Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires 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.


Area level: 16Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Alteration |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
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.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
- Sentinels: Sentinels use regular melee attacks, as well as
Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Radius: 8 / 16Requires 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) secondsPlace 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
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%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 Hits
Supported Skills have 10% less Attack SpeedThis 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
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%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 (25-39)% more Damage
Minions from Supported Skills have 25% less Maximum LifeThis 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. |
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1 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 9% | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 9% | 5% | 2% | 49725 | 49725 |
3 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 9% | 10% | 4% | 95714 | 145439 |
4 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 9% | 15% | 6% | 169595 | 315034 |
5 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 9% | 20% | 8% | 199345 | 514379 |
6 | 34 | 50 | 35 | 10% | 25% | 10% | 285815 | 800194 |
7 | 37 | 54 | 37 | 10% | 30% | 12% | 401344 | 1201538 |
8 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 10% | 35% | 14% | 554379 | 1755917 |
9 | 43 | 62 | 43 | 10% | 40% | 16% | 755049 | 2510966 |
10 | 46 | 66 | 46 | 10% | 45% | 18% | 1016533 | 3527499 |
11 | 49 | 70 | 48 | 11% | 50% | 20% | 1898602 | 5426101 |
12 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 11% | 55% | 22% | 1964019 | 7390120 |
13 | 55 | 78 | 54 | 11% | 60% | 24% | 2573731 | 9963851 |
14 | 58 | 82 | 57 | 11% | 65% | 26% | 4676439 | 14640290 |
15 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 11% | 70% | 28% | 3017327 | 17657617 |
16 | 62 | 87 | 60 | 12% | 75% | 30% | 7823001 | 25480618 |
17 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 12% | 80% | 32% | 15264208 | 40744826 |
18 | 66 | 92 | 64 | 12% | 85% | 34% | 26272845 | 67017671 |
19 | 68 | 95 | 66 | 12% | 90% | 36% | 62872274 | 129889945 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 12% | 95% | 38% | 212023122 | 341913067 |
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 |
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8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | Automatic |
1 | ![]() Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. ![]() | random superior gem | Automatic |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +20%To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare. ![]() | random superior Minion gem with 20% quality | Automatic |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 with 20% quality | Automatic |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | random divination card set exchange | Automatic |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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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 |
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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 |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Herald of Purity.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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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 | ||
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Circle of Guilt![]() Iron RingRequires Level 52<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 | <One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(10-20) to all Attributes Adds (8-10) to (13-15) Physical Damage +(350-400) to Armour
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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 |
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Disciples | Minions deal 20% increased Damage while you are affected by a Herald Summoned Sentinels have 25% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate [1] |
Video demonstration
Alternate skill effects
Herald of Purity has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Blood Guard Herald Effect![]() ![]() | Your Herald becomes a Blood Guard Effect. |
Celestial Herald Effect![]() ![]() | Your Herald becomes a Celestial Effect. |
Demonic Herald Effect![]() ![]() | Your Herald becomes a Demonic Effect. |
Dragon Hunter Herald Effect![]() ![]() | Your Herald becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect. |
Faith Guard Herald Effect![]() ![]() | Your Herald becomes a Faith Guard Effect. |
Invisible Buff Effect![]() ![]() | Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, petrified blood, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem. |
Sunprism Herald Effect![]() ![]() | Your Herald becomes a sun prism effect. |
White Herald Effect![]() ![]() | Your Herald becomes a White Effect. |
Monster stats
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Version history
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