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Herald of Thunder Gem Effects and How to Get

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Herald of Thunder is a Spirit Gem in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Continue reading to learn about how Herald of Thunder works, its effects, modifiers, how to obtain it, its requirements, and other gems you can pair with it.

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How Does Herald of Thunder Work?

Scales With Attack and Lightning Damage

The Herald of Thunder Spirit Gem scales by 93% of Attack Damage and releases it as additional Lightning Damage to nearby targets after killing an enemy inflicted with the Shocked effect.

When using this Spirit Gem, you should keep in mind that attacks from Herald of Thunder cannot inflict Shock. It works best when used in builds like Lightning Salvo Ranger and Lightning Wave Invoker since they have plenty of ways to apply Shock to targets.

Additionally, given its synergy with other lightning-based attacks, Coming Cataclysm is a great passive node to unlock as it boosts Lightning Damage while Herald of Thunder is active.

Glossary and Basic Game Mechanics

Herald of Thunder Gem Overview

Herald of Thunder Stats and Requirements

Herald of Thunder ImageHerald of Thunder
Type Spirit
Tier 4
Tags
Persistent, Herald, Payoff, AoE, Lightning, Attack
Reservation 30 Spirit
Requirements
Level 10 Dex 25
Str None Int None
Description
While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.

All Herald of Thunder Gem Effects

Effects
・Attack Damage: 93%
・Bolt Impact radius is 1.4 metres
・100% of Bolt Physical Damage
・Converted to Lightning Damage

Latest Patch Update

  • Herald Skills with Attack Hits now properly state their hits cannot be evaded. This is not a functional change, just a descriptive one.
  • The on-kill effects of Herald skills can no longer trigger from kills caused by Herald skills.

0.2.0 Patch Notes and Summary

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How to Get Herald of Thunder

Unlock Herald of Thunder Using an Uncut Spirit Gem

You can unlock the Herald of Thunder Spirit Gem in the Gemcutting menu by engraving the skill using a Level 4 or higher Uncut Spirit Gem.

Equip Body Armour That Can Use Herald of Thunder

The Coming Calamity Heroic Armour ImageThe Coming Calamity Heroic Armour

Herald of Thunder is a skill that comes by equipping a Body Armour that has Herald of Thunder as its implicit. Herald of Thunder is automatically equipped as a skill when using the equipment listed above.

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1 Anonymous5 months

Does convesion of damage occurs only while it is active or all the time? Will that change all my phisycal damage to lightning?

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