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Gem
Skill

Active

Herald of Thunder

SpellAoEDurationLightningHerald

Overview

Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
16

Mechanics at a glance

  • Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
  • Base duration is 6 seconds
  • Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
  • Cannot inflict Shock
  • Deals 1 to 31 Lightning Damage
At 20% quality

Storms Hit Enemies with 20% increased Frequency

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

Compatible support gems 77

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 SupportMore Duration 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 SupportLess Duration 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 reservationEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1161 sec2500%Deals 1 to 31 Lightning Damage49,7250
2201 sec2500%Deals 1 to 42 Lightning Damage95,71449,725
3241 sec2500%Deals 1 to 58 Lightning Damage169,595145,439
4281 sec2500%Deals 2 to 78 Lightning Damage199,345315,034
5311 sec2500%Deals 2 to 96 Lightning Damage285,815514,379
6341 sec2500%Deals 3 to 120 Lightning Damage401,344800,194
7371 sec2500%Deals 3 to 147 Lightning Damage554,3791,201,538
8401 sec2500%Deals 4 to 179 Lightning Damage755,0491,755,917
9431 sec2500%Deals 4 to 218 Lightning Damage1,016,5332,510,966
10461 sec2500%Deals 5 to 264 Lightning Damage1,898,6023,527,499
11491 sec2500%Deals 7 to 317 Lightning Damage1,964,0195,426,101
12521 sec2500%Deals 8 to 380 Lightning Damage2,573,7317,390,120
13551 sec2500%Deals 10 to 453 Lightning Damage4,676,4399,963,851
14581 sec2500%Deals 11 to 539 Lightning Damage3,017,32714,640,290
15601 sec2500%Deals 13 to 611 Lightning Damage7,823,00117,657,617
16621 sec2500%Deals 15 to 691 Lightning Damage15,264,20825,480,618
17641 sec2500%Deals 16 to 779 Lightning Damage26,272,84540,744,826
18661 sec2500%Deals 18 to 878 Lightning Damage62,872,27467,017,671
19681 sec2500%Deals 20 to 986 Lightning Damage212,023,122129,889,945
20701 sec2500%Deals 23 to 1108 Lightning Damage—341,913,067
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCooldownMana reservationEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21721 sec2500%Deals 26 to 1230 Lightning Damage——
22741 sec2500%Deals 29 to 1364 Lightning Damage——
23761 sec2500%Deals 32 to 1512 Lightning Damage——
24781 sec2500%Deals 36 to 1675 Lightning Damage——
25801 sec2500%Deals 40 to 1854 Lightning Damage——
26821 sec2500%Deals 45 to 2050 Lightning Damage——
27841 sec2500%Deals 50 to 2264 Lightning Damage——
28861 sec2500%Deals 56 to 2500 Lightning Damage——
29881 sec2500%Deals 62 to 2758 Lightning Damage——
30901 sec2500%Deals 68 to 3041 Lightning Damage——
31911 sec2500%Deals 72 to 3194 Lightning Damage——
32921 sec2500%Deals 76 to 3347 Lightning Damage——
33931 sec2500%Deals 80 to 3511 Lightning Damage——
34941 sec2500%Deals 83 to 3675 Lightning Damage——
35951 sec2500%Deals 87 to 3850 Lightning Damage——
36961 sec2500%Deals 91 to 4025 Lightning Damage——
37971 sec2500%Deals 94 to 4212 Lightning Damage——
38981 sec2500%Deals 98 to 4398 Lightning Damage——
39991 sec2500%Deals 103 to 4595 Lightning Damage——
401001 sec2500%Deals 107 to 4792 Lightning Damage——

Alternate effects 22

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.

Awakener's Herald of Thunder Effect

Your Herald of Thunder becomes an Awakener's Effect.

Abyssal Herald of Thunder Effect

Your Herald of Thunder becomes an Abyssal Effect.

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