Herald of Purity

Herald of PuritySpell, Herald, Minion, Duration, Physical
Mana Reserved: 25%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Grants a buff which lets you deal more physical damage. When you kill an enemy while you have this buff, this skill will summon a Sentinel of Purity, or refresh the duration and life of an existing one instead if you have the maximum number of them. The Sentinels of Purity have a single-target melee attack and an area melee attack.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Minion Movement SpeedMinions have 0.5% chance to Taunt on HitSummoned Sentinels have 1% increased Cooldown Recovery RateBase duration is 12 seconds
Maximum 4 Summoned Sentinels of Purity
20% chance to Summon a Sentinel of Purity when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy
Grants (9-12)% more Physical Damage
Summon a Sentinel of Purity when you Kill an Enemy
Minions deal (0-95)% more Physical Damage
Minions have (0-38)% more LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 16Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Alteration

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeraldOfPurity

Herald of Purity is a herald skill gem. When activated, it reserves mana for a buff that grants more physical damage for attacks and spells. It also summons a Sentinel of Purity minion when the player kills an enemy or on hitting a rare or unique enemy while active.

Skill functions and interactions

• Sentinels: Sentinels use regular melee attacks, as well as Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Melee
  Radius: 8 / 16
  Cost: 10 Mana
  Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 10Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing off-hand damage in a small area in front of you. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. The further you travel, the more damage you deal, and the greater your chance of stunning enemies. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Movement Speed1% increased Damage1% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance
  (90-109)% increased Movement Speed
  100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance
  (16-190) to (24-284) Base Off Hand Physical Damage
  3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
  Base Off Hand Attack time is (0.53-0.48) seconds
  +0.2% to Critical Strike Chance per 10 Maximum Energy Shield on Shield
  Base Off Hand Critical Strike Chance is 5%Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. on a cooldown. They can also use Crusade Slam, which deals area of effect damage in a cone in front of them.

• Support Gems: The Sentinels' attacks can be supported by gems such as Melee Physical Damage SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportMelee, Physical, Support, Attack
  Icon: M
  Cost and Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have +0.1 to Melee Strike RangeSupported Skills Overwhelm 0.25% Physical Damage ReductionSupported Skills deal (30-49)% more Melee Physical Damage
  Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding and Poison caused by Melee HitsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Minion Damage SupportMinion Damage SupportSupport, Minion
  Icon: d
  Cost and Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports skills which create Minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentMinions from Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageMinions from Supported Skills have 0.15% chance to deal Double DamageMinions from Supported Skills deal 2% increased Damage with AilmentsMinions from Supported Skills deal (25-49)% more DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.. This will result in a higher mana reservation. Sentinels cannot be supported by Curse on Hit (to for example apply an curse on enemies).

• Sentinel stats scale heavily with the gem level of Herald of Purity. For example at gem level 20 they have a base physical damage of 729 to 1,094 (before the inherent "Minions deal x% more Physical Damage" modifier) with a total life of 10,119 per Sentinel (before the inherent "Minions have x% more Life" modifier), while at gem level 15 their base physical damage is 438 to 657 with a total life of 6,171 per Sentinel.

• Sentinels have 40% Elemental Resistances and 20% Chaos Resistance.

• Sentinels have a base attack time of 1.20.

