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{{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.


When you suffer a mental attack while Mental Mirror is off cooldown, you gain &C(level based)&y mental armor (MA).\nIf the attack then fails to penerate your MA, it's reflected back at your attacker.\nCooldown: 50  
When you suffer a mental attack while Mental Mirror is off cooldown, you gain &C(level based)&y mental armor (MA).\nIf the attack then fails to penerate your MA, it's reflected back at your attacker.\nCooldown: 50  
| realitydistort =no
| realitydistort =no
| gameversion = 2.0.201.71
}}
}}
{{Name}} is a [[Mutations#Mental Mutations|mental mutation]] that allows a creature 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.
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== Things affected ==
== Things affected ==
The following mutations can be reflected by Mental Mirror if it fails to penetrate:
The following mutations can be reflected by Mental Mirror if it fails to penetrate:
* [[Confusion]]
* {{favilink|Confusion}}
* [[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|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.  
* [[Teleport Other]]
* {{favilink|Teleport Other}}
* All other types of mental damage, such as [[psionic]] weapons
* 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:
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:
* [[Domination]]
* {{favilink|Domination}}
* [[Proselytize]]
* [[Proselytize]]
* Anything that inflicts [[Terrified]]
* Anything that inflicts [[Terrified]]
* [[Syphon Vim]]
* {{favilink|Syphon Vim}}


== Formulas ==
== Formulas ==
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=== Advantages ===
=== Advantages ===
* Low cost at character creation
* Low cost at character creation
* Only way to increase MA that is not willpower related.
* 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
==Creatures with Mental Mirror==
{{Creatures with the mutation|Mental Mirror}}
{{References|2.0.201.71}}
{{References|2.0.201.71}}
{{Mutation Navbox}}
{{Mutation Navbox}}