Animate Weapon

Animate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 4Animates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets unless specifically targeted. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Base duration is 40 seconds
Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100)
Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage
Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical Damage
Minions deal (10-48)% more Damage
Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons
Minions have (10-48)% more Attack Speed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Minions have 1% increased Movement SpeedMinions have 0.5% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit1% chance to create an additional Animate Weapon copyMinions deal 0 to 5 additional Lightning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAnimateWeapon

Animate Weapon is a spell that animates a weapon on the ground as a flying allied minion.

Skill functions

Animate Weapon can be used on identified melee weapons lying on the ground. Bows and Wands cannot be animated unless the threshold jewel Spirit GuardsSpirit Guards
Viridian JewelLimited to: 1
Radius: MediumMinions deal (8-12)% increased Damage
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Animate Weapon can Animate up to 20 Ranged WeaponsLong after the Karui passed through,
the whispers of those who stood their ground
at Lioneye's Watch could be heard amongst the rubble.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. is being used. Animated weapons are permanently consumed and cannot be recovered. If the "Key Pickup" option is enabled in the UI tab of the Options menu, the "Highlight items and objects" key may be held in order to animate specific weapons. Otherwise, the skill will attempt to animate a random valid weapon within a small area around the player's cursor. Attempting to animate a weapon with a level requirement higher than the maximum listed on the gem will cost mana and perform the cast animation, but will fail to create a minion.

Animate Weapon can also be used on Lingering Blades left behind by BladefallBladefallSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%
AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley
5 Volleys
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.05-1) VolleysPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Ethereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%
Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives outwards in front of the caster which deal physical damage.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage
Fires (10-13) Projectiles

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Animated Weapons are minions that are considered to be using the original weapon animated. They are therefore affected by modifiers to minions, as well as support gems for weapons, such as Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportAttack, Support
Icon: W
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports attack skills.Supported Attack Skills deal (20-34)% more Elemental Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., but not affected by any of the player's passive tree for specific weapons.

Interactions

• Loot Filter - Some modifiers on identified weapons can be highlighted by editing custom loot filters. When combined with sources that cause items to drop identified (such as Cloak of Tawm'r IsleyCloak of Tawm'r Isley
  Savant's RobeEnergy Shield: (287-396)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 56, 152 IntSocketed Minion Gems are Supported by Level 16 Life Leech
  (150-200)% increased Energy Shield
  Minions cannot be Blinded
  Minions have 15% chance to Blind Enemies on hit
  Found Magic Items drop IdentifiedRenowned by those distinguished,
  Exalted by the few.
  He skulks in darkness,
  and watches from beneath the city.), players can selectively choose weapons magic or higher-level weapon types, which are often stronger than random normal weapons or Lingering Blades. Certain Sextants can also cause some items to drop identified in maps. Heist Trinkets can give up to 15% chance for items to drop identified.

• Special benefits - Animated weapons can inherent special modifiers exclusive to Unique weapons. However, because the weapon is consumed on cast, the pros and cons must be considered. Alternatively, it may be possible to animate the weapon via Chains of CommandChains of Command
  Saintly ChainmailArmour: (1002-1336)
  Energy Shield: (240-319)
  Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 70, 99 Str, 115 IntTrigger Level 20 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Guardian Kills an Enemy
  10% chance to Trigger Level 18 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Weapon Kills an Enemy
  (150-190)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  +(60-90) to maximum Life
  Animated Guardian deals 5% increased Damage per Animated Weapon
  Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
  Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal 50% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets
  You cannot have non-Animated MinionsA general may carry his men to greatness, or be dragged beneath the mire by their burden. instead, bypassing the need to obtain multiple copies of the weapon to animate.

