Herald of Ice

Herald of IceBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Cold, Herald, Payoff
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 30 SpiritWhile active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.Buff
Enemies you Shatter explode

Explosion
Attack Damage: (70–286)%
Cannot Freeze
Explosion radius is 1.8 metres
100% of Explosion Physical Damage
Converted to Cold Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Explosion radius is (0–0.4) metresPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfIce

Herald of Ice is a buff skill that while active causes enemies killed by the player to shatter and explode, dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Gem level progression

Level				Explosion Base Damage
1	1	1	1	70%
2	3	1	1	77%
3	6	10	10	85%
4	10	15	15	93%
5	14	20	20	102%
6	18	25	25	110%
7	22	30	30	119%
8	26	34	34	127%
9	31	40	40	135%
10	36	46	46	144%
11	41	52	52	153%
12	46	59	59	163%
13	52	66	66	174%
14	58	73	73	186%
15	64	80	80	199%
16	66	83	83	214%
17	72	90	90	229%
18	78	97	97	247%
19	84	104	104	265%
20	90	109	109	286%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Cold InfusionCold InfusionAttack, Cold Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Attacks, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning DamageSupported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Cold Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Coming Soon	PrecisionPrecisionBuff, Persistent Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.30% Increased Accuracy Rating while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	BlindBlindTier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Supported Skills have 100% chance to Blind enemies on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Coming Soon	MaimMaimAttack Tier: 2 Level: 1Supports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Supported Attacks always Maim on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Elemental FocusElemental FocusTier: 3 Level: 1Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Coming Soon	CannibalismCannibalismBuff, Persistent Tier: 3 Level: 1 Cost: 15 SpiritSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.4% of Life recovered on Kill while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Herald of Ice has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Herald of Ice has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.