Gem level progression

Level				More Physical Damage	More Minion Physical Damage	More Minion Life	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	26	18	9%	N/A	N/A	0	0
2	20	31	22	9%	5%	2%	49,725	49,725
3	24	37	25	9%	10%	4%	95,714	145,439
4	28	42	29	9%	15%	6%	169,595	315,034
5	31	46	32	9%	20%	8%	199,345	514,379
6	34	50	35	10%	25%	10%	285,815	800,194
7	37	54	37	10%	30%	12%	401,344	1,201,538
8	40	58	40	10%	35%	14%	554,379	1,755,917
9	43	62	43	10%	40%	16%	755,049	2,510,966
10	46	66	46	10%	45%	18%	1,016,533	3,527,499
11	49	70	48	11%	50%	20%	1,898,602	5,426,101
12	52	74	51	11%	55%	22%	1,964,019	7,390,120
13	55	78	54	11%	60%	24%	2,573,731	9,963,851
14	58	82	57	11%	65%	26%	4,676,439	14,640,290
15	60	84	59	11%	70%	28%	3,017,327	17,657,617
16	62	87	60	12%	75%	30%	7,823,001	25,480,618
17	64	90	62	12%	80%	32%	15,264,208	40,744,826
18	66	92	64	12%	85%	34%	26,272,845	67,017,671
19	68	95	66	12%	90%	36%	62,872,274	129,889,945
20	70	98	68	12%	95%	38%	212,023,122	341,913,067
21	72	100	70	13%	100%	40%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	13%	105%	42%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	13%	110%	44%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	13%	115%	46%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	13%	120%	48%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	14%	125%	50%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	14%	130%	52%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	14%	135%	54%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	14%	140%	56%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	14%	145%	58%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	14%	147%	60%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	15%	150%	62%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	15%	152%	64%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	15%	155%	66%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	15%	157%	68%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	15%	160%	70%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	15%	162%	72%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	15%	165%	74%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	15%	167%	76%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	15%	170%	78%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
6	The SummonerThe Summoner6Superior Minion Gem Quality: +20%To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare.	random superior Minion gem (Q20)	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Herald of Purity:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Herald of Purity.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Herald Of Purity Additional Minion 1	75	+1 to maximum number of Sentinels of Purity	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Herald Of Purity Mana Reservation 1	66	Herald of Purity has 20% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Herald Of Purity Mana Reservation 2	75	Herald of Purity has 30% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Herald of Purity:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Circle of GuiltCircle of Guilt Iron RingRequires Level 52Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks <One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(10-20) to all Attributes Adds (8-10) to (13-15) Physical Damage +(350-400) to Armour <Two Random Herald of Purity modifiers>I feel the moral weight of what I must to do to protect Wraeclast. I accept my guilt without shame. It is my gift to humanity.	Iron Ring	52	Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks <One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(10-20) to all Attributes Adds (8-10) to (13-15) Physical Damage +(350-400) to Armour <Two Random Herald of Purity modifiers> Herald of Purity has (40-60)% increased Buff Effect Sentinels of Purity deal (70-100)% increased Damage (40-60)% increased Physical Damage while affected by Herald of Purity 4% additional Physical Damage Reduction while affected by Herald of Purity Herald of Purity has (20-15)% reduced Mana Reservation

Related passive skills

The following passive skills are related to Herald of Purity (this list does not included notables that affect all type of Herald):

Name	Stats
Disciples	Minions deal 20% increased Damage while you are affected by a Herald Summoned Sentinels have 25% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate [1]

Alternate skill effects

Herald of Purity has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Blood Guard Herald EffectBlood Guard Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect.
Celestial Herald EffectCelestial Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Celestial Effect.
Demonic Herald EffectDemonic Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Demonic Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Demonic Effect.
Dragon Hunter Herald EffectDragon Hunter Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect.
Faith Guard Herald EffectFaith Guard Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect.	Your Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect.
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.	Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Sunprism Herald EffectSunprism Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a sun prism effect.	Your Herald becomes a sun prism effect.
White Herald EffectWhite Herald EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Herald becomes a White Effect.	Your Herald becomes a White Effect.

Monster stats

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0.83	5.0	2.66	2.0	5.6	6	12	Melee • HeraldOfLightMinionSlamEmpyrean • ChampionTeleport • SentinelHolySlamEmpyrean	3					Metadata/Monsters/Champion/HeraldOfPurityEmpyrean	Sentinel of Purity	red_blood • human • humanoid

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Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	No longer grants added Physical Damage with Spells and Attacks. Now grants 9% more Physical Damage at gem level 1, up to 12% more Physical Damage at gem level 20.
3.8.0	Summoned Sentinels can now use Crusade Slam regardless of Ascendancy. Previously, this required a specific Guardian notable.
3.5.0	Minions summoned by this skill now deal more Physical Damage based on gem level, rather than more Damage.
3.4.3f	Now has a chance to summon a Sentinel of Purity when you hit a Rare enemy.
3.4.0	Herald of Purity has been added to the game.