• Main Hand - Animated weapons always count as using their main hand for attacks. This is relevant for weapon bonuses that come from being used in a specific weapon slot, such Wings of EntropyWings of Entropy
  Ezomyte AxeTwo Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (139.2-156.6) to (209.6-235.8)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.70%
  Attacks per Second: 1.35
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 62, 140 Str, 86 Dex(7-10)% Chance to Block Spell Damage
  +(8-12)% Chance to Block Attack Damage while Dual Wielding
  (60-80)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds (75-100) to (165-200) Fire Damage in Main Hand
  Adds (75-100) to (165-200) Chaos Damage in Off Hand
  Counts as Dual WieldingFire and Anarchy are the most reliable agents of change..

Calculating damage

There are different calculations for weapons summoned from items on the ground and lingering blades from spells.

Casting on a weapon

Weapons inherit the hit damage, attack speed and critical strike chance of the weapon they are summoned from. This includes any direct modifiers to base stats, such as 108% increased Physical Damage, which are factored into the base damage of the minion.

The minion then gains additional Physical damage based on gem level, which is not scaled by weapon local modifiers. The additional damage for Lingering Blades does not apply to animated itemized weapons.

Other weapon-specific stats found on the weapon (such as Attacks with this Weapon Penetrate 12% Elemental Resistances or 25% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks are additive with similar sources of stats for minions.

Note that modifiers to Minions on animated weapons will have no effect on the Animate Weapon minion itself, as Animated Weapon is considered using the weapon, and has no minions of its own. The only exception to this would be when animating The ScourgeThe Scourge
Terror ClawClaw
Physical Damage: (53-68) to (171-196)
Critical Strike Chance: 6.30%
Attacks per Second: (1.65-1.72)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 70, 113 Dex, 113 Int2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as LifeAdds (35-50) to (100-125) Physical Damage
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
Minions have (10-15)% increased Attack Speed
Increases and Reductions to Minion Damage also affect you at 150% of their value
Minions deal 70% increased Damage if you've Hit RecentlyWith increasing mastery over death
comes an increasing desire for it..

Casting on a Lingering Blade

When animated, Lingering Blades have identical base stats to that of a regular Glass ShankGlass ShankDagger
Physical Damage: 6-10
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 1.0 metres30% increased Global Critical Strike Chance.

The same formula is used as when it is cast on a weapon item, except that it also gains additional flat damage on top of the minion's inherent flat damage modifier. This counts as added damage.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	max. Item Level	More Damage	More Attack Speed	additional Physical Damage	Maximum Animated Weapons	Lingering Blades Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	0	0	4	9	N/A	N/A	5 to 8	5	1 to 2	0	0
2	6	0	0	5	11	2%	2%	6 to 11	5	1 to 2	841	841
3	9	17	0	5	14	4%	4%	10 to 15	6	1 to 3	3099	3940
4	12	21	14	6	18	6%	6%	13 to 18	6	1 to 4	7433	11373
5	16	26	18	7	22	8%	8%	17 to 25	7	1 to 5	22895	34268
6	20	31	22	7	26	10%	10%	21 to 32	7	1 to 7	49725	83993
7	24	37	25	8	31	12%	12%	26 to 38	8	2 to 9	95714	179707
8	28	42	29	8	35	14%	14%	32 to 47	8	2 to 11	169595	349302
9	32	47	33	9	40	16%	16%	39 to 57	9	3 to 14	283759	633061
10	36	52	36	10	44	18%	18%	48 to 72	9	4 to 17	453996	1087057
11	40	58	40	10	49	20%	20%	53 to 81	10	4 to 21	703128	1790185
12	44	63	44	11	53	22%	22%	61 to 91	10	5 to 25	1061223	2851408
13	48	68	48	12	58	24%	24%	68 to 99	11	6 to 30	2065870	4917278
14	52	74	51	12	62	26%	26%	73 to 112	11	8 to 36	2507110	7424388
15	55	78	54	13	66	28%	28%	83 to 124	12	9 to 42	2573731	9998119
16	58	82	57	13	70	30%	30%	89 to 136	12	10 to 48	7611351	17609470
17	61	86	60	14	74	32%	32%	99 to 148	13	12 to 55	13437908	31047378
18	64	90	62	15	78	34%	34%	108 to 159	13	13 to 62	25052147	56099525
19	67	94	65	15	82	36%	36%	115 to 173	14	15 to 71	43869436	99968961
20	70	98	68	16	100	38%	38%	126 to 184	14	17 to 80	242081178	342050139
21	72	100	70	17	100	39%	39%	130 to 190	15	19 to 86	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	17	100	40%	40%	134 to 196	15	20 to 92	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	18	100	41%	41%	138 to 202	16	21 to 99	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	19	100	42%	42%	142 to 208	16	22 to 106	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	19	100	43%	43%	146 to 214	17	24 to 114	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	20	100	44%	44%	150 to 220	17	26 to 122	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	20	100	45%	45%	155 to 227	18	28 to 131	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	21	100	46%	46%	160 to 234	18	29 to 140	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	22	100	47%	47%	165 to 241	19	31 to 149	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	22	100	48%	48%	170 to 248	19	33 to 159	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	23	100	49%	49%	175 to 255	20	34 to 163	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	23	100	50%	50%	180 to 263	20	34 to 168	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	23	100	51%	51%	185 to 271	21	36 to 172	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	24	100	52%	52%	191 to 279	21	36 to 176	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	24	100	53%	53%	197 to 287	22	37 to 180	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	24	100	54%	54%	203 to 296	22	38 to 185	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	25	100	55%	55%	209 to 305	23	39 to 189	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	25	100	56%	56%	215 to 314	23	39 to 194	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	25	100	57%	57%	221 to 323	24	41 to 198	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	25	100	58%	58%	228 to 333	24	41 to 203	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.1-2) to maximum number of Animated Weapons	1

