Herald of Thunder

Herald 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
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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Lightning Damage1% increased Skill Effect DurationBuff grants 1.5% increased Damage
Buff grants 0.5% increased Damage takenBuff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage
Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
Cannot inflict Shock
Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked EnemyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfThunder

This page is about the skill gem. For the unique monster, see Herald of Thunder (unique monster).

Herald of Thunder is a Herald skill. It reserves mana to grant added lightning damage to attacks and spells. Whenever you kill a shocked enemy, it will activate an effect where lightning bolts strike nearby enemies for a duration.

Mechanics

Similar to the 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
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).Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Fire Damage1% reduced Area of Effect
3% increased Burning Damage1% increased Area of EffectGain 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage
(9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
(0-38)% more Burning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Cold Damage0.5% increased Area of EffectBuff grants 0.5% chance to FreezeAdds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Spells
Adds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Attacks
Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage
Damage cannot be ReflectedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. skill gems, Herald of Thunder has two separate effects.

The first effect adds x-y lightning damage to both spells and attacks. Damage dealt by this effect can shock.

The second effect is triggered when a shocked enemy is killed. A Storm will strike enemies and destructible objects within Herald of Thunder's radius for its duration dealing lightning secondary damage. This storm remains centered on the character's location if the character moves. Damage dealt by the storm cannot inflict shock, and is not an area of effect.

The storm will strike an enemy or destructible object every 250ms, but will prioritise targets that have been struck fewer times.

The storm from Herald of Thunder applies to enemies killed by attacks as well as spells, but not if they are killed by minions, traps, mines, or totems.

Interactions

• Elemental Damage: Elemental and lightning damage modifiers affect both the on-hit and on-kill effects of Herald of Thunder. Added damage from support gems such as Added Cold Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportCold, Support
  Icon: C
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Cold DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageSupported Skills have (4-169) to (6-254) added Cold 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Added Chaos Damage SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportChaos, Support
  Icon: H
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Chaos DamageSupported Skills Penetrate 0.25% Chaos ResistanceSupported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageSupported Skills have (17-170) to (26-255) added Chaos 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. only applies to Herald of Thunder's storm.

• Casting and Spell Interactions: Because Herald of Thunder's lightning bolts is secondary damage and not spell damage it is not directly affected by items, support gems, or passive skills which specifically modify spells.

• Area of Effect: AoE modifiers like Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: E
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have (30-49)% increased 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: o
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% less Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdSupported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
  Supported Skills deal (35-54)% more 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. affect the radius in which Herald of Thunder's storm can strike targets. Lightning bolts are not AoE damage, therefore Area Damage modifiers don't affect the storm's damage.

• Duration: Duration modifiers like Increased Duration SupportIncreased Duration SupportSupport, Duration
  Icon: D
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
  Supported Skills have 0.5% reduced Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% increased Duration of Ailments on EnemiesSupported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Less Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
  Icon: d
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% less Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedBleeding inflicted by Supported Skills deals Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
  Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. affect the duration of the storm.

• Auras, Buffs and Mana Reservation: 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
  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).Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Fire Damage1% reduced Area of Effect
  3% increased Burning Damage1% increased Area of EffectGain 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
  Base duration is 4 seconds
  Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage
  (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
  (0-38)% more Burning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Cold Damage0.5% increased Area of EffectBuff grants 0.5% chance to FreezeAdds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Spells
  Adds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Attacks
  Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage
  Damage cannot be ReflectedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Herald of Thunder is not an aura and does not receive bonuses from aura nodes, items, or support gems. It does reserve mana however, and it therefore benefits from reduced Mana Reserved modifiers.

• Quality: Herald of Thunder's increased lightning damage quality bonus is global, meaning that it affects the character's lightning damage from all sources, not only Herald of Thunder.

• Cannot Apply Shock: Herald of Thunder's on-kill effect cannot apply Shock. However, if is equipped, the storm can apply Freeze.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Spell Lightning Damage	Attack Lightning Damage	Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	0	0	41	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	1 to 31	0	0
2	20	0	0	50	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	1 to 42	49725	49725
3	24	0	0	58	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	1 to 58	95714	145439
4	28	0	0	67	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	2 to 78	169595	315034
5	31	0	0	73	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	2 to 96	199345	514379
6	34	0	0	79	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	3 to 120	285815	800194
7	37	0	0	85	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	3 to 147	401344	1201538
8	40	0	0	92	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	4 to 179	554379	1755917
9	43	0	0	98	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	4 to 218	755049	2510966
10	46	0	0	104	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	5 to 264	1016533	3527499
11	49	0	0	111	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	7 to 317	1898602	5426101
12	52	0	0	117	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	8 to 380	1964019	7390120
13	55	0	0	123	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	10 to 453	2573731	9963851
14	58	0	0	130	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	11 to 539	4676439	14640290
15	60	0	0	134	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	13 to 611	3017327	17657617
16	62	0	0	138	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	15 to 691	7823001	25480618
17	64	0	0	142	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	16 to 779	15264208	40744826
18	66	0	0	146	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	18 to 878	26272845	67017671
19	68	0	0	151	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	20 to 986	62872274	129889945
20	70	0	0	155	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	23 to 1108	212023122	341913067
21	72	0	0	159	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	26 to 1230	-341913067	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	29 to 1364	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	32 to 1512	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	36 to 1675	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	40 to 1854	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	45 to 2050	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	50 to 2264	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	56 to 2500	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	62 to 2758	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	68 to 3041	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	72 to 3194	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	76 to 3347	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	80 to 3511	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	83 to 3675	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	87 to 3850	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	91 to 4025	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	94 to 4212	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	98 to 4398	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	103 to 4595	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	N/A	N/A	107 to 4792	0	0

Related helmet enchantments

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Related unique items

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Alternate skill effects

Herald of Thunder 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.
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.
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.
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.
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, phase run, petrified blood, 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, phase run, petrified blood, 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.
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.
White Herald EffectWhite Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a White Effect.	Your Herald becomes a White Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	No longer has a 0.4 second cooldown on the storm repeatedly striking the same enemy. Now favours striking enemies that have been struck fewer times. Now deals 1 to 31 Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (from 1 to 34), up to 23 to 1108 Lightning Damage at gem level 20 (from 27 to 1303). Now has an added damage Effectiveness of 100% (from 120%).
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).
3.0.0	Added Herald gem tag.
2.0.0	Reduced added damage at all levels.
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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Cold Damage0.5% increased Area of EffectBuff grants 0.5% chance to FreezeAdds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Spells Adds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Attacks Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage Damage cannot be ReflectedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Herald of Thunder 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 Thunder has been added to the game.