Herald of Ice

Herald of Ice is a self-cast buff that reserves mana to increase damage output. See also Herald of AshHerald of AshSpell, AoE, Fire, Herald, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 16Grants a buff providing fire damage based on your physical damage. While you have this buff, if you kill an enemy, other enemies near them will be burned based on the overkill damage. The burn inflicted by this skill can only be affected by modifiers to damage over time (burning damage is damage over time).Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(0-38)% more Burning Damage
Buff grants 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Buff grants (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base burning damage is an additional (0.25-5)% of Overkill DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 32Requires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage
Cannot inflict Shock
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Storms Hit Enemies with (1-20)% increased FrequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Mechanics

Like Herald of AshHerald of AshSpell, AoE, Fire, Herald, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 16Grants a buff providing fire damage based on your physical damage. While you have this buff, if you kill an enemy, other enemies near them will be burned based on the overkill damage. The burn inflicted by this skill can only be affected by modifiers to damage over time (burning damage is damage over time).Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(0-38)% more Burning Damage
Buff grants 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Buff grants (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base burning damage is an additional (0.25-5)% of Overkill DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 32Requires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage
Cannot inflict Shock
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Storms Hit Enemies with (1-20)% increased FrequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Herald of IceHerald of IceSpell, AoE, Cold, Herald
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 16Grants a buff adding cold damage to spells and attacks. If you shatter an enemy, this skill will cause them to explode and deal AoE cold damage to enemies near them. This damage is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage
Damage cannot be Reflected
Base radius is 1.2 metres
Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Attack Cold Damage
Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Spell Cold Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. has two separate effects on the player:

• the first adds flat x-y cold damage to spells and attacks.
• the second is the on-kill effect. Upon shattering an enemy, the enemy explodes dealing cold secondary damage to surround targets in an AoE. Enemies will shatter if they are killed whilst frozen. Added damage support gems such as Added Lightning Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportLightning, Support
  Icon: L
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (1-19) to (8-358) added Lightning Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Lightning DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will be added to the explosion only.

It is worth noting that Herald of Ice is a secondary damage and not spell damage, and does not receive any direct bonuses from spell damage modifiers. This includes bonuses from items, passive nodes and spell only support gems such as Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Icon: k
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Iron Will SupportIron Will SupportSpell, Support
Icon: w
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 18Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.Strength's Damage bonus applies to all Spell Damage as well for Supported Skills
Supported Skills deal (0-38)% increased Spell Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.

The quality of the gem is global. This means that the increased Cold Damage will affect all types of cold skills, not just Herald of Ice.

Gem level progression

Level				Spell Cold Damage	Attack Cold Damage	Cold Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	26	18	N/A	N/A	18–26	0	0
2	20	31	22	N/A	N/A	23–35	49725	49725
3	24	37	25	N/A	N/A	30–45	95714	145439
4	28	42	29	N/A	N/A	38–57	169595	315034
5	31	46	32	N/A	N/A	45–67	199345	514379
6	34	50	35	N/A	N/A	53–80	285815	800194
7	37	54	37	N/A	N/A	62–94	401344	1201538
8	40	58	40	N/A	N/A	73–110	554379	1755917
9	43	62	43	N/A	N/A	85–128	755049	2510966
10	46	66	46	N/A	N/A	99–149	1016533	3527499
11	49	70	48	N/A	N/A	115–173	1898602	5426101
12	52	74	51	N/A	N/A	134–200	1964019	7390120
13	55	78	54	N/A	N/A	154–232	2573731	9963851
14	58	82	57	N/A	N/A	178–267	4676439	14640290
15	60	84	59	N/A	N/A	195–293	3017327	17657617
16	62	87	60	N/A	N/A	214–321	7823001	25480618
17	64	90	62	N/A	N/A	235–352	15264208	40744826
18	66	92	64	N/A	N/A	257–386	26272845	67017671
19	68	95	66	N/A	N/A	282–422	62872274	129889945
20	70	98	68	N/A	N/A	308–462	212023122	341913067
21	72	100	70	N/A	N/A	337–505	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	368–552	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	402–603	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	438–658	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	478–717	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	521–782	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	568–852	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	619–928	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	674–1010	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	733–1100	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	765–1149	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	796–1198	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	830–1251	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	863–1304	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	899–1361	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	934–1418	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	971–1479	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1008–1540	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1047–1605	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1085–1670	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Herald of Ice can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Herald of Ice can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2 Yeena	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Unique items

