Mirri's class skills need to be redesigned from the ground up, they suck compare to Bastian's.

hcbigdogdoghc · June 2021

Before looking into Mirri's class skills, let's take a look at what we have for our wholesome boi Bastian.

- He got Crag Smash, which is the most powerful companion damaging ability in the game. It's ranged, have a lower cast time than and share same damage/cooldown as other skills like Starfall.

- He got Searing Weapons, which boosts your LA by 15%, this skill alone probably provides a greater dps boost than whatever dps a dps companion can do.

- He got Basalt Barrier, which gives you a damage shield AND increased 15% healing received. It has an uptime of AT LEAST 50%

- He got Kindle, a heal that is GUARANTEED to go to someone that needs it, thanks to the below 75% health condition.

- He got Drake's Blood, which gives him a massive self heal and greatly increased survivability with a great uptime and insanely short cooldown.

- He got Crushing Claws and Blazing Grasp, the best skills for add crowd control.

Now look at what our insect loving and filthy false god Tribunal worshipping Mirri has in her class tool kit

- The ENTIRE Deadly Assassin tree + Life Siphon, that consists of only MELEE skills when Mirri's designed to be a ranged dps. Not to mention melee dps companions are objectively garbage.

- Ghostly Evasion and Twilight Mantle, a poor woman's Drake's Blood. Drake's Blood alone do as much as these 2 skills COMBINED, and Twilight Mantle has a LONGER cooldown, wtf?

- Masque of Torment, that stuns instead of immobilize, nuff said. Well at least the cooldown's shorter i guess.

- Life Absorption, a heal that has no condition, so 99% of the time this will be an overheal.

- Blood Transfusion, the EXACT same skill as Reverse Entropy from the mage's guild but just with a pathetic shorter cooldown (which the quicken trait will negate entirely), smh.

Now let's compare the 2 in different roles

Melee DPS are objectively trash so i won't bother.

In general, Bastian's survivability trumps Mirri no contest. And when it comes to support it's not even a contest, Mirri literally got ZERO support skills. BASTIAN WINS.

As ranged DPS, Mirri has to use at least 80% non-class skills as the only ranged dps skill she's got is Life Absorption which sucks, and her ult which costs way to much and is single target only, useless. While Bastian's got Crag Smash and Searing Weapon in additional to existing non-class range dps skills. BASTIAN WINS.

As a healer, Mirri has a knock off Reverse Entropy and an unreliable burst heal. While Bastian gives you a shield, a healing received buff, a guaranteed burst heal when you need it. BASTIAN WINS

As a tank, Bastian's already got superior survivability, support, and crowd control. Oh and he got a badass melee AOE ult. BASTIAN WINS.

Bastian is literally a BETTER healer, dps, and tank than Mirri. This is seriously pathetic, Bastian is a stronger archer than Mirri who is you know...designed to be an archer.

The only thing Mirri's got over Bastian is her personality and her passive. F in the chat for Mirri.

coop500 · June 2021

I'd say Bastian even wins in personality XD.

Jokes aside, I really hope ZOS doesn't see this and is like 'okay nerf Bastian'
Pls no nerfing, BUFF Mirri, but leave the wholesome mage alone~

AlnilamE · June 2021

So, you're saying "Buff Nigthblades"?

hcbigdogdoghc · June 2021

AlnilamE wrote: »

So, you're saying "Buff Nigthblades"?

Well...at least give Mirri skills from the nightblade kit that actually reflects the fact that she's an archer, like grim focus and mark target instead of these crappy melee stuff.

code65536 · June 2021

F

noblecron · June 2021

Its funny you say that cuase I've been enjoying using Mirri a lot more than Bastian. Really great at providing an extra bit of DPS (Which is saying something becuase nb is my least favorite class) and I love her personality. With that said I haven't gotten them to 20 yet so maybe that'll change my mind.

