Players have discovered a bug in Apex Legends that significantly enhances Mirage when combined with Wraith. While this doesn’t appear to be intentional, it has gained a lot of support.
This is the legend in question: We are talking about the legend Mirage. Mirage has a tough time in the Apex Legends community and is considered one of the worst and least useful legends.
Why is Mirage unpopular? When Mirage uses his ultimate ability, he becomes invisible and creates decoys of himself. However, he cannot shoot during this time, which is why many players see him as extremely weak. Fans are hoping for more and see untapped potential.
This combo makes Mirage stronger: For Mirage to become “stronger,” he needs a Wraith on his team. The ultimate ability of the legend Wraith is a portal that she opens at two locations on the map, which can be used by her, her team, and enemies.
If Mirage enters Wraith’s portal while he is invisible, he remains cloaked for a few seconds but can shoot. This is impressively shown in a video on reddit:
Is this intentional? It seems that this combo is more of a bug than an intended feature. The developers have since agreed that Mirage should receive a buff, but since this occurs after going through the portal, it appears to be a mistake.
Other players report that the same effect occurs when Mirage uses the Zip-Line from Pathfinder while he is invisible. This also points more towards a bug.
Some reddit users are not even sure if Mirage really stays invisible, or if it is just a display bug for the player. The only clue is that the downed Lifeline apparently does not notice him.
How the community responds: The video and the combo itself carry more weight for many fans. They have long wished for a better ultimate for Mirage and the ability to shoot while cloaked would be exactly what they want. One user writes on reddit:
This is how the ultimate should be. When Mirage fires his weapon, the invisibility stops and everyone should be able to see him. In its current state, I just wish that you could cancel the invisibility.
Bill_Dexhart on reddit
The community’s desire for a stronger ultimate for Mirage is clearly there. Whether Respawn has such changes in mind is still unknown. However, such plans will likely be better communicated in the future:
