Herald of Agony

Herald of AgonySpell, Herald, Minion, Chaos, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Grants a buff giving more poison damage and a chance to inflict poison. When you poison an enemy while you have this buff, you gain Virulence, and summon an Agony Crawler minion that uses projectile and area attacks. You will lose Virulence over time, at a rate which increases the more Virulence you have. The minion will die when you have no Virulence.Maximum 1 Summoned Agony Crawler
Buff grants 20% chance to Poison on Hit
Grants Virulence when you Poison an Enemy
Buff grants 10% more Damage with Poison
40 Maximum Virulence
Minions cannot Taunt Enemies
Agony Crawler has (2-4)% increased Attack Speed per Virulence you have
Agony Crawler deals (5-9)% increased Physical Damage per Virulence you have
Agony Crawler has (1-45) to (3-84) Added Physical Damage per Virulence you have

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.25-5) to Maximum VirulencePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 16Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfAgony

Herald of Agony is a herald skill gem. When activated it reserves mana and grants a buff that gives a chance to inflict poison on enemies. Whenever the user poisons an enemy, it grants Virulence and summons an Agony Crawler minion, which becomes stronger with more stacks of Virulence.

Skill functions and interactions

Virulence buff cannot go above 40 stacks usually. This can be increased by allocating the Cluster Jewel Notable Pure Agony

Agony Crawler Minion has an implicit 40% Physical to Chaos damage conversion.

Minion damage can be increased through many methods, such as:

• Gem level boosts, such as , , and Empower SupportEmpower SupportExceptional, Support
  Icon: +
  Level: (1-3)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.+(0-2) to Level of Supported Skill Gems
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  This Gem gains (5-100)% increased ExperienceThis 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 Ring has modifiers that directly buff the skill
• Auras like supported by GenerosityGenerosity SupportSupport, Aura
  Icon: G
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports aura skills that affect you and allies, increasing the aura's effect on allies, but preventing it from affecting you at all. Cannot support curse auras, or other auras that only affect enemies. Cannot support skills used by totems. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Auras do not affect you
  Non-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Effect
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (2-40)% increased Aura Area of EffectThis 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 Lone Messenger keystone, at the expense of not being able to use any auras.
• Frenzy charges can be granted to minions through the shield, or curse.
• Support gems such as: , , and also offer a considerable boost to minion damage. The Crawler is also immune to any form of damage and cannot die, making Damage on Full LifeDamage on Full Life SupportAttack, Support
  Icon: f
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.Supported Attack Skills deal (20-34)% more Damage while on Full Life
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased 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. a great option.
• Temporary effects such as Flesh OfferingFlesh OfferingMinion, Spell, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (16-33) Mana
  Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 12Consumes a corpse, which temporarily empowers your minions with swiftness. The skill consumes other nearby corpses, increasing the duration for each corpse consumed.Base duration is 5.00 seconds
  Additional 1.00 seconds Base Duration per extra corpse Consumed
  Grants Minions (20-30)% increased Attack Speed
  Grants Minions (20-30)% increased Cast Speed
  Grants Minions (20-29)% increased Movement Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.5-10)% increased Effect of OfferingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., , , and can also be taken advantage of.
• Debuffs such as Intimidate from also increase minion damage.
• Curses like also work.

For faster clear speed consider supports such as , , Faster AttacksFaster Attacks SupportAttack, Support
Icon: A
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 8Supports attack skills.Supported Skills have (20-44)% increased Attack Speed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Attack SpeedThis 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 . There is also an Uber Labyrinth enchantment that grants 2 additional projectiles to your Minion Crawler: Summoned Agony Crawler fires 2 additional Projectiles

Consider using ConvocationConvocationSpell, Duration, Minion
Level: 1
Cost: 6 Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 31Recalls all minions that are following you to your location, and grants them a temporary life regeneration effect.Base duration is 2.00 seconds
Regenerate 2% of Life per second

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration
(1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. to quickly teleport the Crawler to your location. This is useful when dealing with Proximity Shield mobs.

Gem level progression

Level			Physical Damage per Virulence	Attack Speed on Agony Crawler per Virulence	Physical Damage on Agony Crawler per Virulence	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	41	5%	2%	1 to 3	0	0
2	20	50	5%	2%	2 to 4	49725	49725
3	24	58	5%	2%	3 to 5	95714	145439
4	28	67	6%	2%	3 to 6	169595	315034
5	31	73	6%	3%	4 to 8	199345	514379
6	34	79	6%	3%	5 to 10	285815	800194
7	37	85	6%	3%	6 to 12	401344	1201538
8	40	92	6%	3%	8 to 14	554379	1755917
9	43	98	7%	3%	9 to 17	755049	2510966
10	46	104	7%	3%	11 to 21	1016533	3527499
11	49	111	7%	3%	13 to 25	1898602	5426101
12	52	117	7%	3%	16 to 30	1964019	7390120
13	55	123	8%	4%	19 to 35	2573731	9963851
14	58	130	8%	4%	23 to 42	4676439	14640290
15	60	134	8%	4%	26 to 47	3017327	17657617
16	62	138	8%	4%	29 to 53	7823001	25480618
17	64	142	8%	4%	32 to 60	15264208	40744826
18	66	146	9%	4%	36 to 67	26272845	67017671
19	68	151	9%	4%	40 to 75	62872274	129889945
20	70	155	9%	4%	45 to 84	212023122	341913067
21	72	159	9%	5%	51 to 94	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	9%	5%	57 to 105	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	10%	5%	63 to 117	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	10%	5%	71 to 131	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	10%	5%	79 to 146	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	10%	5%	88 to 163	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	10%	5%	98 to 182	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	11%	5%	109 to 203	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	11%	6%	122 to 226	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	11%	6%	136 to 252	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	11%	6%	143 to 266	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	11%	6%	151 to 280	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	11%	6%	159 to 296	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	12%	6%	168 to 312	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	12%	6%	177 to 329	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	12%	6%	187 to 347	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	12%	6%	197 to 366	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	12%	6%	208 to 386	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	12%	6%	219 to 407	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	12%	6%	231 to 429	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.25-5) to Maximum Virulence	1

