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Herald Explained

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Herald is a Skill Tag in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Read on to learn what skills and gems that have the Herald tag, the affixes, Uniques, and what Herald is!

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What is Herald?

Herald In-Game Description

Abilities that apply buffs to yourself to deal additional damage.

Herald Affixes

All Affixes with Herald

• Herald Skills deal X% increased Damage

Herald Skills

Herald in Passives

Skill Effect
Doomsayer ImageDoomsayer ・Herald Skills have 325% increased Area of Effect
・Herald Skills deal 30% increased Damage
Fate Finding ImageFate Finding ・20% Increased Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills
Apocalypse ImageApocalypse ・30% reduced Damage
・+8% to Critical Hit Chance of Herald Skills
Coming Calamity ImageComing Calamity ・40% increased Cold Damage while affected by Herald of Ice
・40% increased Fire Damage while affected by Herald of Ash
・40% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Herald of Thunder

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Herald Gems

All Herald Support Gems

Gem Effects
Deadly Herald ImageDeadly Herald ・Supported Skills deal 30% more damage

List of Skill Gems

All Herald Spirit Gems

Gem Effects
Herald of Ash ImageHerald of Ash Explosion:
・Explosion Radius is 1.2 metre
・Ignite duration is 3 seconds
・Base Ignite damage is 18.67% Overkill Damage
Buff:
・Ignite Surrounding enemies if Overkill Damage is at least 20% of Enemy's Maximum Life.
Herald of Blood ImageHerald of Blood Explosion:
・Base Physical Damage
・Can't Be Evaded
・Explosion Radius is 1.8 Metres
・Deals 15% of exploded enemy's Blood Loss as unscalable Physical Attack Damage
・55% chance to Aggravate Bleeding on Hit
Buff:
・Enemies with Blood Loss you kill explode
Herald of Ice ImageHerald of Ice ・Attack Damage: 93%
・Explosion Radius is 1.6 Metres
・100% of Explosion Physical Damage
・Converted to Cold Damage
Herald of Plague ImageHerald of Plague ・Spreads the most damaging Poison on enemies you kill in a 1.7 metre radius
・22% chance to hinder enemies on spreading Poison on them
Herald of Thunder ImageHerald of Thunder ・Attack Damage: 93%
・Bolt Impact radius is 1.4 metres
・100% of Bolt Physical Damage
・Converted to Lightning Damage

List of Support Gems

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Glossary

Glossary and Basic Game Mechanics

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Adding to Stat Totals Aftershocks Ailment
Ammunition Ancestral Boost AoE
Arcane Surge Armour Armour Break
Attack Attributes Aura
Banner Barrageable Bear
Blind Block Buff
Chaining Channelling Chaos
Charges Chill Chilled Ground
Cold Combo Concentration
Cooldown Recovery Rate Corpses Covered in Oil
Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits Crossbow Ammunition Skills
Crushing Blows Culling Strike Curse
Damage Conversion Damage Gained as Extra Daze
Debuff Decimating Strike Detonator
Dexterity Dual Wielding Duration
Effect Consumption Empowered Skills Energy Shield
Evasion Exposure Fire
Flame of Chayula Flammability Freeze
Glory Grenade Guard
Heavy Stun Herald Hit Damage
Ignite Ignited Ground Immobilisation
Intelligence Invocation Iron Grip
Iron Will Jagged Ground Knockback
Life Leech Life Recharge Lightning
Lineage Magic Find Magnitude
Mark Melee Meta
Minion Minion Commands Nova
Onslaught Orb Payoff
Persistent Physical Pierce
Pinned Plant Poison
Presence Primed for Stun Projectile
Resistance Reviving Minions Rhoa Mount
Shapeshift Shield Shock
Shocked Ground Slam Slow
Spell Spirit Spreading Ailments
Storm Strength Strike
Stun Support Sustained
Tailwind Totem Travel
Trigger Unholy Might Volatility
Warcry Werewolf Wind
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