Blink Arrow

Blink ArrowAttack, Minion, Duration, Movement, Travel, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (14-20) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 10Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, you are teleported to it and a clone is summoned at your old location. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver.Base duration is 3 seconds
Minions deal (0-114)% increased Damage
(0-57)% increased Minion Maximum Life
(0-47)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Minions deal 75% more Damage

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
This Attack and Minions have 1.5% increased Projectile SpeedMinions have 1% increased Duration3% increased Minion Maximum Life+0.05 Cooldown UsePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 10Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBlinkArrow

Blink Arrow is an attack that fires an arrow, upon reaching the destination you are teleported there and a clone is summoned at your previous location. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver.

Skill functions and interactions

The skill happens in three stages:

1. The player fires an arrow into the air. This is a regular attack animation and can get slowed or interrupted by monsters.
2. A delay of about 0.2 seconds, during which the player is free to act normally. They can move or use another skill. They can continue to take damage at their current position. This delay appears to be unaffected by distance or projectile speed, including the skill's own projectile speed bonus from quality.
3. The arrow lands. A clone is spawned at the player's current location, and the player is teleported to where the arrow landed.

Due to the first two phases, this is not a fast or reliable skill to escape when surrounded by monsters - consider another blink skill for that purpose. The only way to reduce the travel time is to reduce the attack time, e.g. by linking Faster Attacks Support. For easier chaining, additional uses are available via the phantasmal variant or a linked Second Wind Support.

The minion generated by this skill will spawn with the current % of total life as the player; if the player is on Low Life (e.g. via Petrified BloodPetrified BloodSpell
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Applies a buff that protects the lower half of your life, preventing some of the immediate life loss when damaged by hits and applying the loss over time instead. Your life cannot be raised above low life other than by flasks, and while above low life, skills will cost life as well as mana.+(100-81)% of Life loss prevented is lost over 4 seconds
When taking Damage from Hits, +40% of Life loss below half Life is Prevented
Skills gain a Base Life Cost equal to 40% of Base Mana Cost while not on Low Life

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
-0.25% of Life loss prevented is lost over 4 secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.), the minion will also spawn at Low Life, causing it to instantly explode with Minion Instability. The minion will fire bow attacks supported by all applicable support gems linked to Blink Arrow. It will not use linked active skill gems, only default attacks.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Minion Damage	Minion Life	Cooldown Recovery	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	10	29	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0
2	13	35	14	6%	3%	2%	9569	9569
3	17	43	15	12%	6%	5%	28189	37758
4	21	52	15	18%	9%	7%	59146	96904
5	25	60	15	24%	12%	10%	111192	208096
6	29	69	16	30%	15%	12%	193800	401896
7	33	77	16	36%	18%	15%	320280	722176
8	36	83	16	42%	21%	17%	359090	1081266
9	39	90	16	48%	24%	20%	498508	1579774
10	42	96	17	54%	27%	22%	682057	2261831
11	45	102	17	60%	30%	25%	921777	3183608
12	48	109	17	66%	33%	27%	1727879	4911487
13	51	115	17	72%	36%	30%	1791769	6703256
14	54	121	18	78%	39%	32%	2353679	9056935
15	57	127	18	84%	42%	35%	3070912	12127847
16	60	134	18	90%	45%	37%	9095466	21223313
17	63	140	19	96%	48%	40%	16039890	37263203
18	66	146	19	102%	51%	42%	29817117	67080320
19	68	151	20	108%	54%	45%	62895056	129975376
20	70	155	20	114%	57%	47%	212051599	342026975
21	72	159	21	120%	60%	50%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	21	126%	63%	52%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	22	132%	66%	55%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	22	138%	69%	57%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	22	144%	72%	60%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	23	150%	75%	62%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	23	156%	78%	65%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	23	162%	81%	67%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	23	168%	84%	70%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	24	174%	87%	72%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	24	177%	89%	73%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	24	180%	90%	75%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	25	183%	92%	76%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	25	186%	93%	77%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	25	189%	95%	78%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	26	192%	96%	80%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	26	195%	98%	81%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	27	198%	99%	82%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	27	201%	101%	83%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	27	204%	102%	85%	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Stats (per 1% quality)	Weight
Superior	This Attack and Minions have 1.5% increased Projectile Speed	50
Anomalous	Minions have 1% increased Duration	100
Divergent	3% increased Minion Maximum Life	100
Phantasmal	+0.05 Cooldown Use	20

