Vaal Animate Weapon

Duration, Minion, Spell, Vaal, Physical

Level: (1–20)

Souls Per Use: 50

Can Store 1 Use

Soul Gain Prevention: 40 sec

Cast Time: 0.60 sec

Requires Level (4–70), (10–98) Dex, (7–68) Int

Animates multiple Melee Weapon Items and Lingering Blades to fight by your side, and transforms them into different, unique weapons. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.

Base duration is 15 seconds

Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention

Can use Items requiring up to Level (9–100)
Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique
Weapons with Level Requirement between (1–40) and (9–100)

Animates up to (5–10) Weapons

Minions deal (50–107)% more Damage

Maximum (5–10) Animated Weapons

Minions have (0–38)% more Attack Speed

Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0–2) to maximum number of Animated Weapons

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Genus

Animate Weapon

Animate Weapon of Self Reflection

Animate Weapon of Ranged Arms

Vaal Animate Weapon

Level Effect /40

Level	Requires Level	Int	Dex	Can use Items requiring up to Level 9 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 9	Minions deal 50% more Damage	Minions have #% more Attack Speed	+5 to maximum number of Animated Weapons	Animates up to 5 Weapons	Experience
1	4	7	10	1, 9	50		5	5	841
2	6	9	13	1, 11	53	2	5	5	3,099
3	9	12	17	1, 14	56	4	6	6	7,433
4	12	14	21	1, 18	59	6	6	6	22,895
5	16	18	26	1, 22	62	8	6	6	49,725
6	20	22	31	1, 26	65	10	7	7	95,714
7	24	25	37	1, 31	68	12	7	7	169,595
8	28	29	42	1, 35	71	14	7	7	283,759
9	32	33	47	2, 40	74	16	7	7	453,996
10	36	36	53	6, 44	77	18	8	8	703,128
11	40	40	58	10, 49	80	20	8	8	1,061,223
12	44	44	63	14, 53	83	22	8	8	2,065,870
13	48	48	68	18, 58	86	24	8	8	2,507,110
14	52	51	74	22, 62	89	26	9	9	2,573,731
15	55	54	78	25, 66	92	28	9	9	7,611,351
16	58	57	82	28, 70	95	30	9	9	13,437,908
17	61	60	86	31, 74	98	32	9	9	25,052,147
18	64	62	90	34, 78	101	34	10	10	43,869,436
19	67	65	94	37, 82	104	36	10	10	242,081,178
20	70	68	98	40, 100	107	38	10	10
21	72			42, 100	109	39	10	10
22	74			44, 100	110	40	11	11
23	76			46, 100	112	41	11	11
24	78			48, 100	113	42	11	11
25	80			50, 100	115	43	11	11
26	82			50, 100	116	44	11	11
27	84			50, 100	118	45	11	11
28	86			50, 100	119	46	11	11
29	88			50, 100	121	47	12	12
30	90			50, 100	122	48	12	12
31	91			50, 100	124	49	12	12
32	92			50, 100	125	50	12	12
33	93			50, 100	127	51	12	12
34	94			50, 100	128	52	12	12
35	95			50, 100	130	53	12	12
36	96			50, 100	131	54	12	12
37	97			50, 100	133	55	12	12
38	98			50, 100	134	56	12	12
39	99			50, 100	136	57	12	12
40	100			50, 100	137	58	13	13

Attribute /9

Key	Value
Acronym	Weapon, Duration, Minion, Modifiers
DropLevel	4
BaseType	Vaal Animate Weapon
Class	Skill Gems
TargetTypes	Armour, unknown_13, Ground
Type	Duration, Minion, MinionsCanExplode, Spell, Totemable, CreatesMinion, Vaal
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalAnimateWeapon
ActiveSkillsCode	vaal_animate_weapon
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Vaal Animate Weapon

Duration, Minion, Spell, Vaal, Physical

Level: (1–20)

Souls Per Use: 50

Can Store 1 Use

Soul Gain Prevention: 40 sec

Cast Time: 0.60 sec

Requires Level (4–70), (10–98) Dex, (7–68) Int

Base duration is 15 seconds

Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention

Can use Items requiring up to Level (9–100)
Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique
Weapons with Level Requirement between (1–40) and (9–100)

Animates up to (5–10) Weapons

Minions deal (50–107)% more Damage

Maximum (5–10) Animated Weapons

Minions have (0–38)% more Attack Speed

base display minion actor level [4,70]

cannot cancel skill before contact point [1]

display minion monster type [22]

skill cannot be stunned before contact point [1]

Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0–2) to maximum number of Animated Weapons

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Microtransactions /4

Celestial Animated Weapon Effect

Your Animated Weapons become a Celestial Effect.

Innocence Animate Weapon Effect

Your Animated Weapons have an Innocence Effect.

Automaton Animate Weapon Effect

Your Animated Weapons have an Automaton Effect.

Polar Animate Weapon Effect

Your Animated Weapons have a Polar Effect.

Supported By /22

Active Type: Duration, Minion, MinionsCanExplode, Spell, Totemable, CreatesMinion, Vaal

Increased Area of Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect.

Faster Casting Support

Supports non-instant spell skills.

Concentrated Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.

Minion Damage Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

More Duration Support

Supports any skill with a duration.

