PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Herald of Ice

Overview

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.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
16

Mechanics at a glance

  • Damage cannot be Reflected
  • Base radius is 1.2 metres
  • Deals 18 to 26 Cold Damage
At 20% quality

+0.2 metres to radius

Acquisition

Compatible support gems 75

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportArrogance SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportSecond Wind SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Devour SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCooldownMana reservationDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1161 sec2500%-2000%Deals 18 to 26 Cold Damage49,7250
2201 sec2500%-2000%Deals 23 to 35 Cold Damage95,71449,725
3241 sec2500%-2000%Deals 30 to 45 Cold Damage169,595145,439
4281 sec2500%-2000%Deals 38 to 57 Cold Damage199,345315,034
5311 sec2500%-2000%Deals 45 to 67 Cold Damage285,815514,379
6341 sec2500%-2000%Deals 53 to 80 Cold Damage401,344800,194
7371 sec2500%-2000%Deals 62 to 94 Cold Damage554,3791,201,538
8401 sec2500%-2000%Deals 73 to 110 Cold Damage755,0491,755,917
9431 sec2500%-2000%Deals 85 to 128 Cold Damage1,016,5332,510,966
10461 sec2500%-2000%Deals 99 to 149 Cold Damage1,898,6023,527,499
11491 sec2500%-2000%Deals 115 to 173 Cold Damage1,964,0195,426,101
12521 sec2500%-2000%Deals 134 to 200 Cold Damage2,573,7317,390,120
13551 sec2500%-2000%Deals 154 to 232 Cold Damage4,676,4399,963,851
14581 sec2500%-2000%Deals 178 to 267 Cold Damage3,017,32714,640,290
15601 sec2500%-2000%Deals 195 to 293 Cold Damage7,823,00117,657,617
16621 sec2500%-2000%Deals 214 to 321 Cold Damage15,264,20825,480,618
17641 sec2500%-2000%Deals 235 to 352 Cold Damage26,272,84540,744,826
18661 sec2500%-2000%Deals 257 to 386 Cold Damage62,872,27467,017,671
19681 sec2500%-2000%Deals 282 to 422 Cold Damage212,023,122129,889,945
20701 sec2500%-2000%Deals 308 to 462 Cold Damage341,913,067
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCooldownMana reservationDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21721 sec2500%-2000%Deals 337 to 505 Cold Damage
22741 sec2500%-2000%Deals 368 to 552 Cold Damage
23761 sec2500%-2000%Deals 402 to 603 Cold Damage
24781 sec2500%-2000%Deals 438 to 658 Cold Damage
25801 sec2500%-2000%Deals 478 to 717 Cold Damage
26821 sec2500%-2000%Deals 521 to 782 Cold Damage
27841 sec2500%-2000%Deals 568 to 852 Cold Damage
28861 sec2500%-2000%Deals 619 to 928 Cold Damage
29881 sec2500%-2000%Deals 674 to 1010 Cold Damage
30901 sec2500%-2000%Deals 733 to 1100 Cold Damage
31911 sec2500%-2000%Deals 765 to 1149 Cold Damage
32921 sec2500%-2000%Deals 796 to 1198 Cold Damage
33931 sec2500%-2000%Deals 830 to 1251 Cold Damage
34941 sec2500%-2000%Deals 863 to 1304 Cold Damage
35951 sec2500%-2000%Deals 899 to 1361 Cold Damage
36961 sec2500%-2000%Deals 934 to 1418 Cold Damage
37971 sec2500%-2000%Deals 971 to 1479 Cold Damage
38981 sec2500%-2000%Deals 1008 to 1540 Cold Damage
39991 sec2500%-2000%Deals 1047 to 1605 Cold Damage
401001 sec2500%-2000%Deals 1085 to 1670 Cold Damage

Alternate effects 20

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.

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