# \[NOT A BUG\] Copycat skill?

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-copycat-skill/70929>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [July 15, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-copycat-skill/70929 "2021-07-15T05:18:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Smiling\_Spectre1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/smiling_spectre1/32/7204_2.png) [@Smiling\_Spectre1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smiling_Spectre1)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-copycat-skill/70929/1 "2021-07-15T05:18:59Z")

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**Platform, device version and operating system:**  
Windows 10 x64  
**Screenshot or image:**  
Not applicable

**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:**  
In my Arena battle I had one Copycat remained. Then I duplicated it, and things became weird.

- Every time when I have one copycat only, skill works as expected: i.e. 50% chance to summon the second copycat.
- If I have two copycats on board, I cannot get the third, regardless of amount of attempts (for some time I chained “cast skill, collect gems, cast skill” - and for about 6 attempts in row got nothing). I believe, I cast skill about a dozen of times per this battle, but got only 2 copycats for it - and each time it was when only one, original copycat remained on board.

Maybe it’s my luck only, of course. Or it’s simply not advertized 50%.

**How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?**  
I rarely use copycat, so I have no idea.

**Steps to make it happen again**

- Use copycat skill on the already copied troop, while copy is alive, it seems.

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**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-copycat-skill/70929/2 "2021-07-15T05:39:34Z")

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Hey!

The best way I can describe this is similar to flipping a coin…

There’s a 50% chance that it lands heads. However, when you flip the coin again it faces tails up. Next time the chance is 50%. Tails again. The next chance is still 50% and so on. The past results don’t affect the outcome or chance of the next result.

So casting that skill 6 times, due to chance, it does not guaranteed you should have received 3 copied allies.

Hope that was helpful 😄

Jeto - Support Team Human 🧙🏻‍♀️

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**Author:** ![Smiling\_Spectre1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/smiling_spectre1/32/7204_2.png) [@Smiling\_Spectre1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smiling_Spectre1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-copycat-skill/70929/3 "2021-07-17T23:29:00Z")

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Well, I know probability theory. It simply looked somewhat suspicious when with 50% only 2 tries are successful from 12. And 6 misses in row is straight 1/64 chance.

Anyway, if you _can_ confirm that it’s really 50%, it’s fine. You must have “right” numbers where I rely on experience. Thank you.