Herald

Herald Skills

Tooltip

Herald Skills are a type of Persistent Buff that grant powerful effects on killing enemies.

Herald is a gem tag for persistent buff skills which grant an effect on killing enemies.

Gems

A list of gems with the Herald gem tag:

Skill gems

Gem	Tier

Spirit gems

Gem	Tier
Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Lightning, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (2-3) Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (0.1-2) Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Herald of BloodHerald of BloodBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies based off the life of the exploded enemy, destroying their Corpse if the enemy was Normal or Magic. The explosion also has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.Enemies with Blood Loss you kill explode Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Deals +(0.2-4)% of exploded enemy's Blood Loss as unscalable Physical Attack DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Herald of IceHerald of IceBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Cold, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.Enemies you Shatter explode Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Explosion radius is (0.02-0.4) metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Herald of AshHerald of AshBuff, Persistent, AoE, Fire, Duration, Herald Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least 20% of enemy's maximum Life Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: An additional +(0.25-5)% of Overkill damage contributes to base Ignite damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Herald of PlagueHerald of PlagueBuff, Persistent, Chaos, Herald Tier: 8 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other nearby enemies, and has a chance to also Hinder them.Spreads the most Damaging Poison on enemies you kill in a (1.5-1.8) metre radius (10-29)% chance to Hinder enemies on spreading Poison to them Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% chance to Hinder enemies on spreading Poison to themSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	8

Support gems

Gem	Tier
Deadly HeraldDeadly HeraldSupport, Herald Category: Deadly Heralds Tier: 3 Additional Reservation: 20 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports Herald Skills, making their triggered effects deal more damage at the expense of higher Spirit cost.Supported Skills deal 30% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	3

Related unique items

Item	Base item	Item class		Stats
The Coming CalamityThe Coming Calamity Heroic ArmourArmour: 245 Evasion: 223 Movement Speed: -4.0%Requires Level 65, 67 Str, 67 DexGrants Skill: Level (14-20) Herald of Ash Grants Skill: Level (14-20) Herald of Ice Grants Skill: Level (14-20) Herald of Thunder +(60-80) to maximum Life+(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Herald Skills deal (50-100)% increased Damage Enemies in your Presence have no Elemental ResistancesWhiff of cold, tiny spark, faintest flicker in the dark. Embers swirl, ice takes form, sky exposed - Death's perfect storm. Frost and thunder, flames shine bright, ruin walks the land tonight. By your hand they dance and bend, wield them and brook no end.	Heroic Armour	Body Armour	65	+(60-80) to maximum Life+(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Herald Skills deal (50-100)% increased Damage Enemies in your Presence have no Elemental Resistances

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	The on-kill effects of Herald skills can no longer trigger from kills caused by Herald skills.
0.1.0d	Fixed Infusion Support Gems on Herald skills applying the gain damage as extra elemental damage to all attacks instead of just the damage from the Herald skill
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.