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0.9%
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0.5%
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3.5%
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0.9%
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7.8%
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3%
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Gemling Legionnaire
17.5%
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5.2%
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0.1%
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1.5%
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24.4%
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Monk
Oracle
5.4%
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1.7%
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Ritualist
1.3%
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2%
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0.6%
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Spirit Walker
11.3%
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5.1%
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1%
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2.8%
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0.3%
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1.3%

Herald of Ice

(Martial Artist) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 23 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC

The Herald of Ice is a highly effective skill for the Martial Artist in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 23 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Magnified Area II, Elemental Armament II, Armour Explosion. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Heartbreaking, Way of the Stonefist, Flow Like Water on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Herald of Ice
100%
└
Magnified Area II
91.3%
└
Elemental Armament II
73.9%
└
Armour Explosion
47.8%
└
Cold Mastery
39.1%
└
Longshot II
34.8%
└
Uruk's Smelting
34.8%
└
Armour Break III
26.1%
└
Elemental Focus
21.7%
└
Blind II
13%
└
Breachlord's Rift
13%
└
Execute III
13%
└
Close Combat II
8.7%
└
Cold Penetration
8.7%
└
Freeze
8.7%
└
Shock
8.7%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Wind Dancer
87%
└
Blind II
85%
└
Magnified Area II
80%
└
Maim
80%
└
Knockback
40%
└
Freeze
35%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
30%
└
Elemental Armament II
25%
└
Pin II
10%
└
Execute III
10%
└
Magnified Area I
5%
└
Rage III
5%
└
Rage II
5%
└
Blind I
5%
└
Stun III
5%
└
Enduring Impact II
5%
Charge Regulation
73.9%
└
Clarity II
23.5%
└
Clarity I
11.8%
└
Uhtred's Augury
11.8%
└
Uhtred's Exodus
11.8%
└
Precision I
5.9%
└
Mysticism II
5.9%
└
Cannibalism I
5.9%
└
Dialla's Desire
5.9%
└
Uhtred's Omen
5.9%
└
Warm Blooded
5.9%
└
Cool Headed
5.9%
Herald of Thunder
73.9%
└
Elemental Armament II
76.5%
└
Magnified Area II
52.9%
└
Armour Explosion
41.2%
└
Freeze
35.3%
└
Uruk's Smelting
23.5%
└
Longshot II
23.5%
└
Breachlord's Rift
23.5%
└
Eonyr's Thunder
23.5%
└
Living Lightning II
17.6%
└
Elemental Focus
11.8%
└
Pinpoint Critical
11.8%
└
Concentrated Area
11.8%
└
Lightning Mastery
11.8%
└
Tul's Stillness
11.8%
└
Embitter
11.8%
Charged Staff
65.2%
└
Blazing Critical
86.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
80%
└
Blind II
60%
└
Culling Strike II
46.7%
└
Oisín's Oath
46.7%
└
Thrill of the Kill II
20%
└
Perpetual Charge
20%
└
Bhatair's Vengeance
20%
└
Close Combat II
13.3%
└
Elemental Armament II
13.3%
└
Living Lightning II
13.3%
└
Culmination II
6.7%
└
Ailith's Chimes
6.7%
└
Freeze
6.7%
└
Magnified Area II
6.7%
Falling Thunder
60.9%
└
Nova Projectiles I
100%
└
Culmination II
85.7%
└
Elemental Armament II
64.3%
└
Ricochet II
35.7%
└
Rakiata's Flow
28.6%
└
Breachlord's Amalgam
28.6%
└
Blindside
28.6%
└
Rageforged II
14.3%
└
Close Combat II
14.3%
└
Rapid Attacks II
14.3%
└
Execute III
14.3%
└
Pinpoint Critical
7.1%
└
Inexorable Critical II
7.1%
└
Lightning Penetration
7.1%
└
Uruk's Smelting
7.1%
Flicker Strike
56.5%
└
Perpetual Charge
69.2%
└
Close Combat II
69.2%
└
Concentrated Area
61.5%
└
Elemental Armament II
53.8%
└
Hit and Run
46.2%
└
Rakiata's Flow
38.5%
└
Execute III
23.1%
└
Rapid Attacks II
23.1%
└
Rageforged II
15.4%
└
Blazing Critical
