PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Animate Weapon

DurationMinionSpellVaalPhysical

Overview

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.

Properties

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

Mechanics at a glance

  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • Base duration is 15 seconds
  • +0 to maximum number of Animated Weapons
  • Can use Items requiring up to Level 9
    Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique
    Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 9
  • Animates up to 5 Weapons
  • +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 WeaponAnimate Weapon of Self ReflectionAnimate Weapon of Ranged Arms

Compatible support gems 142

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 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 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 SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportFeeding Frenzy SupportPredator SupportMeat Shield SupportInfernal Legion SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Melee Splash 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 Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportFresh Meat SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportExemplar SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
145040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 9 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 9 Animates up to 5 Weapons +5 to Maximum Animated Weapons8410
265040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 11 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 11 Animates up to 5 Weapons +5 to Maximum Animated Weapons3,099841
395040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 14 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 14 Animates up to 6 Weapons +6 to Maximum Animated Weapons7,4333,940
4125040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 18 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 18 Animates up to 6 Weapons +6 to Maximum Animated Weapons22,89511,373
5165040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 22 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 22 Animates up to 6 Weapons +6 to Maximum Animated Weapons49,72534,268
6205040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 26 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 26 Animates up to 7 Weapons +7 to Maximum Animated Weapons95,71483,993
7245040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 31 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 31 Animates up to 7 Weapons +7 to Maximum Animated Weapons169,595179,707
8285040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 35 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 1 and 35 Animates up to 7 Weapons +7 to Maximum Animated Weapons283,759349,302
9325040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 40 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 2 and 40 Animates up to 7 Weapons +7 to Maximum Animated Weapons453,996633,061
10365040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 44 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 6 and 44 Animates up to 8 Weapons +8 to Maximum Animated Weapons703,1281,087,057
11405040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 49 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 10 and 49 Animates up to 8 Weapons +8 to Maximum Animated Weapons1,061,2231,790,185
12445040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 53 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 14 and 53 Animates up to 8 Weapons +8 to Maximum Animated Weapons2,065,8702,851,408
13485040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 58 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 18 and 58 Animates up to 8 Weapons +8 to Maximum Animated Weapons2,507,1104,917,278
14525040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 62 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 22 and 62 Animates up to 9 Weapons +9 to Maximum Animated Weapons2,573,7317,424,388
15555040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 66 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 25 and 66 Animates up to 9 Weapons +9 to Maximum Animated Weapons7,611,3519,998,119
16585040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 70 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 28 and 70 Animates up to 9 Weapons +9 to Maximum Animated Weapons13,437,90817,609,470
17615040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 74 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 31 and 74 Animates up to 9 Weapons +9 to Maximum Animated Weapons25,052,14731,047,378
18645040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 78 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 34 and 78 Animates up to 10 Weapons +10 to Maximum Animated Weapons43,869,43656,099,525
19675040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 82 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 37 and 82 Animates up to 10 Weapons +10 to Maximum Animated Weapons242,081,17899,968,961
20705040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 40 and 100 Animates up to 10 Weapons +10 to Maximum Animated Weapons—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21725040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 42 and 100 Animates up to 10 Weapons +10 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
22745040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 44 and 100 Animates up to 11 Weapons +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
23765040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 46 and 100 Animates up to 11 Weapons +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
24785040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 48 and 100 Animates up to 11 Weapons +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
25805040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 11 Weapons +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
26825040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 11 Weapons +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
27845040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 11 Weapons +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
28865040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 11 Weapons +11 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
29885040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
30905040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
31915040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
32925040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
33935040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
34945040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
35955040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
36965040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
37975040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
38985040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
39995040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 12 Weapons +12 to Maximum Animated Weapons——
401005040 secCan use Items requiring up to Level 100 Animated Weapons are transformed into random Unique Weapons with Level Requirement between 50 and 100 Animates up to 13 Weapons +13 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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