantments and a few other spells that can really nail monks.
Does anybody have an opinion on how well monks work as a second prof for elementalists? With all the extra mana from energy storage, I am thinking that they might be more effective at healing than primary healers if they take ES and then just focus on monk skills. They will not have bonuses to healing from the monks primary attribute, but the healing they do they could do much more often.
A similar question is also proper for mesmer/monks. Put everything into fast casting, inspiration magic, and healing. You can heal more quickly than anybody else, and also steal mana when it runs low.
I haven't tried these myself (although I just made a e/m acting primarily as a healer isn't a role I have in mind for him---although there are always refund points...)
Pop
Still, a mesmer might be able to getcha with that combo. Backfire and remove enchantments and a few other spells that can really nail monks.
Does anybody have an opinion on how well monks work as a second prof for elementalists? With all the extra mana from energy storage, I am thinking that they might be more effective at healing than primary healers if they take ES and then just focus on monk skills. They will not have bonuses to healing from the monks primary attribute, but the healing they do they could do much more often.
A similar question is also proper for mesmer/monks. Put everything into fast casting, inspiration magic, and healing. You can heal more quickly than anybody else, and also steal mana when it runs low.
I haven't tried these myself (although I just made a e/m acting primarily as a healer isn't a role I have in mind for him---although there are always refund points...)
Pop
Horogan Sivoris
Hey, i'm gunna nick your info and put it in the mirror self tips thread! 
you will be credited.
you will be credited.
Poppinjay
I just realized that my reply was stupid. I thought you meant monk/X could beat any X/Monk.
I haven't done the mirror self yet, so I didn't make the connection.
Pop
I haven't done the mirror self yet, so I didn't make the connection.
Pop
dansamy
I used a similar strategy with my Ele/Mo yesterday. Fire just wasn't cutting it. She was shooting me with a wicked bow for 100+ dmg each hit, and my fire was just not hitting her back as hard.
funbun
This is the second time I've heard this strategy. I'll give this one a try. I've tried every strategy from use nuke spells like Chaos and Archane Echo to Load up your bar full of useless spells. no thing has worked yet. I'll try this.
sysfailur
Well I dunno about a primary monk.. but what my friends and I have all done is just bring along pure damage only. No heals, no buffs, nothing except attacks. Spam your attacks and kick ass.
funbun
DUDE THIS WORKS. I followd your instruction word for word and I ganked the mirror. I've tried tactic after tactic and this is the only one that works.
I put those spells on a went out to do some questing to get used to it. I wasn't used to using smite and enhacnment spells. After only one short quest I decided to try it. IT WORKS.
I realized tat I had not explored my characters full capability. MONKS CAN WILL MIRROR. There is much more to being a monk than a Heal-Bot.
I put those spells on a went out to do some questing to get used to it. I wasn't used to using smite and enhacnment spells. After only one short quest I decided to try it. IT WORKS.
I realized tat I had not explored my characters full capability. MONKS CAN WILL MIRROR. There is much more to being a monk than a Heal-Bot.
Maegi
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Originally Posted by funbun
DUDE THIS WORKS. I followd your instruction word for word and I ganked the mirror. I've tried tactic after tactic and this is the only one that works.
I put those spells on a went out to do some questing to get used to it. I wasn't used to using smite and enhacnment spells. After only one short quest I decided to try it. IT WORKS. I realized tat I had not explored my characters full capability. MONKS CAN WILL MIRROR. There is much more to being a monk than a Heal-Bot. |
Glad I could help. I spent 24 hours pounding my desk before I finally looked at all the spells closely and decided I had been shortchanging myself by not having smite. So I am thanksful to the devs for making this game as challenging as it can be.
DeathShadow
I tried to beat my monk mirror self like 50 times and was unsuccessful. I tried your method and it worked 1st time!! LOL THANKS
Keira Darkwind
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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
Blah, monks are too tough. They are meant to support team mates.
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Kimmu
Just wanted to say, this is probably the best strategy for defeating your monk mirror that I have seen. It worked first time for me, and I got the bonus easily. Also, with five minotaur horns you can get a good smiting staff (max damage, req 9 smite) from the collector just outside Elona's Reach. I spent about half an hour farming Minotaurs outside Augury Rock with henchies, got the staff, got Balthazar's Spirit in Lion's Arch, and that was that.
Manatsu No Eve
I faced my mirror with a mo/w and used just brute strength.
I raised my swordsmanship stat to as high as I could, then equiped my best sword possible. As for skills, I had nothing but warrior skills, no heals or anything. Crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. luckily it worked.
I raised my swordsmanship stat to as high as I could, then equiped my best sword possible. As for skills, I had nothing but warrior skills, no heals or anything. Crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. luckily it worked.
viet
ur realy smart. i failed 3x, then tried your way, worked great ! thanx
deathwearer
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Originally Posted by dansamy
I used a similar strategy with my Ele/Mo yesterday. Fire just wasn't cutting it. She was shooting me with a wicked bow for 100+ dmg each hit, and my fire was just not hitting her back as hard.
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fire storm
meteor
meteor shower and that's it
cast it all on the mirror, hes NOT gonna move while he will cast those on you, but you CAN move from the AoE.
matter of 30 sec? =/
Suuk
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Originally Posted by Manatsu No Eve
I faced my mirror with a mo/w and used just brute strength.
