Herald of Ice

Herald of IceSpell, AoE, Cold, Herald
Mana Reserved: 25%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 16Channel ice through your hands, adding cold damage to spells and attacks. If you shatter an enemy, they explode and deal AoE cold damage to enemies near them. The AoE cold damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Per 1% Quality:
0.75% increased Cold DamageAdds (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.Acquisition
Level: 16Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Alteration

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfIce

Herald of Ice is Herald skill. It reserves mana to grant added cold damage to attacks and spells and causes frozen enemies you've shattered to deal cold damage in an area around it.

Mechanics

Like Herald of AshHerald of AshSpell, AoE, Fire, Herald, Duration
Radius: 10
Mana Reserved: 25%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires 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:
0.75% increased Fire DamageGain 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 ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald
Radius: 32
Mana Reserved: 25%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 16Channel lightning through your hands, adding lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, lightning bolts will strike enemies around you for a short duration. The lightning bolt damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Per 1% Quality:
0.75% increased Lightning DamageAdds (2-19) to (7-76) Lightning Damage to Spells
Adds (2-19) to (7-76) Lightning Damage to Attacks
Deals (1-27) to (34-1303) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Cannot inflict ShockPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Herald of Ice 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 surrounding targets in an AoE. Enemies will shatter if they are killed while frozen. Added damage support gems such as Added Lightning Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportLightning, Support
  Icon: L
  Mana Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Lightning DamageSupported Skills have (1-21) to (8-402) added 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 Active 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
Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills which reserve mana.Per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (51-70)% more Cast Speed
Supported Skills deal 10% less 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 Iron Will SupportIron Will SupportSpell, Support
Icon: wRequires Level 18Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.Per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageStrength's damage bonus applies to Spell Damage as well for Supported Skills
Supported Skills deal (0-38)% 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 Active 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	4–5	4–5	18–26	0	0
2	20	31	22	5–7	5–7	23–35	49,725	49,725
3	24	37	25	6–8	6–8	30–45	95,714	145,439
4	28	42	29	7–10	7–10	38–57	169,595	315,034
5	31	46	32	8–12	8–12	45–67	199,345	514,379
6	34	50	35	9–14	9–14	53–80	285,815	800,194
7	37	54	37	10–16	10–16	62–94	401,344	1,201,538
8	40	58	40	12–18	12–18	73–110	554,379	1,755,917
9	43	62	43	13–20	13–20	85–128	755,049	2,510,966
10	46	66	46	15–23	15–23	99–149	1,016,533	3,527,499
11	49	70	48	17–26	17–26	115–173	1,898,602	5,426,101
12	52	74	51	19–29	19–29	134–200	1,964,019	7,390,120
13	55	78	54	22–33	22–33	154–232	2,573,731	9,963,851
14	58	82	57	24–37	24–37	178–267	4,676,439	14,640,290
15	60	84	59	26–39	26–39	195–293	3,017,327	17,657,617
16	62	87	60	28–42	28–42	214–321	7,823,001	25,480,618
17	64	90	62	30–46	30–46	235–352	15,264,208	40,744,826
18	66	92	64	33–49	33–49	257–386	26,272,845	67,017,671
19	68	95	66	35–53	35–53	282–422	62,872,274	129,889,945
20	70	98	68	38–56	38–56	308–462	212,023,122	341,913,067
21	72	100	70	40–61	40–61	337–505	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	43–65	43–65	368–552	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	46–70	46–70	402–603	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	50–75	50–75	438–658	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	53–80	53–80	478–717	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	57–85	57–85	521–782	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	61–91	61–91	568–852	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	65–98	65–98	619–928	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	69–104	69–104	674–1010	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	74–111	74–111	733–1100	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	77–115	77–115	764–1149	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	79–119	79–119	796–1198	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	82–123	82–123	830–1251	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	85–127	85–127	863–1304	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	87–131	87–131	898–1361	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	90–135	90–135	934–1418	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	93–140	93–140	971–1479	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	96–144	96–144	1008–1540	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	99–149	99–149	1046–1605	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	102–154	102–154	1085–1670	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
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	Automatic
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	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as 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 ↓
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Herald of Ice.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 1	66	25% increased Herald of Ice Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 2	75	40% increased Herald of Ice Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 1	66	Herald of Ice has 20% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 2	75	Herald of Ice has 30% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Herald of Ice:

