my main zon is not unlikely to die to a tough Herald with 3.3k life and Slow Missiles on. luckily i play softcore. so you are not alone, these guys are extremely dangerous, i wouldn't go anywhere near them on hardcore.
also an observation, it seems like they buffed heralds' (and their packs') physical dmg to the extreme, and fortunately forgot to buff the elemental dmg
Yes, Heralds can be very dangerous depending of their host monster that spawned them. In your case it was tough monster in the first place, making it a Herald being a very hard opponent.
You were lucky to not die to it as it's Tier 1 Herald, the "harmless" of all 5.
If it were T5, Herald of Terror, you surely were dead in that blow you received.
The Thorn Aura is also quite dangerous, is a "passive" damage that you take from him.
@ganseng I went back with my other zon and sorted it out from the distance, but yeah getting at close range like I did was irresponsible. I wanted to take it down with Charged Strike, which in hindsight was a stupid idea.
@Florian_G Yeah, the other Amazon can fight those without trouble, but not because she kills fast, but because of Knockback and Guided Arrow. If it wasn't for that one, I'd probably be skipping those guys every time they show up.
Btw, I think what happened is that it hit me with Frenzy, applied Amp Dmg, and then hit me again almost instantly.
i also died to Thorns on heralds, dunno what Thorns lvl their aura is but it reflects so freakin much
if i would need to guess... i would say Thorns 35+
It seems to be causing flat damage these days, I remember reading that somewhere in a patch note. So, it's not as bad as Iron Maiden back in the glorious days of patch 1.11b, but yeah still pretty dangerous.
Yes, they are super dangerous. I'm "hunting" heralds in A1 now. Fallen and zombies are relatively safe, even if T5. I'm not ready to encounter many of the A3-5 monsters yet.
Playing HC SSF right now.
Hell completed: Sorc, Druid, Paladin, Ama, Assa, Necro, Barb
Iron Man (Paladin): Nightmare A1
Everything in Hardcore can be dangerous unfortunately
But I feel you pain, bro. My zealadin suffers from the same problem when a Herald can easily blow a half of his health with a single hit.
And I really hate when they spawn with the Thorns Aura. Ouch.
@vued that's not a bad idea. I did notice some Heralds are much easier than others. I wonder if anyone dared to fight a Stygian Doll
@KsAzAgRaX Yeah, I also noticed what looks like a bug: if the Herald's "spawn lightning" strikes near your hero, you can't move at all. I had to Save & Exit a couple of times due to that "feature".
Never have i ever been super close to heralds ever since i lost my lv 98 bowlock to a pack of t5 quill rats. I always try to deal with them in range and try to not spawn ranged ones. Because holy hell they hit hard. Especially when they get cursed/extra strong/might/conc.
stygian dolls, as any other heralds, t5 lister pack included, are not a problem as long as you have a strong Valkyrie to tank and shoot Arrows from behind her back
on hardcore you would need to be extra careful with positioning and possible Teleport affix of course
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