Minion Speed Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Minion Life Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Spell Totem Support

Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.

Elemental Army Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Less Duration Support

Supports any skill that has a duration.

Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Efficacy Support

Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.

Arcane Surge Support

Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.

Summon Phantasm Support

Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.

Feeding Frenzy Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Predator Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Meat Shield Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Infernal Legion Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Awakened Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect.

Awakened Minion Damage Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Fresh Meat Support

Supports skills that create minions.

Animate Weapon

Level: (1–40)

Cost: (4–25) Mana

Cast Time: 0.60 sec

Requires Level (4–100)

Animates 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 seconds

Can use Items requiring up to Level (9–100)

Minions' Attacks deal (5–228) to (8–333) additional Physical Damage

Animated Lingering Blades deal (1–41) to (2–203) Added Attack Physical Damage

Minions deal (0–58)% more Damage

Maximum (5–24) Animated Weapons

Minions have (0–58)% more Attack Speed

base display minion actor level [4,100]

display minion monster type [22]

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0–2) to maximum number of Animated Weapons

Level Effect /40

Implicit
(Lingering Blades remain on the ground for a duration and can be used by specific skills. If Animated, they count as Daggers)

Level	Requires Level	Cost	Animated Lingering Blades deal 1 to 2 Added Attack Physical Damage	Can use Items requiring up to Level 9	Minions deal 100% of Damage	Minions have #% more Attack Speed	Minions' Attacks deal 5 to 8 additional Physical Damage	+5 to maximum number of Animated Weapons
1	4	4	1, 2	9	100		5, 8	5
2	6	5	1, 2	11	2	2	6, 11	5
3	9	5	1, 3	14	4	4	10, 15	6
4	12	6	1, 4	18	6	6	13, 18	6
5	16	7	1, 5	22	8	8	17, 25	7
6	20	7	1, 7	26	10	10	21, 32	7
7	24	8	2, 9	31	12	12	26, 38	8
8	28	8	2, 11	35	14	14	32, 47	8
9	32	9	3, 14	40	16	16	39, 57	9
10	36	10	4, 17	44	18	18	48, 72	9
11	40	10	4, 21	49	20	20	53, 81	10
12	44	11	5, 25	53	22	22	61, 91	10
13	48	12	6, 30	58	24	24	68, 99	11
14	52	12	8, 36	62	26	26	73, 112	11
15	55	13	9, 42	66	28	28	83, 124	12
16	58	13	10, 48	70	30	30	89, 136	12
17	61	14	12, 55	74	32	32	99, 148	13
18	64	15	13, 62	78	34	34	108, 159	13
19	67	15	15, 71	82	36	36	115, 173	14
20	70	16	17, 80	100	38	38	126, 184	14
21	72	17	19, 86	100	39	39	130, 190	15
22	74	17	20, 92	100	40	40	134, 196	15
23	76	18	21, 99	100	41	41	138, 202	16
24	78	19	22, 106	100	42	42	142, 208	16
25	80	19	24, 114	100	43	43	146, 214	17
26	82	20	26, 122	100	44	44	150, 220	17
27	84	20	28, 131	100	45	45	155, 227	18
28	86	21	29, 140	100	46	46	160, 234	18
29	88	22	31, 149	100	47	47	165, 241	19
30	90	22	33, 159	100	48	48	170, 248	19
31	91	23	34, 163	100	49	49	175, 255	20
32	92	23	34, 168	100	50	50	180, 263	20
33	93	23	36, 172	100	51	51	185, 271	21
34	94	24	36, 176	100	52	52	191, 279	21
35	95	24	37, 180	100	53	53	197, 287	22
36	96	24	38, 185	100	54	54	203, 296	22
37	97	25	39, 189	100	55	55	209, 305	23
38	98	25	39, 194	100	56	56	215, 314	23
39	99	25	41, 198	100	57	57	221, 323	24
40	100	25	41, 203	100	58	58	228, 333	24

Attribute /7

Key	Value
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 3xArmourer's Scrap · Normal: 25000xGold
Acronym	Ignite
BaseType	Animate Weapon
TargetTypes	Armour, unknown_13, Ground
Type	Triggerable, Duration, Minion, MinionsCanExplode, Spell, Totemable, CreatesMinion, Multicastable, CanRapidFire, Physical
MinionType	Attack, Melee, MeleeSingleTarget, Multistrikeable, ThresholdJewelProjectile, ProjectilesFromUser, ThresholdJewelRangedAttack
ActiveSkillsCode	animate_weapon

Supported By /28

Active Type: Triggerable, Duration, Minion, MinionsCanExplode, Spell, Totemable, CreatesMinion, Multicastable, CanRapidFire, Physical

Increased Area of Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect.

Faster Casting Support

Supports non-instant spell skills.

Concentrated Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.

Minion Damage Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

More Duration Support

Supports any skill with a duration.

Minion Speed Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Minion Life Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Spell Totem Support

Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.

Spell Echo Support

Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.

Elemental Army Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Less Duration Support

Supports any skill that has a duration.

Cast when Damage Taken Support

Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.

Cast when Stunned Support

Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.

Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Efficacy Support

Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.

Arcane Surge Support

Summon Phantasm Support

Unleash Support

Supports 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.

Feeding Frenzy Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Predator Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Meat Shield Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Infernal Legion Support

Supports skills which create Minions.

Awakened Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect.