AC Mirage – How to dodge and roll in combat

Want to know how to dodge and roll in AC Mirage? We have you covered. The combat in Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a bit slower in pace than in previous games, but you still have to make use of all your options during combat.

If you want to know about parrying attacks, check our specific guide on how to parry. If you aren’t interested in parrying, you will want to utilise dodging and rolling to evade enemy attacks. Dodging is a completely foolproof way to evade since every single attack in the game can be dodged while not every attack can be parried. If you’re stuck in AC Mirage, read our guide on Nur’s contact location at the dyeing factory. Now, on to how to dodge and roll in AC Mirage.

How to dodge, roll, and evade in AC Mirage

Dodging and rolling in AC Mirage are different moves as you play the game. You can tap the Square button to dodge, which involves making Basim take a swift step backwards, which will get you out of range of most attacks. That’s dodging, but if you want to roll you simply need to double-tap the Square button and Basim will perform a roll that will get you significantly further away from your foe than just dodging.

Evading in Assassin’s Creed Mirage is always your best bet to avoid enemy attacks. Outside of combat, dodging and rolling as no impact whatsoever, so it’s only something you want to do during fights. Inside combat, dodging will always get you away from enemies’ heavy attacks that can’t be parried. These attacks, which are indicated by an enemy glowing red, can only be dodged so if you stick to dodging you won’t be caught out.

You can use the roll function to circle enemies, getting around them if they’re heavily armoured from the front. Simply dodging is often enough, since you get a generous window of invincibility frames you can dodge without much penalty.

Final thoughts

Dodging and rolling are great ways to evade enemy attacks in combat. Unless you’re feeling flashy with your parrying, you should always opt to dodge an attack when you’re in combat since it has minimal risk and a generous window of avoidance. That’s all about dodging in AC Mirage, if you want more guides make sure you read our review of AC Mirage to get a better understanding of the game. For more help navigating 9th-century Baghdad, we have an Assassin’s Creed Mirage quest list with all the investigations and a guide for how to destroy the rock wall in Dur-Kurigalzu.