Vigilant StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (230-350)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (230-350)%Requires Level 4Attacks 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 per 1% Quality: 1% increased Damage2% increased Area of Effect0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateMelee Hits Fortify for 0.1 secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition Drop level: 5Vendor Offer 1x Scroll FragmentMetadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVigilantStrike
Vigilant Strike is a meleeattackskill that 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.
Dual wielding: When dual wielding, Vigilant Strike will randomly choose one weapon to attack with.[citation needed]
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 per 1% Quality: Supported Skills have 1% 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.
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 per 1% Quality: Supported Skills have 1.5% 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. 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 per 1% Quality: Supported Skills have 1% 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 per 1% Quality: Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical 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 per 1% Quality: Supported Skills have 1% 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 per 1% Quality: Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack 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 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 Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
Additional Effects per 1% Quality: Supported Skills have 0.5% 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.
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
Item acquisition
Vigilant Strike can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Vigilant Strike can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
6
The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gem
A
8
Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternate Quality:+19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality
A
8
The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Gem Alternate Quality:+23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.
Random corruptedlevel 21 gem with 23% alternative quality
A
3
Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. Shift click to unstack.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item
Limit
Radius
Stats
Drop Enabled
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.
1
Medium
(10-15)% increased Armour With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Vigilant Strike Fortify you and Nearby Allies for 8 seconds
0
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Vigilant Strike.
Vigilant StrikeVigilant StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (230-350)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (230-350)%Requires Level 4Attacks 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 per 1% Quality: 1% increased DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. 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).
QuickstepQuickstepSpell, Movement, Travel, Blink Level: 1 Cooldown Time: 10.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.15 secPerforms a series of quick teleports towards a targeted location, stopping if you would overlap with monsters or terrain. If using the "Attack in Place" option, the direction is reversed. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills. Cannot be supported.200% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate if used while a Unique Enemy is in your Presence Quality has no effect This Spell's Cast Speed cannot be modifiedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Endurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSupport, Melee, Attack
will generate an endurance charge if Vigilant Strike stuns an enemy, allowing for continued use of the skill.
Stun SupportStun SupportSupport
can synergize with 
Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
will cause Vigilant Strike to repeat twice per attack, causing its cooldown and endurance charge expenditure to be more effective. 
Fortify SupportFortify SupportAttack, Support, Melee
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
works as usual, allowing Vigilant Strike to damage more than one target.
The Fox
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Dying Anguish
8Level 19 Gem
The Hook
8Level 21 Gem
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
The Vigil
