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 BloodHerald of BloodBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: 1 Reservation: 30 spiritWhile 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.Skills 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 spiritWhile active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.Buff Enemies you Shatter explode Explosion Attack Damage: (70–286)% Cannot Freeze Explosion radius is 1.8 metres 100% of Explosion Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Explosion radius is (0–0.4) metresPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	4
Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Lightning, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 spiritWhile active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.Buff Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (2–3) Attack Hits after Killing a Shocked Enemy with Attack Damage Bolt Attack Damage: (70–286)% Supported Skills Cannot inflict Shock Bolt impact radius is 1.6 metres 100% of Bolt Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (0–2) Attack Hits after Killing a Shocked Enemy with Attack DamagePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	4
Herald of AshHerald of AshBuff, Persistent, AoE, Fire, Duration, Herald Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 spiritWhile active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.Buff Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least 20% of enemy's maximum Life. Explosion Explosion radius is 1 metre Ignite duration is 3 seconds Base Ignite damage is (16.67–23)% of Overkill damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least (0–2)% of enemy's maximum LifePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	4
Herald of PlagueHerald of PlagueBuff, Persistent, Chaos, Herald Tier: 8 Level: 1 Reservation: 30 spiritWhile active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other nearby enemies, and has a chance to also Hinder them.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	8

Support gems

Gem	Tier
Deadly HeraldDeadly HeraldSupport, Herald Tier: 3 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	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, 86 Str, 86 DexGrants Skill: Level (16-20) Herald of Ash Grants Skill: Level (16-20) Herald of Ice Grants Skill: Level (16-20) Herald of Thunder +(60–80) to maximum Life+(30–40)% to all Elemental Resistances 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	Grants Skill: Level (16-20) Herald of Ash Grants Skill: Level (16-20) Herald of Ice Grants Skill: Level (16-20) Herald of Thunder +(60–80) to maximum Life+(30–40)% to all Elemental Resistances 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.