Item acquisition

Animate Weapon can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Animate Weapon can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
6	The SummonerThe Summoner6Minion Gem Quality: +20%To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare.	Random Minion gem with 20% quality	A
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Monster stats

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attack speed	critical strike chance	damage multiplier	experience multiplier	health multiplier	minimum attack distance	maximum attack distance	skill ids	size	part1 mod ids	part2 mod ids	mod ids	endgame mod ids	metadata id	name	monsters.tags	monster_types.tags	armour multiplier	damage spread	energy shield multiplier	evasion multiplier	part1 fire	part1 cold	part1 lightning	part1 chaos	part2 fire	part2 cold	part2 lightning	part2 chaos	monster_resistances.endgame_fire	monster_resistances.endgame_cold	monster_resistances.endgame_lightning	monster_resistances.endgame_chaos
1.0	5.0		1.0	4.0	6	6	Melee	2					Metadata/Monsters/AnimatedItem/AnimatedWeapon	Animated Weapon	construct • fast_movement • ghost_armour • is_unarmed • medium_height • melee • physical_affinity • construct		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40	40	40	20	40	40	40	20	40	40	40	20

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Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Animate Weapon:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled
Spirit GuardsSpirit Guards Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: MediumMinions deal (8-12)% increased Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Animate Weapon can Animate up to 20 Ranged WeaponsLong after the Karui passed through, the whispers of those who stood their ground at Lioneye's Watch could be heard amongst the rubble.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	Medium	Minions deal (8-12)% increased Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Animate Weapon can Animate up to 20 Ranged Weapons	0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Animate Weapon:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Jorrhast's BlacksteelJorrhast's Blacksteel SteelheadTwo Hand Mace Physical Damage: (135-162) to (202.5-243) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: (1.40-1.46) Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 44, 143 Str45% increased Stun Duration on Enemies25% chance to Trigger Level 20 Animate Weapon on Kill (150-200)% increased Physical Damage (8-12)% increased Attack Speed (8-12)% increased Cast Speed 30% less Animate Weapon Duration Weapons you Animate create an additional copyHis flesh had long turned to dust, but his vengeance lived on in every scrap of iron he touched.	Steelhead	44	45% increased Stun Duration on Enemies25% chance to Trigger Level 20 Animate Weapon on Kill (150-200)% increased Physical Damage (8-12)% increased Attack Speed (8-12)% increased Cast Speed 30% less Animate Weapon Duration Weapons you Animate create an additional copy
Chains of CommandChains of Command Saintly ChainmailArmour: (1002-1336) Energy Shield: (240-319) Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 70, 99 Str, 115 IntTrigger Level 20 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Guardian Kills an Enemy 10% chance to Trigger Level 18 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Weapon Kills an Enemy (150-190)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(60-90) to maximum Life Animated Guardian deals 5% increased Damage per Animated Weapon Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal 50% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets You cannot have non-Animated MinionsA general may carry his men to greatness, or be dragged beneath the mire by their burden.	Saintly Chainmail	70	Trigger Level 20 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Guardian Kills an Enemy 10% chance to Trigger Level 18 Animate Guardian's Weapon when Animated Weapon Kills an Enemy (150-190)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(60-90) to maximum Life Animated Guardian deals 5% increased Damage per Animated Weapon Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Animated Minions' Melee Attacks deal 50% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets You cannot have non-Animated Minions

