Vigilant Strike

Attack, Melee, Strike

Level: (1–20)

Cost: 6 Mana

Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec

Attack Speed: 85% of base

Attack Damage: (230–350)% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (230–350)%

Requires Level (4–70), (10–98) Str, (7–68) Int

Attacks enemies with a powerful melee strike which grants Fortification, reducing damage you take from hits. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge. Requires a Melee Weapon.

+0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
Melee Hits Fortify for 8 seconds

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–4)% more Attack Damage per Endurance Charge

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	Breaking Some Eggs	Quest Reward	Marauder · Scion · Duelist · Templar
1	Breaking Some Eggs	Nessa	Duelist · Marauder · Ranger · Scion · Templar

Genus

Vigilant Strike

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Cost: 6 Melee Hits Fortify for 8 seconds +0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range (Fortifying grants an amount of Fortification based on the Damage of the Hit) (Take 1% less Damage from Hits per Fortification. Maximum 20 Fortification) (Affects Melee Strikes, including the Default Attack. Does not apply to Areas of Effect)

Level	Requires Level	Str	Int	Base Damage	Experience
1	4	10	7	230%	841
2	6	13	9	236.3%	3,099
3	9	17	12	242.6%	7,433
4	12	21	14	248.9%	22,895
5	16	26	18	255.3%	49,725
6	20	31	22	261.6%	95,714
7	24	37	25	267.9%	169,595
8	28	42	29	274.2%	283,759
9	32	47	33	280.5%	453,996
10	36	53	36	286.8%	703,128
11	40	58	40	293.2%	1,061,223
12	44	63	44	299.5%	2,065,870
13	48	68	48	305.8%	2,507,110
14	52	74	51	312.1%	2,573,731
15	55	78	54	318.4%	7,611,351
16	58	82	57	324.7%	13,437,908
17	61	86	60	331.1%	25,052,147
18	64	90	62	337.4%	43,869,436
19	67	94	65	343.7%	242,081,178
20	70	98	68	350%
21	72			356.3%
22	74			362.6%
23	76			368.9%
24	78			375.3%
25	80			381.6%
26	82			387.9%
27	84			394.2%
28	86			400.5%
29	88			406.8%
30	90			413.2%
31	91			416.3%
32	92			419.5%
33	93			422.6%
34	94			425.8%
35	95			428.9%
36	96			432.1%
37	97			435.3%
38	98			438.4%
39	99			441.6%
40	100			441.7%

Attribute /10

Key	Value
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xScroll of Wisdom
Acronym	Hit, Melee, Fortify
DropLevel	4
BaseType	Vigilant Strike
Class	Skill Gems
Weapon	Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, Rune Daggers, Warstaves
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, Buff, Melee, Multistrikeable, MeleeSingleTarget, ThresholdJewelArea, Cooldown
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVigilantStrike
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Crucible Weapon /1

Weight	Desc
500 (T5)	Flicker Strike and Vigilant Strike's Cooldown can be bypassed by Power Charges instead of Frenzy or Endurance Charges

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /4 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Vigilant Strike Damage 1	25% increased Vigilant Strike Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Vigilant Strike Damage 2	40% increased Vigilant Strike Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration 1	Vigilant Strike has 30% increased Fortification Duration	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration 2	Vigilant Strike has 45% increased Fortification Duration	100

Supported By /108 ⍟

Active Type: Attack, Buff, Melee, Multistrikeable, MeleeSingleTarget, ThresholdJewelArea, Cooldown

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Bloodlust Support Supports melee attack skills, causing them to deal more damage against bleeding enemies, but preventing those skills from inflicting bleeding on enemies in any way.
	Life Gain on Hit Support Supports attack skills.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Damage on Full Life Support Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Multistrike Support Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.
	Melee Splash Support Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Cast on Melee Kill Support Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fortify Support Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Bleed Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Ruthless Support Supports melee strike or slam skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful.
	Momentum Support Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
	Ancestral Call Support Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Close Combat Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Shockwave Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Pulverise Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Rage Support Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Ancestral Call Support Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Awakened Melee Splash Support Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
	Awakened Multistrike Support Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat three times when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Awakened Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Second Wind Support Supports skills with cooldowns. Cannot support triggered skills.
	Trinity Support Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Bloodthirst Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Behead Support Supports strike skills.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Prismatic Burst Support Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Trauma Support Supports melee strike skills that do not inherently apply Trauma. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Controlled Blaze Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Volatility Support Supports attack skills.

Vigilant Strike Unique /1 ⍟

The Vigil Crimson Jewel

(10–15)% increased Armour
With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Vigilant Strike Fortify you and Nearby Allies for 8 seconds
(Fortifying grants an amount of Fortification based on the Damage of the Hit)
(Take 1% less Damage from Hits per Fortification. Maximum 20 Fortification)

Community Wiki

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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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