Item		Stats
Circle of FearCircle of Fear Sapphire RingRequires Level 52<One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(20-30) to Dexterity Adds (20-25) to (26-35) Cold Damage +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance <Two Random Herald of Ice modifiers>My subordinates circled me eternally, attuned to the slightest weakness, ready to tear me apart for their own gains.	52	<One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(20-30) to Dexterity Adds (20-25) to (26-35) Cold Damage +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance <Two Random Herald of Ice modifiers> +(50-60)% to Cold Resistance while affected by Herald of Ice (40-60)% increased Cold Damage while affected by Herald of Ice Herald of Ice has (40-60)% increased Buff Effect Herald of Ice has (30-40)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency +1% to maximum Cold Resistance while affected by Herald of Ice
Circle of AmbitionCircle of Ambition Prismatic RingRequires Level 64<Three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(10-20) to all Attributes +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances 10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills <Three Random Herald modifiers>I will build the wall that stands against the tide. The day is coming... I have seen it.	64	<Three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(10-20) to all Attributes +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances 10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills <Three Random Herald modifiers> (40-60)% increased Chaos Damage while affected by Herald of Agony +(31-43)% to Chaos Resistance while affected by Herald of Agony Herald of Agony has (40-60)% increased Buff Effect Agony Crawler deals (70-100)% increased Damage Herald of Agony has (30-40)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency Herald of Ash has (40-60)% increased Buff Effect (40-60)% increased Fire Damage while affected by Herald of Ash +1% to maximum Fire Resistance while affected by Herald of Ash Herald of Ash has (30-40)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency +(50-60)% to Cold Resistance while affected by Herald of Ice +(50-60)% to Fire Resistance while affected by Herald of Ash (40-60)% increased Cold Damage while affected by Herald of Ice Herald of Ice has (40-60)% increased Buff Effect Herald of Ice has (30-40)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency +1% to maximum Cold Resistance while affected by Herald of Ice Herald of Purity has (40-60)% increased Buff Effect Sentinels of Purity deal (70-100)% increased Damage (40-60)% increased Physical Damage while affected by Herald of Purity 4% additional Physical Damage Reduction while affected by Herald of Purity Herald of Purity has (30-40)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency Herald of Thunder has (40-60)% increased Buff Effect (40-60)% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Herald of Thunder +(50-60)% to Lightning Resistance while affected by Herald of Thunder +1% to maximum Lightning Resistance while affected by Herald of Thunder Herald of Thunder has (30-40)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Herald of Ice.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Herald of Ice Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Herald of Ice Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Herald of Ice has 40% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Herald of Ice has 60% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Herald of Ice has 50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Herald of Ice has 75% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Herald of Ice has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Automaton Herald EffectAutomaton Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an Automaton Effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an Automaton Effect.
Divine Herald EffectDivine Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a divine effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a divine effect.
Gloom Herald EffectGloom Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a dark effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a dark effect.
Gore Herald EffectGore Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a gory effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a gory effect.
Innocence Herald EffectInnocence Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an innocence effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an innocence effect.
Purple Herald EffectPurple Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a purple effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a purple effect.
Sin Herald EffectSin Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sin effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sin effect.
Wasteland Herald EffectWasteland Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a Wasteland Effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a Wasteland Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.4.0	Now instant by default and can therefore be used while moving. All instant skills now have cooldown 1 second or less. Instant skills cannot be supported by Spell Echo and will not be cast a second time by similar effects (such as from the Echoing Shrine).
1.3.0	Herald of IceHerald of IceSpell, AoE, Cold, Herald Level: (1-20) Reservation: 25% Mana Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 16Grants a buff adding cold damage to spells and attacks. If you shatter an enemy, this skill will cause them to explode and deal AoE cold damage to enemies near them. This damage is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage Damage cannot be Reflected Base radius is 1.2 metres Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Attack Cold Damage Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Spell Cold Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald Level: (1-20) Reservation: 25% Mana Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant AoE Radius: 32Requires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage Cannot inflict Shock Base duration is 6.00 seconds Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Storms Hit Enemies with (1-20)% increased FrequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have been changed from Spell to Cast active skill types to indicate that they deal secondary damage and not spell damage.
1.2.4	Herald of Ice no longer has the Spell tag, and instead has the Cast tag (to make it more clear that it does not deal spell damage).
1.2.3	The shattering damage area of effect radius has been increased by 20%. The damage on shatter has been increased by 100%.
1.2.0	Herald of Ice has been added to the game.