Item acquisition

Blink Arrow can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Blink Arrow can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
1	Mirror ArrowMirror ArrowAttack, Minion, Duration, Movement, Travel, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-20) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 10Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, a clone is summoned. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver.Base duration is 3 seconds Minions deal (0-114)% increased Damage (0-57)% increased Minion Maximum Life (0-47)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Minions deal 75% more Damage Additional Effects per 1% Quality: This Attack and Minions have 1.5% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	N/A	M
1	Orb of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it. Shift click to unstack.
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
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
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Gem Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality	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. Shift click to unstack.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Usage in recipes

Blink Arrow is used in the following recipes:

Result	Amount	Part	Description	Meta
Mirror ArrowMirror ArrowAttack, Minion, Duration, Movement, Travel, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-20) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 10Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, a clone is summoned. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver.Base duration is 3 seconds Minions deal (0-114)% increased Damage (0-57)% increased Minion Maximum Life (0-47)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Minions deal 75% more Damage Additional Effects per 1% Quality: This Attack and Minions have 1.5% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	1	Blink ArrowBlink ArrowAttack, Minion, Duration, Movement, Travel, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-20) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 10Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, you are teleported to it and a clone is summoned at your old location. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver.Base duration is 3 seconds Minions deal (0-114)% increased Damage (0-57)% increased Minion Maximum Life (0-47)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Minions deal 75% more Damage Additional Effects per 1% Quality: This Attack and Minions have 1.5% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Mirror Arrow	M
	1	Orb of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it. Shift click to unstack.

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute Act 1	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓

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 ↓
The Caged Brute Act 1 Nessa	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Ruthless mode

This item is not obtainable in Ruthless mode.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Blink Arrow.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Blink Arrow Attack Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Blink Arrow and Blink Arrow Clones have 10% increased Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Blink Arrow Attack Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Blink Arrow and Blink Arrow Clones have 15% increased Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Blink Arrow Cooldown Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Blink Arrow has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 100
Enchantment Blink Arrow Cooldown Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Blink Arrow has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 100
Enchantment Blink Arrow Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Blink Arrow and Blink Arrow Clones have 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Blink Arrow Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Blink Arrow and Blink Arrow Clones have 40% increased Damage	helmet 100

Related passive skills

The following passive skills are related to Blink Arrow: No results found for the given query.

Alternate skill effects

Blink Arrow has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Divine Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectDivine Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with a divine glow.	Your Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with a divine glow.
Merchant Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectMerchant Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes a Merchant Effect.	Your Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes a Merchant Effect.
Mystic Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectMystic Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with a mystical glow.	Your Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with a mystical glow.
Spirit Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectSpirit Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with a spiritual glow.	Your Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with a spiritual glow.
Verdant Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectVerdant Blink and Mirror Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with rich grass and vegetation.	Your Blink or Mirror Arrow becomes infused with rich grass and vegetation.

Monster stats

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0.83	5.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	6	6	Melee	2			MirrorArrowEnergyShield		Metadata/Monsters/Clone/RangerClone	Clone	fast_movement • flesh_armour • is_unarmed • medium_height • melee • physical_affinity • red_blood • slashing_weapon

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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.
3.17.0	Quality on Blink Arrow and Mirror Arrow now provides "Minions have 0-30% increased Projectile Speed", instead of "0-30% increased Arrow Speed".
3.13.0	Now gains increased cooldown recovery rate as the gem levels up, up to 47% at gem level 20.
3.12.0	Now has alternative quality.
2.1.0	Blink Arrow's clones now show as the player they are impersonating on the minimap.
1.3.1d	Reduced the life of Mirror Arrow and Blink Arrow clones by around 80%. The clones now take 80% less damage to match their previous survivability.
1.3.0k	Fixed a bug which caused Clones to not be created when using Blink and Mirror Arrow if the player had less than 1% of their maximum life.
1.3.0	Added to the game.