Herald of Ice

Spell, AoE, Cold, Herald

Level: 1–20

Reservation: 25% Mana

Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec

Cast Time: Instant

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%

Requires Level 16

Grants 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
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 Quality:

Buff grants (0–15)% increased Cold Damage

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Unusual Gems /3

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	Buff grants (0–15)% increased Cold Damage	50
Anomalous	(0–10)% increased Area of Effect	100
Divergent	Buff grants (0–10)% chance to Freeze	100

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
2	Intruders in Black	Quest Reward	All Classes
2	The Root of the Problem	Yeena	All Classes

Weapon /6

Weight	Desc
150 (T3, T4)	Herald of Ice has 25% increased Reservation Herald of Ice has 25% increased Buff Effect
150 (T3, T4)	Herald of Ice has 25% increased Reservation Herald of Ice has 35% increased Buff Effect
150 (T3, T4)	Herald of Ice has 25% increased Reservation Herald of Ice has 45% increased Buff Effect
150 (T3, T4)	Herald of Ice has 50% increased Reservation Herald of Ice has 50% increased Buff Effect
150 (T3, T4)	Herald of Ice has 50% increased Reservation Herald of Ice has 70% increased Buff Effect
150 (T3, T4)	Herald of Ice has 50% increased Reservation Herald of Ice has 90% increased Buff Effect

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Reservation: 25% Damage cannot be Reflected

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Intelligence	Buff grants 4 to 5 Added Spell Cold Damage	Buff grants 4 to 5 Added Attack Cold Damage	Deals 18 to 26 Cold Damage	Experience
1	16	26	18	4, 5	4, 5	18, 26	49,725
2	20	31	22	5, 7	5, 7	23, 35	95,714
3	24	37	25	6, 8	6, 8	30, 45	169,595
4	28	42	29	7, 10	7, 10	38, 57	199,345
5	31	46	32	8, 12	8, 12	45, 67	285,815
6	34	50	35	9, 14	9, 14	53, 80	401,344
7	37	54	37	10, 16	10, 16	62, 94	554,379
8	40	58	40	12, 18	12, 18	73, 110	755,049
9	43	62	43	13, 20	13, 20	85, 128	1,016,533
10	46	66	46	15, 23	15, 23	99, 149	1,898,602
11	49	70	48	17, 26	17, 26	115, 173	1,964,019
12	52	74	51	19, 29	19, 29	134, 200	2,573,731
13	55	78	54	22, 33	22, 33	154, 232	4,676,439
14	58	82	57	24, 37	24, 37	178, 267	3,017,327
15	60	84	59	26, 39	26, 39	195, 293	7,823,001
16	62	87	60	28, 42	28, 42	214, 321	15,264,208
17	64	90	62	30, 46	30, 46	235, 352	26,272,845
18	66	92	64	33, 49	33, 49	257, 386	62,872,274
19	68	95	66	35, 53	35, 53	282, 422	212,023,122
20	70	98	68	38, 56	38, 56	308, 462
21	72			40, 61	40, 61	337, 505
22	74			43, 65	43, 65	368, 552
23	76			46, 70	46, 70	402, 603
24	78			50, 75	50, 75	438, 658
25	80			53, 80	53, 80	478, 717
26	82			57, 85	57, 85	521, 782
27	84			61, 91	61, 91	568, 852
28	86			65, 98	65, 98	619, 928
29	88			69, 104	69, 104	674, 1010
30	90			74, 111	74, 111	733, 1100
31	91			77, 115	77, 115	765, 1149
32	92			79, 119	79, 119	796, 1198
33	93			82, 123	82, 123	830, 1251
34	94			85, 127	85, 127	863, 1304
35	95			87, 131	87, 131	899, 1361
36	96			90, 135	90, 135	934, 1418
37	97			93, 140	93, 140	971, 1479
38	98			96, 144	96, 144	1008, 1540
39	99			99, 149	99, 149	1047, 1605
40	100			102, 154	102, 154	1085, 1670

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Alteration
Acronym	Buff
DropLevel	16
BaseType	Herald of Ice
Class	Skill Gems
TargetTypes	Any
Type	Spell, Buff, HasReservation, Damage, Area, Cold, TotemCastsAlone, Herald, Instant, AreaSpell, InstantNoRepeatWhenHeld, InstantShiftAttackForLeftMouse, Cooldown
BuffIcon
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfIce
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Microtransactions /20 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Invisible Buff Effect 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.
	Gloom Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a dark effect.
	Divine Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a divine effect.
	Purple Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a purple effect.
	Gore Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a gory effect.
	Innocence Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an innocence effect.
	Sin Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a sin effect.
	Wasteland Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes a Wasteland Effect.
	Automaton Herald Effect Your Herald of Ash, Thunder or Ice becomes an Automaton Effect.
	Celestial Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Celestial Effect.
	Blood Guard Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect.
	Faith Guard Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect.
	Demonic Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Demonic Effect.
	Sunprism Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Sunprism Effect.
	White Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a White Effect.
	Stygian Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Stygian Effect.
	Dragon Hunter Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect.
	Transcendence Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Transcendence Effect.
	Darkwood Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Darkwood Effect.
	Despair Herald Effect Your Herald becomes a Despair Effect.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 1	25% increased Herald of Ice Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Herald Of Ice Damage 2	40% increased Herald of Ice Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 1	Herald of Ice has 40% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 2	Herald of Ice has 60% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 1	Herald of Ice has 50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Herald Of Ice Mana Reservation 2	Herald of Ice has 75% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	100

Supported By /72 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Arrogance Support Supports any non-blessing skill with a reservation.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Iron Will Support Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Hextouch Support Must 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.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Awakened Hextouch Support Must 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.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Second Wind Support Supports skills with cooldowns. Cannot support triggered skills.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Spellblade Support Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.

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Herald of Ice

Herald of Ice is a Herald skill. It reserves mana to grant added cold damage to attacks and spells and causes frozen enemies you shatter to explode, dealing cold damage in an area.

Skill functions and interactions

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 Support or Increased Area of Effect Support.

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.

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 Ice 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 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.

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