Also no nerfs please. Always buff

Athan1 · June 2021

Then go Bastian

stefj68 · June 2021

if u dont like mirri, just pick bastian! case closed

phaneub17_ESO · June 2021

I use Mirri to help out clear trash packs quicker than by myself so I loaded her up with all AOE attacks. Her fear opens up some space on my action bar so I don't need a group CC and gives an advantage avoiding pesky stuns or other crap mobs tend to throw out the moment they are engaged. She's also expendable, her ability to generate a lot aggro means they will beat up on her and not me, giving me the opportunity to throw out attacks while she dies; its fine though as she gets right back up when the fight is done and start all over.

Bastian is better for long and harder fights where his damage doesn't matter as much, keeping me alive is more important so he stacked with all buffs and healing effects.

Rex-Umbra · June 2021

Almost have Mirri leveled as range DPS using bow and fighters guild abilities no class abilities. Have not used bastien yet but pulled him out in mages guild and i almost threw up he is so soapy cheese.

Parasaurolophus · June 2021

I disagree! Mirri has a powerful ult that increases damage to the target by 20% for 3 seconds. This is much more powerful than any companion skills. Yes, the best companions can do is increase our DPS. I just collected her 7 prolific medium and am happy.

LeoXearo · June 2021

I just use Bastion because Mirri is butt ugly and I can't stand looking at her.

Real shame companions don't show head gear.

Elsonso · June 2021

My view is that ZOS released two melee companions, one is being frequently used as a ranged DPS.

hcbigdogdoghc · June 2021

phaneub17_ESO wrote: »

I use Mirri to help out clear trash packs quicker than by myself so I loaded her up with all AOE attacks. Her fear opens up some space on my action bar so I don't need a group CC and gives an advantage avoiding pesky stuns or other crap mobs tend to throw out the moment they are engaged. She's also expendable, her ability to generate a lot aggro means they will beat up on her and not me, giving me the opportunity to throw out attacks while she dies; its fine though as she gets right back up when the fight is done and start all over.

Bastian is better for long and harder fights where his damage doesn't matter as much, keeping me alive is more important so he stacked with all buffs and healing effects.

Well the thing is, give Bastian the exact same setup you gave Mirri and he will do the job better

FrancisCrawford · June 2021

BrownChicken wrote: »

I disagree! Mirri has a powerful ult that increases damage to the target by 20% for 3 seconds. This is much more powerful than any companion skills. Yes, the best companions can do is increase our DPS. I just collected her 7 prolific medium and am happy.

How fast does she build ultimate?

Parasaurolophus · June 2021

FrancisCrawford wrote: »

BrownChicken wrote: »

I disagree! Mirri has a powerful ult that increases damage to the target by 20% for 3 seconds. This is much more powerful than any companion skills. Yes, the best companions can do is increase our DPS. I just collected her 7 prolific medium and am happy.

How fast does she build ultimate?

Every 15-16 seconds. I also slotted her ambush and fear. This makes killing packs of mobs more comfortable.

ADarklore · June 2021

It's funny... I have Mirri set as my melee (2H) DPS and Bastian as a healer. I love how she jumps in, then fears everyone, giving us time to take them all down before they recover. Her class skills are based on a Nightblade, Bastian's is based on Dragonknight... clearly they should be different and not exactly alike. People are giving a CHOICE as to what they want from a Companion, that's what this game is all about, choices... yet it seems so many people would rather have ZOS dictate what they can and cannot do. Sorry, I'm not one of those KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) people because I'd rather think for myself. I'm more than capable of deciding what type of build I want for my Companion and what I expect from them accordingly... I don't need ZOS giving me carbon copied Companions so that each play exactly the same.

I had Bastian as a tank but learned quickly that in most content it's completely unnecessary... especially when facing off against WB's that either have multiple bosses or multiple adds. In reality, he works better as a healer who can keep ME alive while "I" tank and maintain aggro on bosses and adds.

Mirri, I think she works great for drawing aggro and fearing enemies so I have time to drop AOE's and attack before they have a chance to move.

