PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Herald of Ice

SpellAoEColdHerald

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

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Intruders in BlackWitch11
Intruders in BlackTemplar11
Intruders in BlackMarauder11
Intruders in BlackDuelist11
Intruders in BlackRanger11
Intruders in BlackShadow11
Intruders in BlackScion11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Base radius is 1.2 metres
  • Damage cannot be Reflected
  • Adds 4 to 5 Cold Damage to Spells
  • 4 to 5 Added Cold Damage
  • Deals 18 to 26 Cold Damage
At 20% quality

+0.2 metres to radius

Acquisition

Intruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · WitchIntruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · TemplarIntruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · MarauderIntruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · DuelistIntruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · RangerIntruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · ShadowIntruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · Scion

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Buff, Has Reservation, Damage, Area, Cold, Totem Casts Alone, Herald, Instant, Area Spell, Instant No Repeat When Held, Instant Shift Attack For Left Mouse, Cooldown
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

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 sec25%80%Adds 4 to 5 Cold Damage to Spells 4 to 5 Added Cold Damage Deals 18 to 26 Cold Damage49,7250
2201 sec25%80%Adds 5 to 7 Cold Damage to Spells 5 to 7 Added Cold Damage Deals 23 to 35 Cold Damage95,71449,725
3241 sec25%80%Adds 6 to 8 Cold Damage to Spells 6 to 8 Added Cold Damage Deals 30 to 45 Cold Damage169,595145,439
4281 sec25%80%Adds 7 to 10 Cold Damage to Spells 7 to 10 Added Cold Damage Deals 38 to 57 Cold Damage199,345315,034
5311 sec25%80%Adds 8 to 12 Cold Damage to Spells 8 to 12 Added Cold Damage Deals 45 to 67 Cold Damage285,815514,379
6341 sec25%80%Adds 9 to 14 Cold Damage to Spells 9 to 14 Added Cold Damage Deals 53 to 80 Cold Damage401,344800,194
7371 sec25%80%Adds 10 to 16 Cold Damage to Spells 10 to 16 Added Cold Damage Deals 62 to 94 Cold Damage554,3791,201,538
8401 sec25%80%Adds 12 to 18 Cold Damage to Spells 12 to 18 Added Cold Damage Deals 73 to 110 Cold Damage755,0491,755,917
9431 sec25%80%Adds 13 to 20 Cold Damage to Spells 13 to 20 Added Cold Damage Deals 85 to 128 Cold Damage1,016,5332,510,966
10461 sec25%80%Adds 15 to 23 Cold Damage to Spells 15 to 23 Added Cold Damage Deals 99 to 149 Cold Damage1,898,6023,527,499
11491 sec25%80%Adds 17 to 26 Cold Damage to Spells 17 to 26 Added Cold Damage Deals 115 to 173 Cold Damage1,964,0195,426,101
12521 sec25%80%Adds 19 to 29 Cold Damage to Spells 19 to 29 Added Cold Damage Deals 134 to 200 Cold Damage2,573,7317,390,120
13551 sec25%80%Adds 22 to 33 Cold Damage to Spells 22 to 33 Added Cold Damage Deals 154 to 232 Cold Damage4,676,4399,963,851
14581 sec25%80%Adds 24 to 37 Cold Damage to Spells 24 to 37 Added Cold Damage Deals 178 to 267 Cold Damage3,017,32714,640,290
15601 sec25%80%Adds 26 to 39 Cold Damage to Spells 26 to 39 Added Cold Damage Deals 195 to 293 Cold Damage7,823,00117,657,617