I raised my swordsmanship stat to as high as I could, then equiped my best sword possible. As for skills, I had nothing but warrior skills, no heals or anything. Crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. luckily it worked. |
Worked very good and fast for me!
sandstorm87
im a monk/mesmer and i couldnt kill the mirror with monk skills
so i had to change to mesmer skills and then i killed him easily
so i had to change to mesmer skills and then i killed him easily
Algren Cole
if your mirror uses all the skills you have equipped....wouldn't it make sense to go fight your mirror without any usefull skills...
side note...if I have charm animal equipped...will my mirror have an animal as well? cuz I really don't want to have to fight my lvl15 wolf(or whatever he'll be by the time i hit 20, i'm 14 now)
side note...if I have charm animal equipped...will my mirror have an animal as well? cuz I really don't want to have to fight my lvl15 wolf(or whatever he'll be by the time i hit 20, i'm 14 now)
Jelloblimp
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
if your mirror uses all the skills you have equipped....wouldn't it make sense to go fight your mirror without any usefull skills...
side note...if I have charm animal equipped...will my mirror have an animal as well? cuz I really don't want to have to fight my lvl15 wolf(or whatever he'll be by the time i hit 20, i'm 14 now) |
sandstorm87
no that wouldnt make sense
cause you wnot have any useful skills either
and he is stronger so youll get killed anyway
cause you wnot have any useful skills either
and he is stronger so youll get killed anyway
Bob Gosler Mga
I am a monk healer by nature. After getting my butt handed to me by my mirror multiple times I changed tactics and used all my refund point turning into a smiter. Well I still got my butt handed to me! (Probably had more to do with the fact that I was still wearing the armor I bought immediately post searing) but anyway I dont want that to happen again, so I have upgraded my armor and will try this method: (5 skills retrib, boon, breeze, Bal spirit, and Bane signet). One question though: my secondary class is necro, would it be beneficial to place 3 health sacrificing necro skills ie touch of agony(-10%), order of pain (-17%), dark fury (-17%), blood ritual (-17%) which really wont benefit the mirror very much but may drop his health bar in a hurry?
Bob Gosler Mga
Beat my mirror last night (or early this morning) when I got home from work! I read alot of tips from guildwars guru and some guildmates gave me some great advice. Problem was, that none of them exactly fit my character. I was missing a skill here and a piece of equipment there. But I adapted what was available and finnaly put some of those secondary skills to use. I rarely have use for any of the necro spells as I spend my whole time healing folks so I placed 4 blood magic spells in the first 4 slots of my skills belt: touch of agony (-10% life) Order of pain (-17% life) Dark Fury (-17% life) and Blood Ritual (-17% life) then brought in Retribution (returns 33% damage kinda like thorns but works on ranged weapons) Divine Boon (adds alot of instant health to my healing Breeze) Healing breeze (10 seconds of regeneration) and Bane Signet ( A smite spell). I stayed in the ranged area so that the necro spells my mirror was using wouldn't effect me and just sat there recharging my smite and healing myself. Before I could even reload my Bane Signet my mirror was half dead LOL I dont know what of the blood skills he utilized but watching his life bar tank with my toon just sitting there was a real laugh. I used Bane Signet maybe 3 times and healing breeze 4 times. Essentially my mirror killed himself.
Dazzler
Yeah the mirror is funny.
As a Fire Ele/Me, I filled the first 4 skill slots with crap:
1st A mesmer spell to raise his physical resist but lower his elemental resist.
2nd Water Attunement LOL
3rd Earth Attunement HAHA
4th Air Attunement <g>
5-8 were firestorm, meteor shower, fireball and phoenix.
The mirrior died sometime in the first 10 secs while finishing up his 3rd attunement and starting on firestorm. hahaha
As a Fire Ele/Me, I filled the first 4 skill slots with crap:
1st A mesmer spell to raise his physical resist but lower his elemental resist.
2nd Water Attunement LOL
3rd Earth Attunement HAHA
4th Air Attunement <g>
5-8 were firestorm, meteor shower, fireball and phoenix.
The mirrior died sometime in the first 10 secs while finishing up his 3rd attunement and starting on firestorm. hahaha
LadyCallipyge
Another endorsement for Maegi's method! Thanx.
Ronin_Tms
Last time I did this as monk (a week ago) I didn't feel like thinking up a strat. So I just exploited healing breeze. Unequip all, only take healing breeze and fight. For some odd reason the mirror doesn't use healing breeze so you can heal while he can't. Not fast, but it works guaranteed (until Anet fixes it).
myzr
thanks a million for the help. haven't killed him yet, but he's pretty much down to 90%, but then I die.
edit: just beat it.
edit: just beat it.
Strong Fist
Ok I am level 14, and attempting this and I usually get him to 1/2 to 1/4 health. In about 4 attempts. But he does so much damage to me, around 40-60, that its still impossible to kill him.
shrevid
Awesome. Passed it first go. Cheers, Maegi.
jesh
Tried this differently for my mo/n. I equipped 7 enchant skills, Divine Boon being one of them. 8th skill was desecrate enchantments. Use Boon to heal yourself, he doesn't. Whack with your wand and desecrate as soon as it recharges. 7 enchants means 49+7(17)= 168 hp per cast. Sure he has the same skill, but you should only have Divine Boon on. Plus your Boon should keep you alive. Yeah. I got the bonus.
zeero
i followed exactly what maegi said in the original post, very nice!
skaterman
i am a lvl 17monk/ranger and the mirror uses a bow and hits like 30-70 each time. can u help me plz?(healing breeze cant keep up with the big hits he does on me)
AncientPC
I just went 55 monk and beat my mirror easily, but then again it's a much more expensive method. 
kratic
i have ranger as my secondary to my primary monk, so easy to beat him when you only equip spirits and health degen like poision then put on the fire area damage (or kindled arrow, idk which one works better).
The Purified
wOOt wOOt
Did it exactly how you said too....worked on first try...
Went from a lvl 12 to 18...yay
Thxs for the help...great job
Did it exactly how you said too....worked on first try...
Went from a lvl 12 to 18...yay
Thxs for the help...great job
ronin vice
Worked like a charm, Thnx m8!