Anomalous Animate guardian AOE issue

https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Animate_Guardian

If you look at the anomalous version, it says "Minions have 3% increased Area of Effect". At 20% quality, this is 60% increased aoe of minions.

In game it shows the same thing .

However, testing this with actual spectre minions that have an aoe based skill, I can see that they do not get any increased AOE.

I used the discharge minion from act 3.

Without AG:



With AG:




Capturing this was pretty difficult due to how fast discharge activates. But having tested this for 10-15 minutes, I can definitely say that there is no difference.


Did I misunderstand what the anomalous version grants? Or is this a bug

it says "Minions have 3% increased Area of Effect" and it means "minions created by the skill".
Quality effect isn't global, it's only related to the skill.

what minions would AG create then?

You misunderstand me, there is no "then".
You have a skill gem that can be inserted into a socket and you'll get the skill on your skillbar. You can use the skill and it will do stuff.

The skill called Animate Guardian, the thing created by the skill looks like templar and frequently called "Animated Guardian" by itself.

Gem quality is the property of the gem, gem quality effect if the property of the skill, the minion is the result of using the skill.

So the aoe only affects the AG ?

Why would it say Minions have % increased AOE. That makes it sound like all minions that the AG is with gets increased aoe