16621 sec25%80%Adds 28 to 42 Cold Damage to Spells 28 to 42 Added Cold Damage Deals 214 to 321 Cold Damage15,264,20825,480,618
17641 sec25%80%Adds 30 to 46 Cold Damage to Spells 30 to 46 Added Cold Damage Deals 235 to 352 Cold Damage26,272,84540,744,826
18661 sec25%80%Adds 33 to 49 Cold Damage to Spells 33 to 49 Added Cold Damage Deals 257 to 386 Cold Damage62,872,27467,017,671
19681 sec25%80%Adds 35 to 53 Cold Damage to Spells 35 to 53 Added Cold Damage Deals 282 to 422 Cold Damage212,023,122129,889,945
20701 sec25%80%Adds 38 to 56 Cold Damage to Spells 38 to 56 Added Cold Damage Deals 308 to 462 Cold Damage—341,913,067
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCooldownMana reservationDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21721 sec25%80%Adds 40 to 61 Cold Damage to Spells 40 to 61 Added Cold Damage Deals 337 to 505 Cold Damage——
22741 sec25%80%Adds 43 to 65 Cold Damage to Spells 43 to 65 Added Cold Damage Deals 368 to 552 Cold Damage——
23761 sec25%80%Adds 46 to 70 Cold Damage to Spells 46 to 70 Added Cold Damage Deals 402 to 603 Cold Damage——
24781 sec25%80%Adds 50 to 75 Cold Damage to Spells 50 to 75 Added Cold Damage Deals 438 to 658 Cold Damage——
25801 sec25%80%Adds 53 to 80 Cold Damage to Spells 53 to 80 Added Cold Damage Deals 478 to 717 Cold Damage——
26821 sec25%80%Adds 57 to 85 Cold Damage to Spells 57 to 85 Added Cold Damage Deals 521 to 782 Cold Damage——
27841 sec25%80%Adds 61 to 91 Cold Damage to Spells 61 to 91 Added Cold Damage Deals 568 to 852 Cold Damage——
28861 sec25%80%Adds 65 to 98 Cold Damage to Spells 65 to 98 Added Cold Damage Deals 619 to 928 Cold Damage——
29881 sec25%80%Adds 69 to 104 Cold Damage to Spells 69 to 104 Added Cold Damage Deals 674 to 1010 Cold Damage——
30901 sec25%80%Adds 74 to 111 Cold Damage to Spells 74 to 111 Added Cold Damage Deals 733 to 1100 Cold Damage——
31911 sec25%80%Adds 77 to 115 Cold Damage to Spells 77 to 115 Added Cold Damage Deals 765 to 1149 Cold Damage——
32921 sec25%80%Adds 79 to 119 Cold Damage to Spells 79 to 119 Added Cold Damage Deals 796 to 1198 Cold Damage——
33931 sec25%80%Adds 82 to 123 Cold Damage to Spells 82 to 123 Added Cold Damage Deals 830 to 1251 Cold Damage——
34941 sec25%80%Adds 85 to 127 Cold Damage to Spells 85 to 127 Added Cold Damage Deals 863 to 1304 Cold Damage——
35951 sec25%80%Adds 87 to 131 Cold Damage to Spells 87 to 131 Added Cold Damage Deals 899 to 1361 Cold Damage——
36961 sec25%80%Adds 90 to 135 Cold Damage to Spells 90 to 135 Added Cold Damage Deals 934 to 1418 Cold Damage——
37971 sec25%80%Adds 93 to 140 Cold Damage to Spells 93 to 140 Added Cold Damage Deals 971 to 1479 Cold Damage——
38981 sec25%80%Adds 96 to 144 Cold Damage to Spells 96 to 144 Added Cold Damage Deals 1008 to 1540 Cold Damage——
39991 sec25%80%Adds 99 to 149 Cold Damage to Spells 99 to 149 Added Cold Damage Deals 1047 to 1605 Cold Damage——
401001 sec25%80%Adds 102 to 154 Cold Damage to Spells 102 to 154 Added Cold Damage Deals 1085 to 1670 Cold Damage——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%+0.05 metres to radius
10%+0.1 metres to radius
15%+0.15 metres to radius
20%+0.2 metres to radius
23%+0.23 metres to radius
30%+0.3 metres to radius

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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