Blur or Mirror Image?

[Sayer_of_Nay]

I'm trying to decide on a 2nd level defensive spell for my blaster sorcerer, and I can't choose between Blur or Mirror Image. Which would be better for the unavoidable situations when things are trying to inflict stabbity doom on my character?

[Cheapy]

Depends how many rounds they are going to try to stab you for before you can get away. Probably Mirror Image though, for most scenarios.

[hogarth]

Mirror Image, hands down. The only advantage to Blur is that you can cast it on someone else.

[Marus]

I agree. As you say you are a blaster, go for the selfish buffs. Mage Armor and Mirror Image last forever. Pop them at the beginning of the delve and have fun burninating everyone in battle.

[Malignor]

Mirror Image. It benefits from your caster level.
Get a wand for Blur, which doesn't benefit as much from caster level.

[Lightbulb]

Mirror Image at worst is 66% miss chance on the first hit, 50% miss chance on the second hit nothing on the next.

Blur is 20% for all hits.

Both last minutes per level Marus needs to go reread Mirror Image.

Now if you are say level 6 and roll a 2 on the d4 thats 4 images

80%, 75%, 66% 50%

Do you think you will get hit more than 4 times?

However consider:

20% miss chance means that in 6 attacks you will get hit 4.8 times anyway.

Pretty much a no brainer to me.

[Zephyre Al'dran]

How about Blink for the Win? Lower duration, slight problem when casting, but 50% miss chance and 1/2 from all AOEs.

Whoops. You're looking at 2nd level defensive spells. Ignore my comment above as it does you little good if you don't have access to it.