Item	Base Item		Stats
SouthboundSouthbound Soldier GlovesQuality: +20% Armour: 110 Energy Shield: 21Requires Level 51, 40 Str, 40 IntAdds (30-36) to (44-50) Cold Damage to Attacks (12-16)% increased maximum Life +(40-50)% to Cold Resistance 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies Your Hits can only Kill Frozen Enemies 50% increased Herald of Ice DamageFar south, the winter crawls under the skin. Below the snow, adrift wanderers sleep.	Soldier Gloves	51	Adds (30-36) to (44-50) Cold Damage to Attacks (12-16)% increased maximum Life +(40-50)% to Cold Resistance 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies Your Hits can only Kill Frozen Enemies 50% increased Herald of Ice Damage
Circle of FearCircle of Fear Sapphire RingRequires Level 52+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance <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.	Sapphire Ring	52	+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance <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 (70-100)% increased Buff Effect Herald of Ice has (40-30)% reduced Mana Reservation +1% to maximum Cold Resistance while affected by Herald of Ice

Related passive skills

The following passive skills are related to Herald of Ice:

Ascendancy Class	Name	Stats
Elementalist	Mastermind of Discord	25% reduced Mana Reservation of Herald Skills 25% increased Effect of Heralds on you Damage penetrates 25% Fire Resistance while affected by Herald of Ash Damage penetrates 25% Cold Resistance while affected by Herald of Ice Damage penetrates 25% Lightning Resistance while affected by Herald of Thunder [1]

Microtransactions

The list below shows microtransactions for Herald of Ice.

Item	Effect(s)
Automaton Herald EffectAutomaton Herald EffectHerald SkinYour 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 EffectHerald SkinYour Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect.
Celestial Herald EffectCelestial Herald EffectHerald SkinYour Herald becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Celestial Effect.
Divine Herald EffectDivine Herald EffectHerald Skin Stack Size: 20Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a divine effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a divine effect.
Faith Guard Herald EffectFaith Guard Herald EffectHerald SkinYour Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect.
Gloom Herald EffectGloom Herald EffectHerald Skin Stack Size: 20Your 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 EffectHerald Skin Stack Size: 20Your 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 EffectHerald SkinYour 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 EffectHerald Skin Stack Size: 20Your 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 EffectHerald SkinYour Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sin effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sin effect.
Sunprism Herald EffectSunprism Herald EffectHerald Skin Stack Size: 20Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sun prism effect.	Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sun prism effect.
Wasteland Herald EffectWasteland Herald EffectHerald SkinYour 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 EffectHerald SkinYour Herald becomes a White Effect.	Your Herald becomes a White 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).
3.0.0	Added Herald gem tag.
2.0.0	Shattering effect no longer reflects damage to the player. Reduced added damage at all levels.
1.3.0	Herald of IceHerald of IceSpell, AoE, Cold, Herald Mana Reserved: 25% Can Store 1 Use(s) Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 16Channel ice through your hands, adding cold damage to spells and attacks. If you shatter an enemy, they explode and deal AoE cold damage to enemies near them. The AoE cold damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Per 1% Quality: 0.75% increased Cold DamageAdds (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 ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald Radius: 32 Mana Reserved: 25% Can Store 1 Use(s) Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 16Channel lightning through your hands, adding lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, lightning bolts will strike enemies around you for a short duration. The lightning bolt damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Per 1% Quality: 0.75% increased Lightning DamageAdds (2-19) to (7-76) Lightning Damage to Spells Adds (2-19) to (7-76) Lightning Damage to Attacks Deals (1-27) to (34-1303) Lightning Damage Base duration is 6 seconds Cannot inflict ShockPlace 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.