Ruthless mode

Herald of Agony cannot be obtained from quests or traded for using an through Siosa in Ruthless mode.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Herald of Agony.

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 Agony Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Herald of Agony has 40% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0
Enchantment Herald Of Agony Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Herald of Agony has 60% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0
Enchantment Herald Of Agony Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Herald of Agony has 50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100
Enchantment Herald Of Agony Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Herald of Agony has 75% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100
Enchantment Herald Of Agony Num Of Secondary Projectiles 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Summoned Agony Crawler fires 2 additional Projectiles	helmet 100

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Herald of Agony:

Item	Base Item		Stats

Related passive skills

Passive skills

The following passive skills are related to Herald of Agony: No results found for the given query.

Ascendancy Passive skills

The following ascendancy passive skills are related to Herald of Agony: No results found for the given query.

Cluster jewel Passive skills

The following cluster jewel only passive skills are related to Herald of Agony:

Name	Stats
Pure Agony	Minions deal 20% increased Damage while you are affected by a Herald +5 to Maximum Virulence [1]

Related modifiers

These Searing Exarch implicit are able to find in some items that dropped from the Searing Exarch or monster related to it, the mod can also be added via Searing Exarch currencies. Some high tier mod requires to craft (These datamined tiers are counted from the bottom. Ie, T6 is the highest tier):

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicit1	75	Herald of Agony has (15-17)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicit2	75	Herald of Agony has (18-20)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicit3	75	Herald of Agony has (21-23)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicit4	75	Herald of Agony has (24-26)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicit5	75	Herald of Agony has (27-28)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicit6	75	Herald of Agony has (29-30)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 300
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence1	75	While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (33-35)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 0
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence2	75	While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (36-38)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 0
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence3	75	While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (39-41)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence4	75	While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (42-44)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence5	75	While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (45-46)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence6	75	While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (47-48)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 60
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence1	75	While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (24-26)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 0
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence2	75	While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (27-29)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence3	75	While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (30-32)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence4	75	While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (33-35)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence5	75	While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (36-37)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150
HeraldBonusAgonyEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence6	75	While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, Herald of Agony has (38-39)% increased Buff Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 gloves 150

Alternate skill effects

Herald of Agony has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Blood Guard Herald EffectBlood Guard Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect.
Celestial Herald EffectCelestial Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Celestial Effect.
Demonic Herald EffectDemonic Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Demonic Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Demonic Effect.
Despair Herald EffectDespair Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Despair Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Despair Effect.
Dragon Hunter Herald EffectDragon Hunter Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect.
Faith Guard Herald EffectFaith Guard Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect.

Monster stats

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1.3	5.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	6	12	HeraldOfAgonyMinionMortar • HeraldOfAgonyMinionTailSpike • HeraldOfAgonyMinionCleave • Melee	2			MonsterConvertToChaosHeraldOfAgony1 • MonsterCannotBeDamaged		Metadata/Monsters/SpiderPlated/HeraldOfAgonySpiderPlated	Agony Crawler	animal_claw_weapon • beast • flesh_armour • has_one_hand_sword • has_one_handed_melee • insect • insect_blood • medium_height • melee • physical_affinity • very_fast_movement • beast • insect		0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Gallery

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  Scorpion with Celestial Herald Effect

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Quality now provides +0-5 to Maximum Virulence, instead of 0-20% increased Minion Movement Speed.
3.19.0	The damage and life scaling values for minions have been adjusted. Generally speaking, minion life and damage is unchanged in the very early game, roughly 30% lower in mid acts, roughly 20% lower at level 20 of the minion skill, and roughly 10% lower at level 30 of the minion skill. Agony Crawler now gains 2% increased Attack Speed per Virulence you have at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 4% at gem level 20 (previously 3%).
3.10.0	Agony Crawler now deals 5% increased physical damage per Virulence you have at gem level 1 (from 6%), up to 9% at gem level 20 (from 12%).
3.7.0	Now causes Agony Crawler to deal 6% increased physical damage per virulence you have at gem level 1 (from 10%), up to 12% at gem level 20 (from 19%).
3.5.0	The Agony Crawler summoned by this skill now deals increased Physical Damage per Virulence you have, rather than increased Damage.
3.4.2	The Herald of Agony skill gem now has a Chaos tag.
3.4.1	Fixed a bug where Blood Guard Herald and Faith Guard Herald effects were reversed when applied to Herald of Agony.
3.4.0	Herald of Agony has been added to the game.