Coatmagic · June 2021

This one has to disagree. Mirri's jump and fear is a blast in trash pulls xD

hcbigdogdoghc · June 2021

So apparently Mirri's only better than Bastian in overland trash pulls because she can control mobs,

But bastian can do the exact same thing? And he is literally better at everything else.

Vaoh · June 2021

I disagree about the healer part. Blood Transfusion STACKS with Reverse Entropy.... Mirri is a better healer and ofc has a much stronger Ult for when you want to nuke bosses after you place all you Dots+Destro Ult.

Here's the build:

1. Mystic Fortress - Gets #1 priority so it casts when it needs to. It's about 75-80% the stength of a Barrier Ult.
2. Rejuvenation - A HoT that goes on both you and Mirri so everyone gets healed.
3. Blood Transfusion - A HoT that's always active on you.
4. Reverse Entropy - A HoT that's almost always active on you.
5. Flex Spot: Life Absorption, Mending Incantation, or Crimson Font - All are good. Crimson Font may be best but I avoid using it so I don't have to see a synergy prompt all the time.
Ult. Impeccable Shot - Best companion Ult hands down.
Passive. Dynamic - free 3% healing that Bastian doesn't get.

Bastian is a way better tank. Mirri is a slightly better healer. For DPS it really depends because Bastian is a bit more damage while Mirri has a better Ult for the player to utilize.

spartaxoxo · June 2021

Mirri is better for augmenting your own dps character thanks to her ult. Bastian is better at keeping you alive.

Which is more valuable depends on what you need from a fight.

At least if I'm reading her skills correctly. That ult sounds amazing.

hcbigdogdoghc · July 2021

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Mirri is better for augmenting your own dps character thanks to her ult. Bastian is better at keeping you alive.

Which is more valuable depends on what you need from a fight.

At least if I'm reading her skills correctly. That ult sounds amazing.

So I finally leveled Mirri to level 20 and tried her ult...

And it sucks...It simply took too long for her to charge that ult, even with the mage's guild skill.

I killed a world boss with her and it was only until boss is at 2% health that Mirri finally got her ult ready.

Not to mention it took a long 3 seconds to charge it, she could had been doing some dps during that 3 seconds.

The worst thing is you can't even controll when she uses her ult, she just uses it whenever it's charged. Most of the time the ult got wasted on a random add somewhere.

Bastian's searing weapons on the other hand is a far better and more consistent skill.

Idk why people say Mirri's better at buffing, all she's got is an inconsistent af ult that takes forever to fire.

Mirri seriously sucks in every way imaginable compare to Bastian, she needs some buffs asap, preferably have her entire skill line gutted and redesigned.

ADarklore · July 2021

hcbigdogdoghc wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Mirri is better for augmenting your own dps character thanks to her ult. Bastian is better at keeping you alive.

Which is more valuable depends on what you need from a fight.

At least if I'm reading her skills correctly. That ult sounds amazing.

So I finally leveled Mirri to level 20 and tried her ult...

And it sucks...It simply took too long for her to charge that ult, even with the mage's guild skill.

I killed a world boss with her and it was only until boss is at 2% health that Mirri finally got her ult ready.

Not to mention it took a long 3 seconds to charge it, she could had been doing some dps during that 3 seconds.

The worst thing is you can't even controll when she uses her ult, she just uses it whenever it's charged. Most of the time the ult got wasted on a random add somewhere.

Bastian's searing weapons on the other hand is a far better and more consistent skill.

Idk why people say Mirri's better at buffing, all she's got is an inconsistent af ult that takes forever to fire.

Mirri seriously sucks in every way imaginable compare to Bastian, she needs some buffs asap, preferably have her entire skill line gutted and redesigned.

There is an option to set their ultimate to be player controlled... and yes, the ultimate has a 'cast time'... when have you known players to be able to continue to DPS when they are casting or channeling another skill?!? I honestly don't care when she uses it or not... it doesn't make a difference to me one way or another... any extra DPS she does is less DPS I have to to do... but I don't NEED her DPS to help me.