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Animate Weapon.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Animate Weapon Chance To Create Additional Copy 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% chance to create an additional Animate Weapon copy	helmet 100
Enchantment Animate Weapon Chance To Create Additional Copy 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% chance to create an additional Animate Weapon copy	helmet 100
Enchantment Animate Weapon Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Animate Weapon Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Animate Weapon Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Animate Weapon Duration	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Animate Weapon has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Automaton Animate Weapon EffectAutomaton Animate Weapon EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Animated Weapons have an Automaton Effect.	Your Animated Weapons have an Automaton Effect.
Celestial Animated Weapon EffectCelestial Animated Weapon EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Animated Weapons become a Celestial Effect.	Your Animated Weapons become a Celestial Effect.
Innocence Animate Weapon EffectInnocence Animate Weapon EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Animated Weapons have an Innocence Effect.	Your Animated Weapons have an Innocence Effect.
Polar Animate Weapon EffectPolar Animate Weapon EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Animated Weapons have a Polar Effect.	Your Animated Weapons have a Polar Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.19.0	The damage and life scaling values for minions have been adjusted. This affects all minions other than Raise Spectre, though the damage of Animate Guardian, Animate Weapon, Blink Arrow and Mirror Arrow minions is also unaffected as they gain base damage from items instead. Generally speaking, minion life and damage is unchanged in the very early game, roughly 30% lower in mid acts, roughly 20% lower at level 20 of the minion skill, and roughly 10% lower at level 30 of the minion skill. Now costs 4 mana at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 16 at gem level 20 (previously 12).
3.10.1d	Updated the gem descriptions of Animate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (4-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 4Animates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Base duration is 40.00 seconds Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100) Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical Damage Minions deal (0-38)% more Damage Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons Minions have (0-38)% more Attack Speed Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.1-2) to maximum number of Animated WeaponsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Animate GuardianAnimate GuardianSpell, Minion Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-20) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 28Animates a melee weapon or armour, attaching it to an invisible Guardian that fights by your side. Animating multiple items attaches them to the same Guardian. You cannot animate unidentified items. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life Can use Items requiring up to Level (33-100) Minion deals (0-38)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Minion Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. to clarify that they cannot be used by Traps or Mines.
3.10.0	Now has the Physical tag. Now animates a weapon in an area around where you are targetting (you don't have to target a specific item). Animate Weapon has been reworked and undergone some cosmetic upgrades as well. The damage multiplier on Animate Weapon was not applying to the minion's damage at all. Whoops! Because of this, the skill has been rebalanced. Can now be supported by UnleashUnleash SupportSpell, Support Icon: q Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Spells gain a Seal every (0.90-0.71) seconds, to a maximum of 3 Seals Supported Spells are Unsealed when cast, and their effects Reoccur for each Seal lost Supported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage when Reoccurring Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Spell EchoSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support Icon: k Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage Supported Skills Repeat an additional time Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.. Now has a base duration of 40 seconds (from 37.5 seconds) at all gem levels. Now allows a maximum of 5 Animated Weapons at gem level 1, up to 14 at gem level 20 (from 50 at all gem levels). Now has a base cast speed of 0.6 seconds (from 0.8). Now costs 4 mana at gem level 1 (from 7), up to 12 at gem level 20 (from 26). Now grants your minions' attacks 5 to 8 additional Physical Damage at gem level 1 (from 4 to 6), up to 126 to 184 at gem level 20 (from 38 to 56). Minions now deal 10% more damage at gem level 1, up to 48% more at gem level 20. Note that there was previously similar (but numerically higher) bonus listed on the skill gem that, as it turns out, did nothing. Now grants your minions 10% more attack speed at gem level 1, up to 48% more at gem level 20. Previously the gem granted increased attack speed rather than more. Now gains 1% increased Minion Movement Speed per 1% gem quality (from 2% increased Minion Movement Speed).
