PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Animate Weapon

DurationMinionSpellPhysical

Overview

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.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
5
Cast time
0.6 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • Base duration is 40 seconds
  • +0 to maximum number of Animated Weapons
  • Can use Items requiring up to Level 9
  • 5 to 8 Added Physical Damage
  • +5 to Maximum Animated Weapons
At 20% quality

+2 to Maximum Animated Weapons

Related gem versions 3

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Animate Weapon of Self ReflectionAnimate Weapon of Ranged ArmsVaal Animate Weapon

Compatible support gems 158

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMinion Damage SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportMinion Speed SupportMinion Life SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportSpell Totem SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportMultistrike SupportSpell Echo SupportMelee Splash SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportElemental Army SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportVicious Projectiles SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportRuthless SupportMomentum SupportArcane Surge SupportVolley SupportAncestral Call SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportUnleash SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportFeeding Frenzy SupportPredator SupportMeat Shield SupportInfernal Legion SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Ancestral Call SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Melee Splash SupportAwakened Multistrike SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Vicious Projectiles SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Minion Damage SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead SupportOvercharge SupportManaforged Arrows SupportPrismatic Burst SupportTrauma SupportDevour SupportFresh Meat SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Ancestral Call SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Multistrike SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportExemplar SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
144Can use Items requiring up to Level 9 5 to 8 Added Physical Damage +5 to Maximum Animated Weapons8410
265Can use Items requiring up to Level 11 6 to 11 Added Physical Damage +5 to Maximum Animated Weapons3,099841
395Can use Items requiring up to Level 14 10 to 15 Added Physical Damage +6 to Maximum Animated Weapons7,4333,940
4126Can use Items requiring up to Level 18 13 to 18 Added Physical Damage +6 to Maximum Animated Weapons22,89511,373
5167Can use Items requiring up to Level 22 17 to 25 Added Physical Damage +7 to Maximum Animated Weapons49,72534,268
6207Can use Items requiring up to Level 26 21 to 32 Added Physical Damage +7 to Maximum Animated Weapons95,71483,993
7248Can use Items requiring up to Level 31 26 to 38 Added Physical Damage +8 to Maximum Animated Weapons169,595179,707
8288Can use Items requiring up to Level 35 32 to 47 Added Physical Damage +8 to Maximum Animated Weapons283,759349,302
9329Can use Items requiring up to Level 40 39 to 57 Added Physical Damage +9 to Maximum Animated Weapons453,996633,061
103610Can use Items requiring up to Level 44 48 to 72 Added Physical Damage +9 to Maximum Animated Weapons703,1281,087,057
114010Can use Items requiring up to Level 49 53 to 81 Added Physical Damage +10 to Maximum Animated Weapons1,061,2231,790,185
124411Can use Items requiring up to Level 53 61 to 91 Added Physical Damage +10 to Maximum Animated Weapons2,065,8702,851,408
134812Can use Items requiring up to Level 58 68 to 99 Added Physical Damage +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons2,507,1104,917,278
145212Can use Items requiring up to Level 62 73 to 112 Added Physical Damage +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons2,573,7317,424,388
155513Can use Items requiring up to Level 66 83 to 124 Added Physical Damage +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons7,611,3519,998,119
165813Can use Items requiring up to Level 70 89 to 136 Added Physical Damage +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons13,437,90817,609,470
176114Can use Items requiring up to Level 74 99 to 148 Added Physical Damage +13 to Maximum Animated Weapons25,052,14731,047,378
186415Can use Items requiring up to Level 78 108 to 159 Added Physical Damage +13 to Maximum Animated Weapons43,869,43656,099,525
196715Can use Items requiring up to Level 82 115 to 173 Added Physical Damage +14 to Maximum Animated Weapons242,081,17899,968,961
207016Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 126 to 184 Added Physical Damage +14 to Maximum Animated Weapons—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217217Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 130 to 190 Added Physical Damage +15 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
227417Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 134 to 196 Added Physical Damage +15 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
237618Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 138 to 202 Added Physical Damage +16 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
247819Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 142 to 208 Added Physical Damage +16 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
258019Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 146 to 214 Added Physical Damage +17 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
268220Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 150 to 220 Added Physical Damage +17 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
278420Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 155 to 227 Added Physical Damage +18 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
288621Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 160 to 234 Added Physical Damage +18 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
298822Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 165 to 241 Added Physical Damage +19 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
309022Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 170 to 248 Added Physical Damage +19 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
319123Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 175 to 255 Added Physical Damage +20 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
329223Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 180 to 263 Added Physical Damage +20 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
339323Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 185 to 271 Added Physical Damage +21 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
349424Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 191 to 279 Added Physical Damage +21 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
359524Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 197 to 287 Added Physical Damage +22 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
369624Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 203 to 296 Added Physical Damage +22 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
379725Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 209 to 305 Added Physical Damage +23 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
389825Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 215 to 314 Added Physical Damage +23 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
399925Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 221 to 323 Added Physical Damage +24 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
4010025Can use Items requiring up to Level 100 228 to 333 Added Physical Damage +24 to Maximum Animated Weapons——

Alternate effects 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.

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