Path of Exile 2: How Do Herald Of Ice And Thunder Work Together

Mastering the Double Herald Setup in Path of Exile 2

The Double Herald setup in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) combines Herald of Ice and Herald of Thunder for devastating screen-clearing potential. This guide explains how to implement and understand this powerful technique.

How to Use Double Herald (Herald of Ice + Herald of Thunder)

This setup requires a specific combination of gems and skills:

1. Herald of Ice: Socketed with the Lightning Infusion Support Gem.
2. Herald of Thunder: Socketed with the Cold Infusion Support Gem (Glaciation is highly recommended).
3. 60 Spirit: Ensure your character meets this requirement.
4. A Cold Damage Infliction Method: This is crucial to initiate the chain reaction.

Remember to activate both Heralds in your skill bar.

Effective ways to initially proc Herald of Ice include:

• Monk's Ice Strike (highly effective).
• Passive skills boosting Freeze buildup.
• Weapons/gloves with flat cold damage.
• Against the Darkness Time-Lost Diamond Jewel (+Cold damage%).

How Double Herald Works

The synergy lies in the conversion of damage types:

• Herald of Ice: Triggers on Shattering frozen enemies (AoE cold damage). Lightning Infusion converts some damage to lightning, enabling Shock.
• Herald of Thunder: Triggers on killing Shocked enemies (lightning bolts). Cold Infusion converts some damage to cold, enabling Freeze.

Ideally, this creates a continuous loop: Ice's lightning shocks, triggering Thunder; Thunder's cold freezes, triggering Ice, and so on. While a perpetual loop is unlikely, even a single or double iteration significantly boosts damage output. Breaches are particularly beneficial due to the high density of enemies.

To start the chain:

1. Freeze an enemy.
2. Shatter them using a cold skill (like Ice Strike).
3. Herald of Ice's converted lightning shocks, triggering Herald of Thunder.
4. Herald of Thunder's converted cold freezes, potentially triggering Herald of Ice again.

We prioritize proccing Herald of Ice first because Freeze is easier to inflict than Shock, and Herald of Thunder's lightning bolts have better range.

Remember that Herald of Ice and Herald of Thunder themselves cannot inflict Freeze or Shock; they rely on other sources to initiate the chain reaction. This clever setup leverages damage type conversion to create a powerful and unique combat strategy.