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 7 (was 9). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 26 (was 36).
2.6.0	Now has a maximum of 50 animated weapon minions that can be active at once.
2.3.0	Animate Weapon and Animate GuardianAnimate GuardianSpell, Minion Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-20) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 28Animates a melee weapon or armour, attaching it to an invisible Guardian that fights by your side. Animating multiple items attaches them to the same Guardian. You cannot animate unidentified items. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life Can use Items requiring up to Level (33-100) Minion deals (0-38)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Minion Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have had their range modified. Previously there was a bug where you could bypass the range. Now that this is fixed, the range has been tripled from 25 to 75 units.
1.0.6	The Animate Weapon skill now adds a flat physical damage to the weapon. The animated weapon has had its innate elemental resistance values increased. Immortal CallImmortal CallSpell, Duration, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (21-36) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 34Take less Physical and Elemental Damage for a short time. Consumes up to 5 Endurance Charges to lengthen the buff and further lessen Physical Damage taken. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1.00 seconds 20% increased Buff Duration per Endurance Charge removed This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect (25-34)% less Elemental Damage taken (25-35)% less Physical Damage taken 15% less Physical Damage taken per Endurance Charge removed Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Blood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-29) Life Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Adds a buff that deals Physical Damage over time, while increasing Attack Speed and Life Leech. Killing an enemy while this buff is active refreshes the buff duration, and can grant a Frenzy Charge.Base duration is (7.00-10.80) seconds Grants (5-15)% increased Attack Speed 1.2% of Attack Physical Damage Leeched as Life You take 4% of your Maximum Life per second as Physical Damage You take 4% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Physical Damage 25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Grants (0.25-5)% increased Attack SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Conversion TrapConversion TrapTrap, Spell, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-23) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 3 Use(s) Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 4Throws a trap that, when triggered by an enemy, converts that enemy to your side for a short duration. Does not affect unique monsters or players.Traps do not Trigger at the end of their Duration Trap lasts 4 seconds Base duration is (5.30-10.00) seconds Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base duration is (0.2-4) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Animate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (4-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 4Animates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Base duration is 40.00 seconds Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100) Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical Damage Minions deal (0-38)% more Damage Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons Minions have (0-38)% more Attack Speed Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.1-2) to maximum number of Animated WeaponsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Frost WallFrost WallSpell, Duration, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: (9-33) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 3 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Creates a wall of ice which holds back enemies. Targets under the wall are damaged and pushed back.Deals (8-462) to (12-693) Cold Damage Base duration is (3.00-4.90) seconds 0.15 seconds between appearance of Wall sections Wall will be (2.8-5.6) meters long Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have had their base duration increased by 25%.
1.0.1	Fixed an issue with key pickup and the Animate (Weapon and Guardian) skills.
1.0.0b	Fixed a problem where an Animated Weapon would pause for too long when summoned.
1.0.0	Animate Weapon has been added to the game.