PoE Ref
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

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 duration is 6 seconds
  • Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
  • Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
  • Cannot inflict Shock
  • Adds 2 to 7 Lightning Damage to Spells
  • 2 to 7 Added Lightning Damage
  • 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

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Buff, Has Reservation, Damage, Area, Duration, Lightning, 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 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 sec25%Adds 2 to 7 Lightning Damage to Spells 2 to 7 Added Lightning Damage Deals 1 to 31 Lightning Damage49,7250
2201 sec25%Adds 2 to 9 Lightning Damage to Spells 2 to 9 Added Lightning Damage Deals 1 to 42 Lightning Damage95,71449,725
3241 sec25%Adds 3 to 11 Lightning Damage to Spells 3 to 11 Added Lightning Damage Deals 1 to 58 Lightning Damage169,595145,439
4281 sec25%Adds 3 to 14 Lightning Damage to Spells 3 to 14 Added Lightning Damage Deals 2 to 78 Lightning Damage199,345315,034
5311 sec25%Adds 4 to 16 Lightning Damage to Spells 4 to 16 Added Lightning Damage Deals 2 to 96 Lightning Damage285,815514,379
6341 sec25%Adds 5 to 18 Lightning Damage to Spells 5 to 18 Added Lightning Damage Deals 3 to 120 Lightning Damage401,344800,194
7371 sec25%Adds 5 to 21 Lightning Damage to Spells 5 to 21 Added Lightning Damage Deals 3 to 147 Lightning Damage554,3791,201,538
8401 sec25%Adds 6 to 24 Lightning Damage to Spells 6 to 24 Added Lightning Damage Deals 4 to 179 Lightning Damage755,0491,755,917
9431 sec25%Adds 7 to 27 Lightning Damage to Spells 7 to 27 Added Lightning Damage Deals 4 to 218 Lightning Damage1,016,5332,510,966
10461 sec25%Adds 8 to 31 Lightning Damage to Spells 8 to 31 Added Lightning Damage Deals 5 to 264 Lightning Damage1,898,6023,527,499
11491 sec25%Adds 9 to 35 Lightning Damage to Spells 9 to 35 Added Lightning Damage Deals 7 to 317 Lightning Damage1,964,0195,426,101
12521 sec25%Adds 10 to 39 Lightning Damage to Spells 10 to 39 Added Lightning Damage Deals 8 to 380 Lightning Damage2,573,7317,390,120
13551 sec25%Adds 11 to 44 Lightning Damage to Spells 11 to 44 Added Lightning Damage Deals 10 to 453 Lightning Damage4,676,4399,963,851
14581 sec25%Adds 12 to 49 Lightning Damage to Spells 12 to 49 Added Lightning Damage Deals 11 to 539 Lightning Damage3,017,32714,640,290
15601 sec25%Adds 13 to 53 Lightning Damage to Spells 13 to 53 Added Lightning Damage Deals 13 to 611 Lightning Damage7,823,00117,657,617
16621 sec25%Adds 14 to 57 Lightning Damage to Spells 14 to 57 Added Lightning Damage Deals 15 to 691 Lightning Damage15,264,20825,480,618
17641 sec25%Adds 15 to 61 Lightning Damage to Spells 15 to 61 Added Lightning Damage Deals 16 to 779 Lightning Damage26,272,84540,744,826
18661 sec25%Adds 16 to 66 Lightning Damage to Spells 16 to 66 Added Lightning Damage Deals 18 to 878 Lightning Damage62,872,27467,017,671
19681 sec25%Adds 18 to 71 Lightning Damage to Spells 18 to 71 Added Lightning Damage Deals 20 to 986 Lightning Damage212,023,122129,889,945
20701 sec25%Adds 19 to 76 Lightning Damage to Spells 19 to 76 Added Lightning Damage Deals 23 to 1108 Lightning Damage—341,913,067
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCooldownMana reservationEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21721 sec25%Adds 20 to 81 Lightning Damage to Spells 20 to 81 Added Lightning Damage Deals 26 to 1230 Lightning Damage——
22741 sec25%Adds 22 to 87 Lightning Damage to Spells 22 to 87 Added Lightning Damage Deals 29 to 1364 Lightning Damage——
23761 sec25%Adds 23 to 94 Lightning Damage to Spells 23 to 94 Added Lightning Damage Deals 32 to 1512 Lightning Damage——
24781 sec25%Adds 25 to 100 Lightning Damage to Spells 25 to 100 Added Lightning Damage Deals 36 to 1675 Lightning Damage——
25801 sec25%Adds 27 to 107 Lightning Damage to Spells 27 to 107 Added Lightning Damage Deals 40 to 1854 Lightning Damage——
26821 sec25%Adds 29 to 115 Lightning Damage to Spells 29 to 115 Added Lightning Damage Deals 45 to 2050 Lightning Damage——
27841 sec25%Adds 31 to 123 Lightning Damage to Spells 31 to 123 Added Lightning Damage Deals 50 to 2264 Lightning Damage——
28861 sec25%Adds 33 to 131 Lightning Damage to Spells 33 to 131 Added Lightning Damage Deals 56 to 2500 Lightning Damage——
29881 sec25%Adds 35 to 140 Lightning Damage to Spells 35 to 140 Added Lightning Damage Deals 62 to 2758 Lightning Damage——
30901 sec25%Adds 37 to 150 Lightning Damage to Spells 37 to 150 Added Lightning Damage Deals 68 to 3041 Lightning Damage——
31911 sec25%Adds 39 to 155 Lightning Damage to Spells 39 to 155 Added Lightning Damage Deals 72 to 3194 Lightning Damage——
32921 sec25%Adds 40 to 160 Lightning Damage to Spells 40 to 160 Added Lightning Damage Deals 76 to 3347 Lightning Damage——
33931 sec25%Adds 41 to 165 Lightning Damage to Spells 41 to 165 Added Lightning Damage Deals 80 to 3511 Lightning Damage——
34941 sec25%Adds 43 to 170 Lightning Damage to Spells 43 to 170 Added Lightning Damage Deals 83 to 3675 Lightning Damage——
35951 sec25%Adds 44 to 176 Lightning Damage to Spells 44 to 176 Added Lightning Damage Deals 87 to 3850 Lightning Damage——
36961 sec25%Adds 45 to 182 Lightning Damage to Spells 45 to 182 Added Lightning Damage Deals 91 to 4025 Lightning Damage——
37971 sec25%Adds 47 to 188 Lightning Damage to Spells 47 to 188 Added Lightning Damage Deals 94 to 4212 Lightning Damage——
38981 sec25%Adds 48 to 194 Lightning Damage to Spells 48 to 194 Added Lightning Damage Deals 98 to 4398 Lightning Damage——
39991 sec25%Adds 50 to 200 Lightning Damage to Spells 50 to 200 Added Lightning Damage Deals 103 to 4595 Lightning Damage——
401001 sec25%Adds 52 to 207 Lightning Damage to Spells 52 to 207 Added Lightning Damage Deals 107 to 4792 Lightning 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%Storms Hit Enemies with 5% increased Frequency
10%Storms Hit Enemies with 10% increased Frequency
15%Storms Hit Enemies with 15% increased Frequency
20%Storms Hit Enemies with 20% increased Frequency
23%Storms Hit Enemies with 23% increased Frequency
30%Storms Hit Enemies with 30% increased Frequency

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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