15.4%
└
Pinpoint Critical
7.7%
└
Elemental Focus
7.7%
└
Medved's Felling
7.7%
└
Blindside
7.7%
└
Heightened Charges
7.7%
Pinnacle of Power
56.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
76.9%
└
Perpetual Charge
76.9%
└
Heightened Charges
69.2%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
38.5%
└
Lightning Mastery
23.1%
└
Cold Mastery
7.7%
└
Efficiency II
7.7%
Power Siphon
56.5%
Shattering Palm
43.5%
└
Living Lightning II
80%
└
Culmination II
80%
└
Ailith's Chimes
80%
└
Charge Profusion II
70%
└
Rage III
40%
└
Rapid Attacks II
30%
└
Elemental Armament II
30%
└
Rakiata's Flow
20%
└
Rage II
20%
└
Efficiency II
20%
└
Ice Bite II
10%
└
Vorana's Siege
10%
└
Execute III
10%
Ghost Dance
39.1%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Direstrike I
22.2%
└
Uhtred's Omen
11.1%
└
Warm Blooded
11.1%
└
Clarity I
11.1%
└
Dialla's Desire
11.1%
└
Vitality II
11.1%
Trinity
39.1%
└
Fire Mastery
66.7%
└
Uhtred's Augury
22.2%
└
Atziri's Communion
22.2%
└
Cold Mastery
22.2%
└
Direstrike I
11.1%
└
Uruk's Smelting
11.1%
└
Dialla's Desire
11.1%
└
Direstrike II
11.1%
└
Uhtred's Omen
11.1%
Mantra of Destruction
30.4%
└
Chaos Mastery
100%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Delayed Gratification
100%
└
Mobility
85.7%
└
Profanity II
28.6%
└
Olroth's Conviction
14.3%
Whirling Assault
30.4%
└
Charge Profusion II
42.9%
└
Living Lightning II
42.9%
└
Culmination II
42.9%
└
Ailith's Chimes
42.9%
└
Rage III
42.9%
└
Vorana's Siege
28.6%
└
Elemental Armament II
28.6%
└
Efficiency II
28.6%
└
Heightened Charges
14.3%
└
Armour Break II
14.3%
└
Pinpoint Critical
14.3%
└
Rapid Attacks II
14.3%
└
Armour Break III
14.3%
└
Rage II
14.3%
└
Knockback
14.3%
Purity of Fire
26.1%
└
Warm Blooded
66.7%
└
Clarity II
66.7%
└
Precision II
50%
└
Strong Hearted
50%
└
Cannibalism II
33.3%
└
Cool Headed
33.3%
└
Herbalism I
16.7%
└
Seraph's Heart
16.7%
└
Her Declaration
16.7%
└
Direstrike II
16.7%
└
Mysticism II
16.7%
Hollow Focus
26.1%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Blind II
33.3%
└
Culmination II
33.3%
└
Armour Break III
16.7%
└
Blind I
16.7%
└
Charge Profusion II
16.7%
└
Culling Strike II
16.7%
└
Living Lightning II
16.7%
└
Ailith's Chimes
16.7%
Quarterstaff Strike
26.1%
└
Magnified Area II
16.7%
└
Concentrated Area
16.7%
└
Cold Penetration
16.7%
└
Close Combat II
16.7%
└
Lightning Penetration
16.7%
└
Rapid Attacks II
16.7%
└
Shock
16.7%
└
Ambrosia
16.7%
└
Rage III
16.7%
└
Rapid Attacks III
16.7%
└
Culling Strike II
16.7%
└
Thrill of the Kill
16.7%
└
Embitter
16.7%
Elemental Conflux
21.7%
└
Lightning Mastery
60%
└
Atziri's Communion
40%
└
Direstrike II
40%
└
Clarity I
20%
└
Cold Mastery
20%
└
Warm Blooded
20%
Eternal Rage
21.7%
Blasphemy
17.4%
└
Magnified Area II
75%
└
Close Combat II
50%
└
Hex Bloom
50%
└
Ritualistic Curse
25%
└
Focused Curse
25%
└
Living Lightning II
25%
└
Culmination II
25%
└
Charge Profusion II
25%
└
Ailith's Chimes
25%
└
Life Leech III
25%
└
Mana Leech
25%
Mana Remnants
17.4%
└
Harmonic Remnants II
100%
└
Remnant Potency III
50%
└
Remnant Potency I
50%
└
Khatal's Rejuvenation
50%
Spirit Vessel
13%
└
Catha's Brilliance
100%
└
Hulking Minions
100%
└
Meat Shield II
100%
└
Amanamu's Tithe
66.7%
└
Loyalty
66.7%
└
Romira's Requital
33.3%
└
Elemental Army
33.3%
Hollow Form
13%
└
Heightened Charges
33.3%
└
Armour Break II
33.3%
└
Vorana's Siege
33.3%
└
Armour Break III
33.3%
└
Rage II
33.3%
└
Knockback
33.3%
└
Execute III
33.3%
└
Efficiency II
33.3%
Herald of Ash
13%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Fire Mastery
100%
└
Swift Affliction II
66.7%
└
Concentrated Area
33.3%
└
Compressed Duration II
33.3%
└
Acrimony
33.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
33.3%
Tempest Flurry
13%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Culmination II
100%
└
Ailith's Chimes
100%
└
Charge Profusion II
66.7%
└
Crescendo II
33.3%
Berserk
13%
└
Clarity II
33.3%
└
Vitality I
33.3%
└
Dialla's Desire
33.3%
└
Uhtred's Omen
33.3%
Midnight Zenith
13%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Cold Mastery
66.7%
└
Living Lightning II
66.7%
└
Glacier
33.3%
└
Pinpoint Critical
33.3%
└
Crystalline Shards
33.3%
└
Culmination II
33.3%
└
Ailith's Chimes
33.3%
└
Culling Strike II
33.3%
└
Blind II
33.3%
Hollow Resonance
13%
└
Close Combat II
