# Thoughts on the upcoming Mimic Gem? **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback\ **Created:** [September 30, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234 "2026-09-30T05:14:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shzzu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shzzu/32/100002_2.png) [@Shzzu](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shzzu)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/21 "2026-10-07T09:48:33Z")
šŸ¤” I believe Iā€™ve seen it many times - when my Zarg or Khafru, sitting in the rear row, explodes a skull and the skull hits the opponent with an active Reflect status, the game knows whom to give the retalliation strike. So, whatā€™s the problem with Mimic gem? Give devoured stats to the troop, that triggered the gem, if itā€™s clearly known, or give devoured stats to the first or random troop of the acting team ---
**Author:** ![Stroganrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Stroganrog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stroganrog)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/22 "2026-10-07T10:36:47Z")
Complete mess!!! ---
**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:** [October 8, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/23 "2026-10-08T03:18:22Z")
yeah i agree its a mess, a lot of back and forth. > [@Mattes](#): > > The Mimic Stone triggered for me, and Chrysanterax in slot 1 received the status points. mentioned this to the team, so Iā€™m just leaving it with them for now. ---
**Author:** ![AMT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amt/32/56829_2.png) [@AMT](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AMT)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/24 "2026-10-08T03:27:11Z")
> [@Jeto](#): > > yeah i agree its a mess In case you donā€™t hear it often enough: thank you for being you, and please never change or leave us. šŸ™šŸ–– ---
**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:** [October 8, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/25 "2026-10-08T03:55:08Z")
![image (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/8/9809550c588d0afb601c683d9371579539dd6af2.png) The intention of the Mimic Gem was for it to look like a literal mimic, so when you triggered that effect, it would ā€œeatā€ an opponent but the team didnā€™t want there to be any stat gain from that - which is where the idea of it _looking_ like devour (the eating) came from. Seems like that wasnā€™t possible to have a variant of Devour without the stat gain, as there is something in the programming that sets the first troop on your team as the ā€œcasterā€, so they get the stat increase. Which they had not seen in testing, thus all the further confusion about what we wanted it to do vs what we are now discovering it doesā€¦ _There was also some changes that went out after my beta had ended, so we couldnā€™t test it_ **TLDR; Mimic Gem Devours, troop in your first slot gets the stat.** _Sorry that took so long._ ---
**Author:** ![Sighton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Sighton](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sighton)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/26 "2026-10-08T10:04:08Z")
Dude your right. But youā€™ll get flagged. By the great unwashed offended šŸ˜‚ ---
**Author:** ![Sighton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Sighton](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sighton)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/27 "2026-10-08T10:06:52Z")
Dunno how old you are. But pre DMs , 1 actual phone call. Would usually get every answer. Itā€™s the DMS back n forth that make it slow. No one answers correctly. They donā€™t know how to. ---
**Author:** ![xolid99](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/xolid99/32/66856_2.png) [@xolid99](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/xolid99)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/28 "2026-10-08T19:34:58Z")
Not over enthused with devs playtesting skillsā€¦.First mimic exploded resulted in top troop getting devour stats. FWIW donā€™t change it. ---
**Author:** ![Theoden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Theoden](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theoden)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/29 "2026-10-10T18:44:07Z")
Twice now Iā€™ve seen the AI team destroy a Mimic gem triggering one of their own troops to be devoured. Working as intended? ---
**Author:** ![Kezef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Kezef](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kezef)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/30 "2026-10-10T22:17:16Z")
Youā€™re not the only one. Iā€™m certain that I saw the exact same thing happen _during a Guild Wars match_ today. ---
**Author:** ![Shzzu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shzzu/32/100002_2.png) [@Shzzu](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shzzu)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234/31 "2026-10-11T03:42:29Z")
Thatā€™s even better šŸ§˜ Beautiful balance. Underspire traps always act against player, Mimic gems always act against AI [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/thoughts-on-the-upcoming-mimic-gem/90234.md?page=1)