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Herald of Ash

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Herald of AshBuff, Persistent, AoE, Fire, Duration, Herald
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 spirit
While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.Buff
Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least 20% of enemy's maximum Life.

Explosion
Explosion radius is 1 metre
Ignite duration is 3 seconds
Base Ignite damage is (16.67–23)% of Overkill damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least (0–2)% of enemy's maximum Life
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/SkillGemHeraldOfAsh

Herald of Ash is a persistent herald buff skill. Whenever you sufficiently overkill an enemy with an attack, it creates a fiery explosion that ignites nearby enemies, deal damage over time based on the overkill damage.

Skill functions and interactions

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthBase Ignite Damage
11116.67%
23917%
361617.33%
4102517.67%
5143418%
6184318.33%
7225218.67%
8266119%
9317219.33%
10368319.67%
11419520%
124610620.33%
135211920.67%
145813321%
156414621.33%
166615121.67%
177216422%
187817822.33%
198419122.67%
209020523%

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 Magnified Effect Precision
II Direstrike Herbalism
III Cannibalism Deadly Herald

Item acquisition

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

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Herald of Ash has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.2.0
  • Herald of Ash's Explosion Radius is now 1.2 metres (previously 1).
  • Herald of Ash quality now provides "An additional +0-5% of Overkill damage contributes to base Ignite Damage", instead of the previous "Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least 0-2% of Enemy's Maximum Life" benefit that was actively detrimental.
  • The on-kill effects of Herald skills can no longer trigger from kills caused by Herald skills.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.