Herald 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.Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Spell Cold Damage Buff grants (4-38) to (5-56) Added Attack Cold Damage Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage Damage cannot be Reflected
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Buff grants 0.75% increased Cold Damage0.5% increased Area of EffectBuff grants 0.5% chance to FreezePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Explode on Shatter: While Herald of Ice is active, if you kill a frozen enemy (thereby shattering it), an explosion will be created that deals cold secondary damage to other enemies in an area. This explosion can be modified by support gems linked to Herald of Ice, such as Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger Icon: & Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Supported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit You cannot Cast Supported Curse Spells 35% less Effect of Supported Curses Supported Skills have (50-31)% reduced Curse Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Curse DurationThis 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. or Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE Icon: E Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Supported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area 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..
Spell Damage: Because of the line Damage is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, support gems which grant more spell damage, increases and reductions to spell damage on the passive tree, or even critical modifiers such as increased critical strike chance for spells will not apply.
Increased Cold Damage: The Buff grants 0.75% increased Cold Damage from quality applies globally to all cold damage.
Area of Effect: Area of Effect modifiers from passives, items, and gems affect the radius of the on-kill explosion.
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 corruptedlevel 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:
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.
The following unique items are related to Herald of Ice:
Item
Base Item
Stats
MegalomaniacMegalomaniac Medium Cluster JewelAdds 4 Passive Skills Added Small Passive Skills grant Nothing <3 Random notable mods>CorruptedIf you're going to act like you're better than everyone else, make sure you are.Place into an allocated Medium or Large Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Added passives do not interact with jewel radiuses. Right click to remove from the Socket.
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.
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.
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.
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
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.
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.