Herald of Thunder
Level: (1-20)
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.Buff 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 Enemy
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 16Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Alteration |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfThunder
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
AoE 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).Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(0-38)% more Burning Damage
Buff grants 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Buff grants (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base burning damage is an additional (0.25-5)% of Overkill 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.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. 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: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (4-152) to (6-228) added Cold Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased 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 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: 120%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (18-154) to (26-231) added Chaos Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased 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 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. However, such spell modifiers will affect Herald of Thunder's added on-hit damage if the skill that damage is added to is a spell.
- Area of Effect: AoE modifiers like 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. 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.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
Supported Skills have 30% less 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. affect the radius in which which Herald of Thunder's storm can strike targets. 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.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
Supported Skills have 30% less 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. does affect the storm's damage.
- Duration: Duration modifiers like Increased Duration SupportIncreased Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: D
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Supported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% 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 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: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
Supported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% less 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 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
AoE 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).Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(0-38)% more Burning Damage
Buff grants 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Buff grants (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base burning damage is an additional (0.25-5)% of Overkill 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.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., 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 The Three DragonsThe Three Dragons
Golden MaskEvasion: (96-103)
Energy Shield: (20-22)Requires Level 35, 40 Dex, 40 Int+(26-30)% to all Elemental Resistances
Your Fire Damage can Shock but not Ignite
Your Cold Damage can Ignite but not Freeze or Chill
Your Lightning Damage can Freeze but not Shock"The ice seared his naked feet
As the lightning stilled his heart,
But it was the flames upon his lover's face
That roused him to vengeance."
- From 'The Three Dragons' by Victario of Sarn is equipped, the storm can apply Freeze.
Gem level progression
Level | Spell Lightning Damage | Attack Lightning Damage | Lightning Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 16 | 41 | N/A | N/A | 1 to 31 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 20 | 50 | N/A | N/A | 1 to 42 | 49725 | 49725 |
3 | 24 | 58 | N/A | N/A | 1 to 58 | 95714 | 145439 |
4 | 28 | 67 | N/A | N/A | 2 to 78 | 169595 | 315034 |
5 | 31 | 73 | N/A | N/A | 2 to 96 | 199345 | 514379 |
6 | 34 | 79 | N/A | N/A | 3 to 120 | 285815 | 800194 |
7 | 37 | 85 | N/A | N/A | 3 to 147 | 401344 | 1201538 |
8 | 40 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 4 to 179 | 554379 | 1755917 |
9 | 43 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 4 to 218 | 755049 | 2510966 |
10 | 46 | 104 | N/A | N/A | 5 to 264 | 1016533 | 3527499 |
11 | 49 | 111 | N/A | N/A | 7 to 317 | 1898602 | 5426101 |
12 | 52 | 117 | N/A | N/A | 8 to 380 | 1964019 | 7390120 |
13 | 55 | 123 | N/A | N/A | 10 to 453 | 2573731 | 9963851 |
14 | 58 | 130 | N/A | N/A | 11 to 539 | 4676439 | 14640290 |
15 | 60 | 134 | N/A | N/A | 13 to 611 | 3017327 | 17657617 |
16 | 62 | 138 | N/A | N/A | 15 to 691 | 7823001 | 25480618 |
17 | 64 | 142 | N/A | N/A | 16 to 779 | 15264208 | 40744826 |
18 | 66 | 146 | N/A | N/A | 18 to 878 | 26272845 | 67017671 |
19 | 68 | 151 | N/A | N/A | 20 to 986 | 62872274 | 129889945 |
20 | 70 | 155 | N/A | N/A | 23 to 1108 | 212023122 | 341913067 |
21 | 72 | 159 | N/A | N/A | 26 to 1230 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29 to 1364 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 32 to 1512 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36 to 1675 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40 to 1854 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 45 to 2050 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 to 2264 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56 to 2500 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 62 to 2758 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 68 to 3041 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 72 to 3194 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 76 to 3347 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 80 to 3511 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 83 to 3675 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 87 to 3850 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 91 to 4025 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 94 to 4212 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 98 to 4398 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 103 to 4595 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 107 to 4792 | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Herald of Thunder can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Herald of Thunder can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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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 | 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:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black 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 Thunder.
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.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Herald Of Thunder Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Herald of Thunder Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Herald Of Thunder Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Herald of Thunder Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Herald Of Thunder Mana Reservation 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Herald of Thunder has 40% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 0 |
Enchantment Herald Of Thunder Mana Reservation 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Herald of Thunder has 60% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 0 |
Enchantment Herald Of Thunder Mana Reservation 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Herald of Thunder has 50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Herald Of Thunder Mana Reservation 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Herald of Thunder has 75% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency | helmet 100 |
Related unique items
The following unique items are related to Herald of Thunder:
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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. | Medium Cluster Jewel | 1 | Adds 4 Passive Skills Added Small Passive Skills grant Nothing
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Fidelitas' SpikeFidelitas' Spike Jagged FoilOne Handed Sword Elemental Damage: 1 to (40-50) Critical Strike Chance: 5.50% Attacks per Second: (2.00-2.08) Weapon Range: 1.4 metresRequires Level 22, 77 Dex+25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierNo Physical Damage Adds 1 to (40-50) Lightning Damage (25-30)% increased Attack Speed Grants 2 Life per Enemy Hit (15-20)% chance to Shock Herald of Thunder has 50% increased Buff EffectMaligaro was transformed by Raulo's love. Thaumaturgy allowed Maligaro to return the favour. | Jagged Foil | 22 | +25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierNo Physical Damage Adds 1 to (40-50) Lightning Damage (25-30)% increased Attack Speed Grants 2 Life per Enemy Hit (15-20)% chance to Shock Herald of Thunder has 50% increased Buff Effect | ||
Circle of RegretCircle of Regret Topaz RingRequires Level 52<One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(20-30) to Intelligence Adds 1 to (48-60) Lightning Damage +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance <Two Random Herald of Thunder modifiers>I sacrificed a life of love for one of responsibility, so that she, and others like her, might be kept safe.Combine this item with two Rare Fractured items of the same item class at the Synthesiser in the Memory Nexus | Topaz Ring | 52 | <One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(20-30) to Intelligence Adds 1 to (48-60) Lightning Damage +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance
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Storm SecretStorm Secret Topaz RingRequires Level 56+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance+(20-30) to Intelligence (20-30)% increased Lightning Damage (10-15)% chance to Shock Herald of Thunder also creates a storm when you Shock an Enemy Herald of Thunder's Storms Hit Enemies with (30-50)% increased Frequency Take 250 Lightning Damage when Herald of Thunder Hits an EnemyLightning lives in an endless circle. | Topaz Ring | 56 | +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance+(20-30) to Intelligence (20-30)% increased Lightning Damage (10-15)% chance to Shock Herald of Thunder also creates a storm when you Shock an Enemy Herald of Thunder's Storms Hit Enemies with (30-50)% increased Frequency Take 250 Lightning Damage when Herald of Thunder Hits an Enemy | ||
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. | Prismatic Ring | 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
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Related passive skills
The following passive skills are related to Herald of Thunder: No results found for the given query.
Alternate skill effects
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Version history
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