Vigilant Strike

Vigilant Strike is a melee Attack skill that cannot be evaded and applies the Fortify buff on hit. Vigilant Strike has one of the highest base damages of any attack skill, but has a cooldown that can only be bypassed by expending an endurance charge.

Skill functions and interactions

• Dual wielding: When dual wielding, Vigilant Strike will randomly choose one weapon to attack with.
• Can't be Evaded causes any other source of this modifier, as well as accuracy in general, to be redundant.
• Vigilant Strike can still miss if the target dodges or blocks.
• Critical Strikes work as normal, but accuracy does not need to be checked.
• Support gems:
  • Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support will generate an endurance charge if Vigilant Strike stuns an enemy, allowing for continued use of the skill.
  • Stun Support can synergize with Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support, increasing the chance that the attack will generate an endurance charge.
  • Multistrike Support will cause Vigilant Strike to repeat twice per attack, causing its cooldown and endurance charge expenditure to be more effective.
  • Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support will only trigger on the first hit, if it stuns. Multistrike will also cause Vigilant Strike to automatically target nearby enemies, potentially increasing its total hit chance versus manually targeting.
  • Fortify Support will impart additional Fortify duration and increased melee physical damage, but its utility will be redundant.
  • Melee Splash Support works as usual, allowing Vigilant Strike to damage more than one target.

Fortify duration modifiers also apply to the fortify buff granted to allies.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	{{Il|Vigilant Strike}} no longer has Can’t be Evaded. It now has Melee Hits Fortify for 8 seconds at all gem levels (previously Grants Fortify for 6 seconds on Melee Hit at gem level 1, up to 11.7 seconds at gem level 20). Now deals 230% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 222%), up to 350% gem level 20 (previously 325%). Now has 230% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 222%), up to 350% at gem level 20 (previously 325%). Quality now grants 0-20% increased Damage (previously “Grants Fortify for 0-2 seconds on Melee Hit”). Quality on the Phantasmal Vigilant Strike Skill now grants “Melee Hits Fortify for 0-2 seconds” (previously 0-20% increased Damage) Quality on the Divergent Vigilant Strike Skill now grants 0-10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate (previously 0-60%). Now has "+2 to Melee Strike Range" at all gem levels (previously +2 at gem level 1, up to +4 at gem level 20).
3.15.0	Now deals 325% of Base Damage, and has 325% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 260%).
3.14.0	No longer grants increased Fortify duration. Now grants Fortify on Melee Hit for 6 seconds at gem level 1, up to 11.7 seconds at gem level 20. Quality no longer grants increased Fortify duration. Quality now grants Fortify for 0-2 seconds on Melee Hit.
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 222% at gem level 1 (from 165%), up to 260% at gem level 20 (from 203%). Now has +2 to melee range at gem level 1 (from 0), up to +4 at gem level 20 (from +2). Now has an attack speed multiplier of 85%.
3.4.0	Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
2.6.0	Now grants at 75% Increased Fortify Duration at level 1 (up from 50%), and increases by 5% each gem level.
2.1.0	Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
2.0.0	Vigilant Strike has been added to the game.

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