Animated Weapon of Self Reflection is 100% non-functional

Edit: Okay, apparently you can cast the ability even when you can't actually cast it? This is more of a UX issue - if you don't have an equipped weapon that you can animate it should not let you cast or should give proper feedback (i.e. weapon level too high for this level of animate weapon). Forgot the level limit was so low but also.. shouldn't be able to cast? At least it should be disabled if it's not valid to cast.

Have melee weapon equipped
Equip gem
Use skill
Mana goes down, nothing spawns/no feedback/nothing

It literally, 100% does not work at all and is completely broken despite not even getting updates or anything?

Tried in hideout, kingsmarch, as well as in merveil's, nothing happens and doesn't work anywhere. Also tried while dual wielding and single wielding as well as with several different weapons.