Herald is a gem tag for persistent buff skills which grant an effect on killing enemies.
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Herald is a gem tag for persistent buff skills which grant an effect on killing enemies.
Related skills
The following skills have the Herald gem tag:
Gem
Tier
Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Lightning, Herald, PayoffTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing Shocked enemies wi
4
Herald of BloodHerald of BloodBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Herald, PayoffTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing an enemy with Blood Los
4
Herald of IceHerald of IceBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Cold, Herald, PayoffTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald A
4
Herald of AshHerald of AshBuff, Persistent, AoE, Fire, Duration, HeraldTier: 4Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-He
4
Herald of PlagueHerald of PlagueBuff, Persistent, Chaos, HeraldTier: 8Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other
8
Support gems
Gem
Tier
Deadly HeraldDeadly HeraldSupport, HeraldCategory: Deadly HeraldsTier: 3Additional Reservation: 20 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports Herald Skills, making their triggered effects deal more da
3
Related unique items
Item
Base item
Item class
Stats
The Coming CalamityThe Coming CalamityHeroic ArmourArmour: 245Evasion: 223Movement Speed: -4.0%Requires Level 65, 67 Str, 67 DexGrants Skill: Level (14-20) Herald of AshGrants Skill: Level (14-20) Her
Heroic Armour
Body Armour
65
+(60-80) to maximum Life+(30-40)% to all Elemental ResistancesHerald Skills deal (50-100)% increased DamageEnemies in your Presence have no Elemental Resistances
Related passive skills
The following passive skills are related to heralds:
Name
Stats
Herald Damage
Herald Skills deal 20% increased Damage 12% increased Damage while affected by a Herald
Herald Reservation
6% increased Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills 8% increased Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills
Agonising Calamity
40% increased Chaos Damage while affected by Herald of Plague40% increased Physical Damage while affected by Herald of Blood
Apocalypse
+8% to Critical Hit Chance of Herald Skills30% reduced Damage
Coming Calamity
40% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Herald of Thunder40% increased Cold Damage while affected by Herald of Ice40% increased Fire Damage while affected by Herald of Ash
Doomsayer
Herald Skills have 25% increased Area of EffectHerald Skills deal 30% increased Damage
Fate Finding
20% increased Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills
Version history
Version
Changes
0.2.0
The on-kill effects of Herald skills can no longer trigger from kills caused by Herald skills.
0.1.0d
Fixed Infusion Support Gems on Herald skills applying the gain damage as extra elemental damage to all attacks instead of just the damage from the Herald skill
