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{{As Of Patch|2.0.201.48}}
{{Mutation
{{Mutation
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| image = none
| image = {{mutation page image}}
| type = Mental
| type = Mental
| cost = 2
| cost = 2
| id = MentalMirror
| id = MentalMirror
| code =dn
| startingmutation = yes
| gameversion = 2.0.206.63
| desc = You reflect mental attacks back at your attackers.
| desc = You reflect mental attacks back at your attackers.


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| realitydistort =no
| realitydistort =no
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{{Name}} is a [[Mutations#Mental Mutations|mental mutation]] that allows the player to reflect mental attacks back at their source.
{{Name}} is a [[Mutations#Mental Mutations|mental mutation]] that allows a creature to reflect mental attacks back at their source.
 
This mutation grants the "Mental Mirror" passive ability. Based on Mental Mirror's level, the creature's effective [[mental armor|MA]] will increase, allowing them to better resist all checks that use MA. For certain attacks, the damage as well as effects will also be reflected back at the attacker if the attack fails to penetrate the target's MA.
 
If Mental Mirror's effects are applied to an incoming attack, it will be placed on cooldown for 50 rounds. It will not apply its bonus MA or reflect attacks while on cooldown.
 
== Things affected ==
The following mutations can be reflected by Mental Mirror if it fails to penetrate:
* {{favilink|Confusion}}
* {{favilink|Sunder Mind}} - Successfully reflecting a damage instance of Sunder Mind will reflect it back at the attacker and will immediately end an ongoing psychic battle.
* {{favilink|Teleport Other}}
* All other types of mental damage, such as [[psionic]] weapons
Everything else that checks against MA will also have Mental Mirror's bonus MA apply (and thus put it on cooldown), but nothing happens if there are no penetrations. This is a non-exhaustive list due to the large swath of attacks that uses MA to check success:
* {{favilink|Domination}}
* [[Proselytize]]
* Anything that inflicts [[Terrified]]
* {{favilink|Syphon Vim}}


This mutation grants the "Mental Mirror" ability, which is not activated but is rather a passive ability. If a creature makes a mental attack against a player with Mental Mirror, the player's effective [[mental armor|MA]] against that attack is increased by a mutation level-based amount, allowing them to better resist it's effects. Certain mental mutations, such as [[Confusion]] and [[Teleport Other]], will also be reflected back at the attacker if the attack fails to penetrate the player's MA. Mental Mirror applying it's effects to an attack will cause it to go on cooldown.
== Formulas ==
== Formulas ==
The following formula is used to determine MA bonus based on mutation level.{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.Parts.Mutation|class=MentalMirror}}
The following formula is used to determine MA bonus based on mutation level.{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.Parts.Mutation|class=MentalMirror}}
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== Ability Cooldown ==
{{willpower cooldown table | 50 }}


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== Advantages & Disadvantages ==
== Advantages & Disadvantages ==
{{Opinion}}
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=== Advantages ===
=== Advantages ===
* Low cost at character creation
* Low cost at character creation
* Increases MA against mental attacks, potentially allowing one to resist their effects
* Only way to increase MA that is not willpower related
* Reflects certain mental attacks if they fail to penetrate
* Reflects certain mental attacks if they fail to penetrate
=== Disadvantages ===
=== Disadvantages ===
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* MA bonus scales slowly
* MA bonus scales slowly
* Only protects against one attack before being placed on cooldown
* Only protects against one attack before being placed on cooldown
== References ==
 
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==Creatures with Mental Mirror==
{{Creatures with the mutation|Mental Mirror}}
 
{{References|2.0.201.71}}
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