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, blocks, or moves out of the way.
• Critical Strikes work as normal, but accuracy does not need to be checked.
• Support gems:
  • Endurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSupport, Melee, Attack
    Icon: e
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.4% more Damage per Endurance Charge
    Supported Skills have (0-19)% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    Gain an Endurance Charge when you Stun an Enemy with a Melee Hit from Supported Skills
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will generate an endurance charge if Vigilant Strike stuns an enemy, allowing for continued use of the skill. Keep in mind that stuns are based off of physical damage dealt.
  • Stun SupportStun SupportSupport
    Icon: t
    Level: (1-20)Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.Supported Skills have (30-49)% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% chance to double Stun DurationThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. can synergize with Endurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSupport, Melee, Attack
    Icon: e
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.4% more Damage per Endurance Charge
    Supported Skills have (0-19)% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    Gain an Endurance Charge when you Stun an Enemy with a Melee Hit from Supported Skills
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., increasing the chance that the attack will generate an endurance charge.
  • Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
    Icon: 3
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
    Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
    Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage
    First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
    Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee DamageThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. 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 SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSupport, Melee, Attack
    Icon: e
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.4% more Damage per Endurance Charge
    Supported Skills have (0-19)% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    Gain an Endurance Charge when you Stun an Enemy with a Melee Hit from Supported Skills
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. 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 SupportFortify SupportAttack, Support, Melee
    Icon: O
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.Melee Hits from Supported Skills Fortify
    Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage with Ailments caused by Melee Hits
    Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Melee Damage
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Fortification DurationThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will impart additional Fortify duration and increased melee physical damage, but its utility will be redundant.
  • Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
    Icon: S
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    AoE Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills deal 40% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Area of EffectThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. works as usual, allowing Vigilant Strike to damage more than one target.

Threshold jewel

The following threshold jewel augments Vigilant Strike:

• The VigilThe Vigil
  Crimson JewelLimited to: 1
  Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Armour
  With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Vigilant Strike Fortify you and Nearby Allies for 8 secondsWhen Voll took the throne,
  He swore to care for the empire with eyes open.
  And so he looked to the salvation of his people,
  Blind to the damnation in his hands.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.

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

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	0	0	230%	230%	0	0
2	6	0	0	236%	236.3%	841	841
3	9	17	0	243%	242.6%	3099	3940
4	12	21	14	249%	248.9%	7433	11373
5	16	26	18	255%	255.3%	22895	34268
6	20	31	22	262%	261.6%	49725	83993
7	24	37	25	268%	267.9%	95714	179707
8	28	42	29	274%	274.2%	169595	349302
9	32	47	33	281%	280.5%	283759	633061
10	36	52	36	287%	286.8%	453996	1087057
11	40	58	40	293%	293.2%	703128	1790185
12	44	63	44	299%	299.5%	1061223	2851408
13	48	68	48	306%	305.8%	2065870	4917278
14	52	74	51	312%	312.1%	2507110	7424388
15	55	78	54	318%	318.4%	2573731	9998119
16	58	82	57	325%	324.7%	7611351	17609470
17	61	86	60	331%	331.1%	13437908	31047378
18	64	90	62	337%	337.4%	25052147	56099525
19	67	94	65	344%	343.7%	43869436	99968961
20	70	98	68	350%	350%	242081178	342050139
21	72	100	70	356%	356.3%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	363%	362.6%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	369%	368.9%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	375%	375.3%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	382%	381.6%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	388%	387.9%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	394%	394.2%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	401%	400.5%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	407%	406.8%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	413%	413.2%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	416%	416.3%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	419%	419.5%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	423%	422.6%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	426%	425.8%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	429%	428.9%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	432%	432.1%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	435%	435.3%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	438%	438.4%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	442%	441.6%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	445%	441.7%	N/A	N/A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vigilant Strike.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Vigilant Strike Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Vigilant Strike Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Vigilant Strike has 30% increased Fortification Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Vigilant Strike has 45% increased Fortification Duration	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
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.