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Herald of Thunder

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Herald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Lightning, Herald, Payoff
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 spirit
While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.Buff
Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (2–3) Attack Hits after Killing a Shocked Enemy with Attack Damage

Bolt
Attack Damage: (70–286)%
Supported Skills Cannot inflict Shock
Bolt impact radius is 1.6 metres
100% of Bolt Physical Damage
Converted to Lightning Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (0–2) Attack Hits after Killing a Shocked Enemy with Attack Damage
Place 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/SkillGemHeraldOfThunder

Herald of Thunder is a persistent herald buff skill. Whenever you kill a shocked enemy with an attack, it grants a buff that causes your next attacks to unleash lightning bolts that hit nearby enemies and deal lightning damage.

Skill functions and interactions

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityBolt Base
Damage
Lightning Bolts
Targets Struck
11170%2
23977%2
361685%2
4102593%2
51434102%2
61843110%2
72252119%2
82661127%2
93172135%2
103683144%2
114195153%3
1246106163%3
1352119174%3
1458133186%3
1564146199%3
1666151214%3
1772164229%3
1878178247%3
1984191265%3
2090205286%3

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 Concentrated Effect Precision
II Herbalism Maim
III Deadly Herald Elemental Focus

Item acquisition

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

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Herald of Thunder has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.2.0
  • Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.