66.7%
└
Magnified Area II
66.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
66.7%
└
Execute III
66.7%
└
Mana Leech
33.3%
└
Concussive Runes
33.3%
└
Life Leech III
33.3%
Punch
13%
└
Heightened Charges
66.7%
└
Hit and Run
66.7%
└
Perpetual Charge
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
66.7%
└
Rapid Attacks II
33.3%
└
Supercritical
33.3%
└
Rapid Attacks III
33.3%
└
Rage III
33.3%
Repulsion
13%
└
Close Combat II
66.7%
└
Hex Bloom
66.7%
└
Magnified Area II
66.7%
└
Living Lightning II
33.3%
└
Culmination II
33.3%
└
Charge Profusion II
33.3%
└
Ailith's Chimes
33.3%
└
Life Leech III
33.3%
└
Mana Leech
33.3%
Ice Shot
13%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Rakiata's Flow
100%
└
Garukhan's Resolve
100%
└
Supercritical
66.7%
└
Fork
66.7%
└
Tul's Stillness
33.3%
└
Rigwald's Ferocity
33.3%
Tornado Shot
13%
└
Durability
66.7%
└
Concentrated Area
66.7%
└
Overabundance II
66.7%
└
Blazing Critical
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
33.3%
└
Rapid Attacks II
33.3%
└
Cold Exposure
33.3%
└
Mana Leech
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
33.3%
Tempest Bell
8.7%
└
Delayed Gratification
50%
└
Pinpoint Critical
50%
└
Blazing Critical
50%
└
Stun I
50%
└
Overabundance II
50%
└
Elemental Armament II
50%
Combat Frenzy
8.7%
└
Charge Profusion II
100%
Refutation
8.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Second Wind III
50%
└
Rapid Casting II
50%
└
Mobility
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
Cast on Critical
8.7%
└
Spell Cascade
50%
└
Boundless Energy II
50%
└
Astral Projection
50%
└
Intense Agony
50%
└
Charge Profusion II
50%
└
Compressed Duration II
50%
└
Overabundance I
50%
Purity of Lightning
8.7%
└
Seraph's Heart
50%
└
Her Declaration
50%
└
Vitality II
50%
└
Clarity II
50%
└
Cannibalism II
50%
Barrage
8.7%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Heightened Charges
50%
└
Uhtred's Constellation
50%
└
Uhtred's Rite
50%
└
Olroth's Conviction
50%
└
Efficiency II
50%
Azmerian Wolf
8.7%
└
Minion Mastery
50%
└
Romira's Requital
50%
└
Meat Shield II
50%
└
Prolonged Duration II
50%
└
Catha's Brilliance
50%
└
Kurgal's Leash
50%
└
Brutus' Brain
50%
Discipline
8.7%
Vulnerability
4.3%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Ritualistic Curse
100%
└
Focused Curse
100%
Ice Strike
4.3%
└
Close Combat II
100%
└
Culmination II
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
└
Execute III
100%
Malice
4.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
Killing Palm
4.3%
└
Thrill of the Kill II
100%
└
Charge Profusion II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks III
100%
└
Empowered Sparks I
100%
Frost Wall
4.3%
└
Spell Cascade
100%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Astral Projection
100%
Grim Pillars
4.3%
└
Spell Cascade
100%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Astral Projection
100%
Pounce
4.3%
└
Mark of Siphoning II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks III
100%
└
Eternal Mark
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
Freezing Mark
4.3%
└
Mark of Siphoning II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks III
100%
└
Eternal Mark
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
Azmerian Swarms
4.3%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
└
Hulking Minions
100%
└
Maim
100%
Arctic Armour
4.3%
└
Elemental Discharge
100%
└
Knockback
100%
└
Freeze
100%
└
Cold Mastery
100%
Bow Shot
4.3%
└
Close Combat II
100%
└
Execute II
100%
Twister
4.3%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
└
Projectile Acceleration III
100%
└
Salvo
100%
└
Rakiata's Flow
100%
Whirling Slash
4.3%
└
Knockback
100%
└
Rapid Attacks III
100%
└
Rigwald's Ferocity
100%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Blazing Critical
100%
Spear Stab
4.3%
└
Excise
100%
└
Pinpoint Critical
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Freeze
100%
Spear Throw
4.3%
Overwhelming Presence
4.3%
Profane Ritual
4.3%
└
Intense Agony
100%
└
Charge Profusion II
100%
└
Compressed Duration II
100%
└
Overabundance I
100%
Purity of Ice
4.3%
└
Warm Blooded
100%
└
Strong Hearted
100%
└
Clarity II
100%
└
Cool Headed
100%
Staggering Palm
4.3%
└
Rigwald's Ferocity
100%
└
Multishot II
100%
└
Shock
100%
└
Execute III
100%
└
Innervate
100%